Balanga, Capital city in Bataan, Philippines
Balanga encompasses 11,163 hectares of land with 25 barangays, stretching from Manila Bay in the east to the mountains of Bagac and Morong in the west.
The Dominican Order established Balanga as a mission in 1714, and it later became the capital of Bataan province when it separated from Zambales in 1754.
The city name derives from 'balañga', a Kapampangan term for clay pots that reflects the area's traditional pottery production heritage.
Peninsula Electric Cooperative supplies power to the city while the Balanga Water District manages water distribution through an extensive network serving all barangays.
The Balanga Nature and Wetland Park functions as a sanctuary for migratory birds, adding to the ecological diversity of this coastal Philippine city.
Location: Bataan
Inception: 1712
Elevation above the sea: 138 m
Shares border with: Morong, Bagac, Pilar, Abucay
Website: http://cityofbalanga.gov.ph
GPS coordinates: 14.68333,120.53333
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:49
Mount Samat
9.2 km
Abucay Church
4.3 km
Mount Mariveles
18.1 km
Mount Natib
14.7 km
Bataan National Park
12.6 km
Balanga Cathedral
880 m
Casa Bizantina
18.3 km
Casa Hidalgo
18.3 km
Casa Unisan
18.3 km
Casa Jaen I
18.3 km
Subic Watershed Forest Reserve
27.2 km
The Fall of Bataan historical marker
892 m
Bataan World War II Museum
1.4 km
Mariveles Municipal Hall
27.9 km
Bataan Provincial Capitol
934 m
Francisco C. Baltazar (Balagtas) historical marker
8.6 km
Cayetano S. Arellano historical marker
8.3 km
Tomas Guillermo T. del Rosario historical marker
914 m
Church of Abucay historical marker
4.3 km
The Death March of Filipino and American Prisoners of War from Mariveles and Bagac to Camp O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac historical markers
27.9 km
Church of Orani historical marker
13.1 km
Hagonoy Municipal Hall
27.5 km
Ambon-Ambon Falls
13.3 km
Church of Hagonoy historical marker
27.4 km
Starting Point of Death March historical marker
17.6 km
Church of Samal historical marker
9.7 km
Bataan and Democracy historical marker
21.1 km
Church of Balanga historical marker
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