Bagac, officially the Municipality of Bagac (), is a

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in the

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Bataan 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 ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,365 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Bataan. Making it the largest municipality in Bataan by land area. It borders provincial capital Balanga to the north, Orion and

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to the east,

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to the south, and Morong and the

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to the west. Bagac is situated from the provincial capital Balanga, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Bagac is politically subdivided into 14

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Climate

Bagac has a

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(Am) with little to no rainfall from December to April and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from May to November.

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Bagac had a population of 31,365. The population density was .

Economy

Tourism

* ''Bagac Friendship Tower'' — The monument, symbolizing the renewed friendship between Japan and the Philippines after the events of

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, was erected by

Risshō Kōsei Kai ; until June 1960, is a Japanese Buddhist religious movement founded in 1938 by Nikkyō Niwano and Myōkō Naganuma. Risshō Kōsei Kai is organized as a lay Buddhist movement, which branched off from the older Reiyūkai, and is primarily fo ...

, a

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organization. The tower was inaugurated on April 8, 1975, and is located about from where the

Bataan Death March The Bataan Death March was the Death march, forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of around 72,000 to 78,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war (POWs) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp ...

started. The tower is composed of three pillars interconnected by several multi-layer rings. It located at the junction of the Gov. Linao National Road and the road to the Bagac town proper. * '' Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar'' — a heritage park built by José "Gerry" Acuzar, owner of the New San Jose Builders and antique collector. Inside this heritage park is a collection of

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buildings and stone houses (''bahay na bato'' in Tagalog), planned to resemble a settlement reminiscent of the period. These houses were carefully transplanted from different parts of the Philippines and rehabilitated to their former splendor.

Education

The Bagac Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

* Bagac Elementary School * Banawang Elementary School * Binuangan Elementary School * Binukawan Elementary School * Colegio Santa Catarina De Alexandria * One La Salle Educational Foundation * Overland Elementary School * Parang Elementary School * Paysawan Elementary School * Pinagsumilan Elementary School * Quinawan Elementary School * Saysain Elementary School * W. V. (Wisdom and Virtue) Montessori School

Secondary schools

* Bagac National High School-Parang * E. C. Bernabe National High School * Saysain National High School * St. Agnes Institute of Bagac

Gallery

File:Bagac,Bataanjf7288 11.JPG, Municipal hall File:Heritage Houses-2, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, Bataan.JPG, Heritage Houses, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar File:BagacBataanjf6683 05.JPG, Bagac Friendship Tower File:Bagac,Bataanjf6695 14.JPG, Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church File:Bagac,Bataanjf6695 03.JPG, Street view

References

External links

Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...

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