Balanga, officially the City of Balanga, is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 104,173 people. It is south of San Fernando, Pampanga and northwest of Manila. Balanga joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015.
Image: Balanga Poblacion, Plaza Mayor (Aguirre, Balanga, Bataan; 05 19 2023)
Image: Balanga City Hall (Aguirre, Balanga, Bataan; 05 19 2023)
Image: Bataan Provincial Capitol (Tenejero, Balanga, Bataan; 05 19 2023)
Balanga City downtown
Bataan, officially the Province of 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 entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east.
Image: Bataan Capitol 2022
Image: Death March Km 00
Image: Facade of the St.Dominic de Guzman Church in Abucay, Bataan
Image: Mariveles Harbor