Orani, officially the Municipality of Orani ( tl, Bayan ng Orani), is a 1st class

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in the

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Bataan Bataan (), officially the Province of Bataan ( fil, Lalawigan ng Bataan ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the enti ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,342 people.

Geography

Orani is from Balanga and north-west of Manila and accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 20. It is bounded on the north by Hermosa, south by Samal, west by

Dinalupihan Dinalupihan, officially the Municipality of Dinalupihan ( tl, Bayan ng Dinalupihan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,209 people. Dinalupihan, the only ...

and east by the

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. It has a total land area of covering 29 barangays. About are used for agriculture, are forestland, are forest reservation and are reserved for the National Park. The rest are classified as wetland. According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Bataan.

Climate

Barangays

Orani is politically subdivided into 29

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, Orani had a population of 70,342. The population density was .

Economy

Palay, coffee, vegetables, peanut, citrus trees and fruit trees are the major produce. Cutflowers like aster, chrysanthemum and gerbera are locally cultivated while bamboo and jungle vines can be gathered from Orani's forestlands. Aquamarine resources like milkfish, tilapia, prawn, crabs, mussels and oysters are caught in Orani's fishing grounds and fishponds.

Government

Pursuant to the

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", the political seat of the municipal government is located at the Municipal Hall. In the

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, the ''Gobernadorcillo'' was the Chief Executive who held office in the ''Presidencia''. During the American rule (1898–1946) (

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), the elected Mayor and local officials, including the appointed ones held office at the Municipal Hall. The legislative and executive departments perform their functions in the Sangguniang Bayan (Session Hall) and Municipal Trial Court, respectively, and are located in the Town Hall. Orani, Bataan's incumbent elected officials are - Mayor Efren Dominic E. Pascual, Jr. and Vice Mayor Emmanuel Bati Roman., including 8 Councilors or Sanguniang Bayan Members: Jose Gener Quiambao Pascual, Maria Abba Narciso Sicat, Francis Sevilla Dela Torre, Jun Anthony Ignacio Reyes, Mayfair Bongco Sibug, Bonifacio Francisco Cruz Jr. ,Renato Rodriguez Bugay, Miguel Salonga Paredes. They hold office at the second floor of the Town Hall, particularly the Office of the Mayor and Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall, respectively. The 2nd Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Orani- Samal, MCTC Judge Ma. Cristina J. Mendoza-Pizzaro holds office in her sala located at the second floor of the MTC building at the back of the Town hall. The municipality passed an ordinance that protects its people against discrimination based on disability, age, civil status, health status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression in January 2019 - becoming the first Bataan local government unit to do so.

Tourism

Orani's attractions, events and historical landmarks include: * Orani People's Park, center of Poblacion, Plaza * The 1714

Orani Church The Roman Catholic church of Orani, declared as an independent parish on April 21, 1714, and also known as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Church ("Our Lady of the Rosary of Orani Church", "Nuestra Señora del Rosario Parish Church", "Simb ...

, commonly known as the "Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Church of Orani" ("Our Lady of the Rosary of Orani", "Nuestra Señora del Rosario Parish Church", "Church of Orani" or "Virgen Milagrosa Del Rosario del Pueblo de Orani Shrine") is a Neoclassical (heritage) Diocesan Marian Shrine and

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age church (recognized by the 1959 Vatican's Papal Bull, located in Poblacion). * Our Lady of Orani * Death March Marker (Silahis),

Bataan Death March The Bataan Death March (Filipino: ''Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan''; Spanish: ''Marcha de la muerte de Bataán'' ; Kapampangan: ''Martsa ning Kematayan quing Bataan''; Japanese: バターン死の行進, Hepburn: ''Batān Shi no Kōshin'') wa ...

. Kaparangan was used as a temporary prisoners’ camp by the Japanese soldiers starting on April 11, 1942, the second day of the infamous “Death March”. To commemorate the pitiful event, the National Historical Institute constructed a bronze memorial at the corner of Barangay Silahis and the Bataan National Road in 1987. * Pawikan Festival

Education

Tertiary

Colleges and universities: * Bataan Peninsula State University - Orani Campus

Secondary

* Academy of East Asia for Business and Technology (formerly Academy of Queen Mary) * BLC International School (formerly Bataan Learning Center) * Diocesan School of Bataan - Holy Rosary Parochial Institute * Orani United Methodist Ecumenical School High schools: * Jose Rizal Institute - Orani * Orani National High School * Orani National High School - Annex 1 * Orani National High School - Pag-Asa Annex

Elementary

Elementary schools: * Kaparangan Elementary School * Orani United Methodist Ecumenical School * Orani North Elementary School * Orani South Elementary School * Pagasa Elementary School * Pantalan Bago Elementary School * Pantalan Luma Elementary School * Pulo Elementary School * Tala Elementary School * Talimundoc Elementary School * Talimundoc

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Elementary School * Tapulao Elementary School * Paraiso Elementary School Primary schools: * Little Flower Kindergarten School * Orani Day Care Center * Orani North Kiddie School * Santo Rosario Kindergarten School * Sola Fide Montessori

Gallery

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References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Municipalities of Bataan Populated places on Manila Bay