New Bataan, officially the Municipality of New Bataan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Bag-ong Bataan; tl, Bayan ng Bagong Bataan), is a 1st class

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in the

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of Davao de Oro,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,466 people. Geraldford N. Balbin has been its mayor since July 2016. It is about from Compostela, from the provincial capital Nabunturan, and from Tagum City. The municipality was founded on 18 June 1968, through Republic Act No. 4756. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,466 people. The town's festivals include ''Araw'' Celebration, held annually on 18 June; Founder's Day, held every 10 August; Sal’lupongan Festival, held every 13 June. Its

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is Saint Anthony of Padua. The municipality was one of the hardest-hit towns of

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when it hit the town on 4 December 2012. The town got its name from the migrants coming from the Province of

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 entir ...

who settled in the town either during the Commonwealth or Post-War Period.

Geography

New Bataan has a total land area of and is situated north and west of

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province; south of Municipality of Compostela and west of Municipality of

Maragusan Maragusan, officially the Municipality of Maragusan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Maragusan; tl, Bayan ng Maragusan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,412 people ...

. It is surrounded by mountain ranges, with over 50% of its territory being forest cover that has been the source of livelihood for some people living there. The

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s of New Bataan that are mostly covered with forest are Andap, Tandawan, Camanlangan, Manurigao. Manurigao is the most remote among the barangay because of the absence of a better road and transportation. The municipality is also watered by various rivers. One of which is the Mayo River that flows from the mountain of Andap and empties into the Agusan River. The Batoto river is also one of the biggest, it flows from the eastern part of the area. The northeastern portion of the municipality forms part on the contiguous plain of Compostela valley.

Climate

Land classification

*Forest: *Agro-forest: *Agricultural: *Mining: *Residential: *Brush land: *Commercial: *Road: *Institutional: *Special use: *Industrial: *Rivers/canals:

Barangays

New Bataan is politically divided into 16

s, further subdivided into 204

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of New Bataan was 51,466 people, with a density of . *Birth rate (crude): 28.82 (2005) *Death rate (crude): 4.12 (2005)

Economy

*Annual local income: P5,761,257.97 (2005) *Internal revenue allotment: P52,636,316 (2005) ;Major crops * Coconut * Rice * Corn * Banana * Coffee/Cacao * Abaca/Bamboo

Transportation

Road network (within the LGU territory): * National road: * Provincial road: * Municipal road:

References

External links

New Bataan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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