New Bataan, officially the Municipality of New Bataan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bag-ong Bataan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bagong Bataan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,466 people. [3] Geraldford N. Balbin has been its mayor since July 2016.
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New Bataan | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of New Bataan | |
![]() New Bataan Municipal Hall | |
Motto: Progress New Bataan | |
![]() Map of Davao de Oro with New Bataan highlighted | |
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Coordinates: 7°32′54″N 126°08′17″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao de Oro |
District | 1st district |
Founded | June 18, 1968 |
Named for | Bataan |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Geraldford N. Balbin (PDP–Laban) |
• Vice Mayor | Larie B. Pagalan (PDP–Laban) |
• Representative | Manuel E. Zamora |
• Electorate | 32,184 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 553.15 km2 (213.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 752 m (2,467 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,664 m (8,740 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 51,466 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,579 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 25.60% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱249,408,661.46 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱500,926,525.29 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱213,083,569.85 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱110,074,019.52 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8804 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo |
Patron saint | San Antonio de Padua |
Website | www |
It is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Compostela, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the provincial capital Nabunturan, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Tagum City. The municipality was founded on 18 June 1968, through Republic Act No. 4756.[5] According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,466 people. [3]
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 patron saint is Saint Anthony of Padua.
The municipality was one of the hardest-hit towns of Typhoon Pablo when it hit the town on 4 December 2012.[6]
The town got its name from the migrants coming from the Province of Bataan who settled in the town either during the Commonwealth or Post-War Period.
New Bataan has a total land area of 55,315 hectares (136,690 acres) [7] and is situated north and west of Davao Oriental province; south of Municipality of Compostela and west of Municipality of Maragusan. 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 barangays 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 data for New Bataan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
Average low °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 194 (7.6) |
173 (6.8) |
139 (5.5) |
122 (4.8) |
236 (9.3) |
305 (12.0) |
249 (9.8) |
211 (8.3) |
214 (8.4) |
257 (10.1) |
241 (9.5) |
181 (7.1) |
2,522 (99.2) |
Average rainy days | 21.0 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 26.5 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 25.7 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 22.1 | 288.2 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8] |
New Bataan is politically divided into 16 barangays, further subdivided into 204 puroks.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 19,978 | — |
1975 | 26,637 | +5.94% |
1980 | 32,887 | +4.30% |
1990 | 39,629 | +1.88% |
1995 | 43,327 | +1.69% |
2000 | 42,549 | −0.39% |
2007 | 45,309 | +0.87% |
2010 | 47,470 | +1.71% |
2015 | 47,726 | +0.10% |
2020 | 51,466 | +1.49% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11][12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of New Bataan was 51,466 people, [3] with a density of 93 inhabitants per square kilometre or 240 inhabitants per square mile.
Road network (within the LGU territory):
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