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Province

Bataan

Bataan is a province in the Central Luzon region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 891,440 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 11 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A towering concrete cross on a green hilltop above a landscaped slope of flower beds, under a blue sky with white clouds.
The Memorial Cross of the Dambana ng Kagitingan on Mount Samat, in Pilar.Photo: “Mount Samat Memorial Cross” by June VasPal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    891,440

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 29.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 7 provinces of Central Luzon by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 7 of every 100 people in Central Luzon lived in Bataan in 2024 (6.86%)

  • Inside itSources

    12

    cities and municipalities

    237 barangays

  • LandSources

    1,349.88 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Bataan's land would fill a square about 36.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 660 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 7 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    246,157

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    70.2%

    About 70 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0300800000[4]Formerly 030800000

People

Bataan had 891,440 people in the 2024 census, up 29.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Bataan had the 5th most people of the 7 provinces of Central Luzon in 2024[1]
  1. 1Bulacan3,876,806
  2. 2Pampanga2,586,446
  3. 3Nueva Ecija2,395,816
  4. 4Tarlac1,568,162
  5. 5Bataan891,440
  6. 6Zambales681,225
  7. 7Aurora240,824
All 7 provinces of Central Luzon
Of every 100 people in Bataan in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (25.4%)
  • About 68 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67.8%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 565,20133,83031,371
5 - 977,64940,35637,293
10 - 1482,32342,62439,699
15 - 1981,22741,93139,296
20 - 2479,35640,84438,512
25 - 2975,93738,83337,104
30 - 3470,68635,84434,842
35 - 3964,20832,57531,633
40 - 4460,19130,36729,824
45 - 4952,29226,25026,042
50 - 5445,10222,52322,579
55 - 5938,71318,83019,883
60 - 6434,33216,41217,920
65 - 6926,14212,13614,006
70 - 7417,5617,53410,027
75 - 799,8313,8685,963
80 - 843,9841,3492,635
85 and over3,0378152,222

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
891,440[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
246,157[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Central Luzon, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
6.86%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
70.2% (625,826 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
446,921 men, 440,851 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024891,440[1, 2]1.05% a year246,1573.6
2020as of May 1, 2020853,373[1]2.45% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015760,650[1]1.94% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010687,482[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then662,153[35]2.40% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders557,659[35, 36]2.74% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then491,459[35]2.72% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then425,803[35]2.79% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then323,254[35]4.19% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then263,269[35]4.03% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then216,210[35]3.96% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then145,323[35]———

Cities and municipalities

Bataan is made up of 11 municipalities and 1 city, with 237 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Bataan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
PampangaZambalesAbucay: 44,846 people, 541 per km², 1.02% a yearBagac: 32,799 people, 146 per km², 1.08% a yearBalanga City: 109,931 people, 1,338 per km², 1.30% a yearDinalupihan: 124,188 people, 1,309 per km², 1.19% a yearHermosa: 80,557 people, 566 per km², 0.95% a yearLimay: 81,960 people, 1,040 per km², 1.11% a yearMariveles: 156,200 people, 885 per km², 1.00% a yearMorong: 37,024 people, 151 per km², 1.09% a yearOrani: 72,941 people, 1,140 per km², 0.87% a yearOrion: 63,044 people, 1,037 per km², 0.88% a yearPilar: 47,107 people, 1,042 per km², 0.45% a yearSamal: 40,843 people, 793 per km², 1.55% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Bataan. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AbucayMunicipality44,8465.03%1.02% a year82.86 km²
BagacMunicipality32,7993.68%1.08% a year225.32 km²
Balanga CityComponent city109,93112.33%1.30% a year82.19 km²
DinalupihanMunicipality124,18813.93%1.19% a year94.85 km²
HermosaMunicipality80,5579.04%0.95% a year142.28 km²
LimayMunicipality81,9609.19%1.11% a year78.80 km²
MarivelesMunicipality156,20017.52%1.00% a year176.58 km²
MorongMunicipality37,0244.15%1.09% a year245.50 km²
OraniMunicipality72,9418.18%0.87% a year63.98 km²
OrionMunicipality63,0447.07%0.88% a year60.81 km²
PilarMunicipality47,1075.28%0.45% a year45.21 km²
SamalMunicipality40,8434.58%1.55% a year51.50 km²

Land & Environment

Bataan covers 1,349.88 km² of land, 660 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,416 m above the sea and it has 178.8 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
1,349.88 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
660 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
14.70538° N, 120.43951° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
221 m
Highest
1,416 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

178.8 km of coastline[32]

Rivers[32]

  1. Colo River23.8 km
  2. Morong River19.2 of 19.3 km
  3. Talisay River15.6 of 16.4 km
  4. Banayam River9.3 km
  5. Bisay River8.0 km
  6. Abo-abo River7.4 km
  7. Gasile River7.2 km
  8. Bagac River7.0 km

The longest inside it: 23 in all.

Peaks[32]

  1. Baktutan Peak1,409 m
  2. Pantingan Peak1,388 m
  3. Garuchas Peak1,383 m
  4. Mount Bataan1,360 m
  5. Coybubu1,307 m
  6. Mount Natib1,253 m

The highest: 23 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[33]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Cubi Pt., Subic Bay Olongapo City, the nearest PAGASA station, 21 km away[34]Averages for 1994 to 2020: 3,493 mm of rain on 118 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Cubi Pt., Subic Bay Olongapo City, 1994 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January5 mm226.9 °C31.2 °C22.5 °C
February5 mm227.4 °C32.1 °C22.7 °C
March13 mm228.6 °C33.6 °C23.6 °C
April18 mm329.8 °C34.7 °C25.0 °C
May302 mm1029.5 °C33.6 °C25.4 °C
June470 mm1628.4 °C32.0 °C24.9 °C
July805 mm2127.7 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
August864 mm2327.5 °C30.5 °C24.4 °C
September680 mm1927.6 °C30.9 °C24.3 °C
October225 mm1128.0 °C31.8 °C24.2 °C
November73 mm528.0 °C31.9 °C24.0 °C
December33 mm427.3 °C31.3 °C23.4 °C
The year3,493 mm11828.1 °C32.0 °C24.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 19 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Bataan's economy made ₱367.1 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱409,471 for each person. About 9 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱367.1 billion[18]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱310.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
3.4%[19]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱409,471[20]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
9.0% of people[21]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 9 of every 100 people in Bataan lived below the poverty line in 2023 (9.0%)[21]

The PSA's survey puts it between 6.9% and 11.1%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱35,822 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 211government offices
  • 45hospitals and health centres
  • 275schools
  • 114places of worship
  • 16markets
  • 20stations and terminals
  • 18parks
  • 16beaches
  • 109monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Bataan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals20

14 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 12 cities and municipalities of Bataan

Parks18

12 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 12 cities and municipalities of Bataan

Beaches16

10 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 12 cities and municipalities of Bataan

Monuments and memorials109

103 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 12 cities and municipalities of Bataan

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Bataan. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[15, 16]

Capital
Balanga City[4]

3 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[17]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

3rd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Jose Enrique Sandejas Garcia III[22]
    Vice governor
    Ma. Cristina Mangubat Garcia[22]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Jose Enrique Sandejas Garcia III[23]
    Vice governor
    Ma. Cristina Mangubat Garcia[23]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Albert Raymond Sandejas Garcia[24]
    Vice governor
    Ma. Cristina Mangubat Garcia[24]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Albert Raymond Sandejas Garcia[25]
    Vice governor
    Ma. Cristina Mangubat Garcia[25]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Albert Raymond Sandejas Garcia[26]
    Vice governor
    Efren Dominic Estanislao Pascual Jr.[26]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Enrique Tuason Garcia Jr.[27]
    Vice governor
    Efren Dominic Estanislao Pascual Jr.[27]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Enrique Tuason Garcia Jr.[28]
    Vice governor
    Serafin Quiambao Roman[28]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Enrique Tuason Garcia Jr.[29]
    Vice governor
    Benjamin Manalaotao Alonzo[29]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Leonardo B. Roman[30]
    Vice governor
    Rogelio G. Roque[30]
Governors and vice governors of Bataan, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jose Enrique Sandejas Garcia III[22]Ma. Cristina Mangubat Garcia[22]
2022–2025Jose Enrique Sandejas Garcia III[23]Ma. Cristina Mangubat Garcia[23]
2019–2022Albert Raymond Sandejas Garcia[24]Ma. Cristina Mangubat Garcia[24]
2016–2019Albert Raymond Sandejas Garcia[25]Ma. Cristina Mangubat Garcia[25]
2013–2016Albert Raymond Sandejas Garcia[26]Efren Dominic Estanislao Pascual Jr.[26]
2010–2013Enrique Tuason Garcia Jr.[27]Efren Dominic Estanislao Pascual Jr.[27]
2007–2010Enrique Tuason Garcia Jr.[28]Serafin Quiambao Roman[28]
2004–2007Enrique Tuason Garcia Jr.[29]Benjamin Manalaotao Alonzo[29]
2001–2004Leonardo B. Roman[30]Rogelio G. Roque[30]

History & Identity

Bataan's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Bataan in Now

Created
Established by Governor General Pedro Manuel Arandia from towns that had belonged to Pampanga and to the Corrigimiento de Mariveles, in 1754 by the province's profiles, though its yearly Foundation Day counts from 1757; its provincial government was set up under Act No. 92, enacted 2 March 1901[9, 10, 11, 12]Calculated by Scene: 2026 − 269 = 1757 (the 269th Bataan Foundation Day fell in January 2026).

How it got its name

The province's profile gives Vatan as an older form of its name.[9]

Its story

Spanish missionaries in the 1570s found thriving villages of fishermen, farmers and craftsmen on its coastal plains, with Aeta peoples living in the hills.[9]

Between 1610 and 1639 a son of Bataan, remembered as the prince of Filipino printers, wrote and printed some of the oldest books in the Philippines at a press in Abucay. In 1647 Bataan resisted plundering Dutch forces, its defenders choosing death over surrender.[9]

Governor-General Pedro Manuel Arandia formed the province from eight towns of Pampanga, from Dinalupihan to Orion, and three of the corregimiento of Mariveles: Mariveles, Bagac and Morong. Limay, its twelfth town, came only in 1917.[9, 10]

Sources differSources differ on the year: the province's socio-economic profiles give 1754, while its yearly Bataan Foundation Day, the 269th in January 2026, counts from 1757.[9, 10, 11]Calculated by Scene: 2026 − 269 = 1757 (the 269th Bataan Foundation Day fell in January 2026).

Bataan was among the first provinces to rise against Spain. Its sons Pablo Tecson and Tomás del Rosario were prominent at Malolos in 1898, and Cayetano Arellano became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Under the Americans its civil government was set up on 2 March 1901, and in 1903 its twelve towns were merged into eight.[9, 12, 13]

In the Second World War the peninsula was the last line of defence against the Japanese invasion. Its defenders surrendered on 9 April 1942; some 37,000 American and Filipino soldiers were captured, and thousands died on the death march from Mariveles to the camp at Capas, Tarlac. American forces retook Bataan in February 1945.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1647

    Bataan resists the Dutch forces.[9]

  2. 1754

    Sources differGovernor General Pedro Manuel Arandia establishes the province, though its yearly Foundation Day counts from 1757.[9, 11]Calculated by Scene: 2026 − 269 = 1757 (the 269th Bataan Foundation Day fell in January 2026).

  3. 2 March 1901

    Act No. 92 extends the Provincial Government Act to Bataan.[12]

  4. 23 October 1903

    Act No. 957 merges its twelve towns into eight.[13]

  5. 1917

    Limay is created, the province's twelfth town.[9]

  6. 9 April 1942

    The defenders of Bataan surrender; the death march follows.[9]

  7. February 1945

    American forces retake Bataan.[9]

  8. 5 December 2000

    Republic Act No. 8984 makes Balanga a city.[14]

Nearby

Bataan shares a border with Pampanga and Zambales.

How it compares

Bataan beside Central Luzon, and where it stands among the provinces of Central Luzon.

Bataan beside Central Luzon
FigureBataanCentral LuzonRank among the provinces of Central Luzon
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary891,440[1, 2]12,989,0745th of 7
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary1.05% a year[1, 2]slower1.08% a year4th of 7
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary660[7]more crowded5743rd of 7
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary1,349.88 km²[7]22,648.03 km²7th of 7
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.6[1, 2]lower3.7not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary70.2%[6]higher66.2%not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 8, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  11. 11.Provincial Government of Bataan. Gov Garcia, Vice Gov. Garcia lead 269th Bataan Foundation Day celebration. Published January 20, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  13. 13.Philippine Commission. Act No. 957: An Act Reducing the Twelve Municipalities of the Province of Bataan to Eight. Published October 23, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 8984: Charter of the City of Balanga: an Act Converting the Municipality of Balanga, Bataan Province into a Component City to be known as the City of Balanga. Published December 5, 2000. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  18. 18.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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