Dinalupihan | |
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| Municipality of Dinalupihan | |
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| Coordinates:14°53′N120°28′E / 14.88°N 120.47°E /14.88; 120.47 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bataan |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Barangays | 46 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Maria Angela S. Garcia |
| • Vice Mayor | Renato M. Matawaran |
| • Representative | Geraldine B. Roman |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 74,991 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.52 km2 (35.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 118,209 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 28,513 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.13 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 513 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 442.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 452.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 163.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2110 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)47 |
| Native languages | Mariveleño Kapampangan Ambala Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Dinalupihan, officially theMunicipality of Dinalupihan (Tagalog:Bayan ng Dinalupihan;Kapampangan:Balen ning Dinalupihan), is amunicipality in theprovince ofBataan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,209 people.[3]
"Dinalupijan" came from the festival rites of theAetas commemorating the deity "Indianalo", the goddess of hunting and bountiful harvest. "Indianalo" was paired with theSanskrit word "jann", meaning paradise. "Indianalopijann" was the name given to the land that the Aetas received from their goddess which translates to Indianalo's paradise.[5] As time passed, the name "Indianalopijann" turned into "Dinalupihan".
The name "Dinalupihan" also means "empty lands", coming from the Spanish termsdin, a, andlupia. It referred to the fact that it failed to produce little revenue while it was an estate of theArchdiocese of Manila during the second half of the 18th century.[6]
Dinalupihan bordersHermosa to the south and southeast, the province ofZambales to the northwest with the highly urbanized city ofOlongapo, and the province ofPampanga to the north and northeast.Floridablanca, Pampanga, is located directly to the north, andSan Fernando, Pampanga, its regional center is located to the north-northeast.
Dinalupihan, the only landlocked town in the province, is accessible via SCTEX (Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway) and theBataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 5. It is 23 kilometres (14 mi) fromBalanga and 101 kilometres (63 mi) fromManila.
According to thePhilippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 92.52 square kilometres (35.72 sq mi) [7] constituting6.74% of the 1,372.98-square-kilometre- (530.11 sq mi) total area of Bataan.
| Climate data for Dinalupihan, Bataan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 15 (0.6) | 34 (1.3) | 138 (5.4) | 203 (8.0) | 242 (9.5) | 233 (9.2) | 201 (7.9) | 126 (5.0) | 50 (2.0) | 21 (0.8) | 1,280 (50.4) |
| Average rainy days | 3.7 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 21.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 21.8 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 191.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue(modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8] | |||||||||||||
Dinalupihan is politically subdivided into 46barangays.[9] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[10] | |||||
| 030804044 | Aquino | 0.1% | 95 | 111 | ▾ | −1.54% |
| 030804002 | Bangal | 4.0% | 4,774 | 4,415 | ▴ | 0.78% |
| 030804045 | Bayan‑bayanan | 0.6% | 728 | 447 | ▴ | 5.00% |
| 030804003 | Bonifacio (Poblacion) | 0.4% | 488 | 505 | ▾ | −0.34% |
| 030804006 | Burgos (Poblacion) | 0.3% | 411 | 465 | ▾ | −1.23% |
| 030804007 | Colo | 2.7% | 3,135 | 2,986 | ▴ | 0.49% |
| 030804008 | Daang Bago | 2.4% | 2,822 | 2,939 | ▾ | −0.41% |
| 030804009 | Dalao | 1.3% | 1,573 | 1,303 | ▴ | 1.90% |
| 030804010 | Del Pilar (Poblacion) | 0.2% | 291 | 271 | ▴ | 0.71% |
| 030804011 | Gen. Luna (Poblacion) | 0.5% | 608 | 585 | ▴ | 0.39% |
| 030804012 | Gomez (Poblacion) | 0.2% | 292 | 324 | ▾ | −1.03% |
| 030804013 | Happy Valley | 1.5% | 1,744 | 1,704 | ▴ | 0.23% |
| 030804050 | Jose C. Payumo, Jr. | 2.8% | 3,360 | 3,114 | ▴ | 0.76% |
| 030804014 | Kataasan | 2.5% | 2,990 | 3,015 | ▾ | −0.08% |
| 030804015 | Layac | 1.2% | 1,416 | 1,339 | ▴ | 0.56% |
| 030804016 | Luacan | 5.2% | 6,184 | 5,779 | ▴ | 0.68% |
| 030804018 | Mabini Ext. (Poblacion) | 0.6% | 703 | 734 | ▾ | −0.43% |
| 030804017 | Mabini Proper (Poblacion) | 0.3% | 324 | 339 | ▾ | −0.45% |
| 030804019 | Magsaysay | 1.5% | 1,737 | 1,871 | ▾ | −0.74% |
| 030804046 | Maligaya | 1.3% | 1,565 | 1,372 | ▴ | 1.32% |
| 030804020 | Naparing | 2.3% | 2,705 | 2,500 | ▴ | 0.79% |
| 030804021 | New San Jose | 5.1% | 6,012 | 6,030 | ▾ | −0.03% |
| 030804022 | Old San Jose | 2.0% | 2,421 | 2,002 | ▴ | 1.92% |
| 030804023 | Padre Dandan (Poblacion) | 0.1% | 159 | 155 | ▴ | 0.26% |
| 030804024 | Pag‑asa | 1.7% | 1,981 | 2,020 | ▾ | −0.19% |
| 030804025 | Pagalanggang | 3.3% | 3,931 | 3,512 | ▴ | 1.13% |
| 030804047 | Payangan | 0.7% | 770 | 554 | ▴ | 3.35% |
| 030804048 | Pentor | 2.6% | 3,041 | 2,934 | ▴ | 0.36% |
| 030804026 | Pinulot | 3.5% | 4,159 | 3,563 | ▴ | 1.56% |
| 030804027 | Pita | 3.0% | 3,578 | 3,513 | ▴ | 0.18% |
| 030804029 | Rizal (Poblacion) | 0.2% | 249 | 255 | ▾ | −0.24% |
| 030804030 | Roosevelt | 7.6% | 9,032 | 8,721 | ▴ | 0.35% |
| 030804031 | Roxas (Poblacion) | 0.2% | 293 | 347 | ▾ | −1.68% |
| 030804032 | Saguing | 3.8% | 4,455 | 3,964 | ▴ | 1.17% |
| 030804033 | San Benito | 2.3% | 2,739 | 2,394 | ▴ | 1.36% |
| 030804034 | San Isidro (Poblacion) | 0.8% | 983 | 1,047 | ▾ | −0.63% |
| 030804035 | San Pablo | 5.0% | 5,942 | 3,736 | ▴ | 4.75% |
| 030804036 | San Ramon | 3.3% | 3,904 | 3,707 | ▴ | 0.52% |
| 030804037 | San Simon | 1.5% | 1,800 | 1,278 | ▴ | 3.48% |
| 030804040 | Santa Isabel (Tabacan) | 2.0% | 2,412 | 2,190 | ▴ | 0.97% |
| 030804038 | Santo Niño | 2.7% | 3,190 | 3,066 | ▴ | 0.40% |
| 030804039 | Sapang Balas | 1.1% | 1,271 | 942 | ▴ | 3.04% |
| 030804041 | Torres (Poblacion) | 0.8% | 915 | 862 | ▴ | 0.60% |
| 030804049 | Tubo‑tubo | 0.5% | 549 | 342 | ▴ | 4.85% |
| 030804042 | Tucop | 3.6% | 4,284 | 3,686 | ▴ | 1.51% |
| 030804043 | Zamora (Poblacion) | 0.3% | 356 | 337 | ▴ | 0.55% |
| Total | 118,209 | 97,275 | ▴ | 1.97% | ||
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| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[11][10][12][13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, Dinalupihan had a population of 118,209.[3] The population density was 1,300 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of Dinalupihan
5 10 15 20 2000 18.01 2003 12.41 2006 12.60 2009 11.74 2012 5.73 2015 13.83 2018 6.35 2021 11.13 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
Pursuant to theLocal government in the Philippines",[22][23] the political seat of the municipal government is located at the Municipal Town Hall. In theHistory of the Philippines (1521–1898), theGobernadorcillo was the Chief Executive who held office in thePresidencia. During the American rule (1898–1946), the elected Mayor and local officials, including the appointed ones hold office at the Municipal Town Hall. The legislative and executive departments perform their functions in theSangguniang Bayan (Session Hall) andMunicipal Trial Court, respectively, and are located in the Town Hall.
| Position | Name of official |
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| District Representative (3rd Legislative District, Bataan) | Maria Angela Garcia |
| Municipal Mayor | Maria Angela S. Garcia |
| Municipal Vice Mayor | Renato M. Matawaran |
| Municipal Councilors | Charlito D. Fernandez |
| Virgilio L. Alonzo | |
| Larry D. Bantugan | |
| Noel D. dela Rosa | |
| Noel F. del Rosario | |
| Guillermo C. Mendoza Jr. | |
| Felix R. Tutol Jr. | |
| Jason M. Nazareno |
Dinalupihan, Bataan's incumbent mayor is Gila Garcia (NUP) and the vice mayor is Renato Matawaran (Aksyon).
Sangguniang Bayan Members are: Ricardo De Ausen, Martin Tongol Jr., Danny Dela Cruz, Rolly Buniag, Amy Sandoval, Zaldy Torno, Maning Inza Cruz, Arnold Soriano, ABC Armando Buniag and SK Ernest Estanislao.[24]
Dinalupihan's interesting points, landmarks and festivals, are:
Saint John the Baptist Parish Church (in Poblacion) belongs to theRoman Catholic Diocese of Balanga[25] (Dioecesis Balangensis) Part of theEcclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga Created: March 17, 1975. Canonically Erected: November 8, 1975. Comprises the whole civil province of Bataan. Titular: St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, April 28).[26][27][28]
Its Feast day is June 24. It is under the Vicariate of Saint Peter of Verona I - Vicariate of Our Lady, Mirror of Justice.[27][29] The Catholic population is about 25,438.[30]
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