Bagac, officially the Municipality of Bagac ( tl, Bayan ng Bagac), is a 3rd 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 31,365 people. With an area of , Bagac is the largest municipality in Bataan.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Bataan. Bagac borders Balanga (the provincial capital) to the north, Orion and Limay to the east, Mariveles to the south, and Morong and the

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to the west.

Climate

Bagac has a

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(Am) with little to no rainfall from December to April and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from May to November.

Barangays

Bagac is politically subdivided into 14

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, Bagac had a population of 31,365. The population density was .

Economy

Tourism

* ''Bagac Friendship Tower.'' — The monument, symbolizing the renewed friendship between Japan and the Philippines after the events of

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, was erected by Risshō Kōsei Kai, a Japanese Buddhist organization. The tower was inaugurated on April 8, 1975, and is located about from where the

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'') ...

started. The tower is composed of three pillars interconnected by several multi-layer rings. It located at the junction of the Gov. Linao National Road and the road to the Bagac town proper. * ''

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (Spanish for "Acuzar's Philippine Houses") is a beach resort, hotel, convention center and heritage destination in Bagac, Bataan, Philippines. History Jose Acuzar, the owner of New San Jose Builders, Inc., starte ...

.'' — a heritage park built by José "Gerry" Acuzar, owner of the New San Jose Builders and history art collector. Inside this heritage park is a collection of Spanish Colonial buildings and stone houses (''bahay na bato'' in Tagalog), planned to resemble a settlement reminiscent of the period. These houses were carefully transplanted from different parts of the Philippines and rehabilitated to their former splendor. *
Montemar Beach Club.
—'' The Montemar Beach Club, Inc. (“MBC” or the “Club”) was incorporated as a non-stock, non-profit corporation in 1978 and has since been operating as a private membership beach resort Club. The Club has approximately 350 active members among its 8000 proprietary shareholders, and is open to members, their guests and sponsored groups. As a beach resort, MBC is ideal for rest, recreation, dining, conventions, parties and weddings. Montemar Beach Club, Inc. is majority-owned b
Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation (Philcomsat)

Popular culture

* The Ciudad Real de Acuzar Heritage Park was the location of the TV Show ''

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'' of

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Gallery

File:Bagac,Bataanjf7288 11.JPG, Municipal hall File:Heritage Houses-2, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, Bataan.JPG, Heritage Houses, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar File:BagacBataanjf6683 05.JPG, Bagac Friendship Tower File:Bagac,Bataanjf6695 14.JPG, Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church File:Bagac,Bataanjf6695 03.JPG, Street view

References

External links

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