Bataraza
Bataraza
Bayan ng Bataraza | |
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Municipality of Bataraza | |
Nickname: Pineapple Capital of Palawan | |
![]() Map of Palawan with Bataraza highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°40′N 117°37′E / 8.67°N 117.62°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | January 1, 1964 |
Named for | Bataraza Narrazid |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Abraham M. Ibba |
• Vice Mayor | Kennedy A. Jaafar |
• Representative | Cyrille F. Abueg-Zaldivar |
• Electorate | 53,833 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 726.20 km2 (280.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Highest elevation | 614 m (2,014 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 85,439 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
• Households | 21,294 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 31.09 |
• Revenue | ₱ 483.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,723 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 370.9 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 381.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Palawan Electric Cooperative |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5306 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
Native languages | Molbog Palawano Tagalog |
Bataraza, officially the Municipality of Bataraza (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bataraza), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,439 people.[3]
The municipality was named after Datu Bataraza Narrazid, a locally influential Muslim chieftain and father of the town's first mayor and former mayor of Brooke's Point, then Datu Sapiodin Narrazid. Bataraza was part of the municipality of Brooke's Point until 1964 by the virtue of Philippine RA 3425.[5]
Main industries of Bataraza includes farming, fishing, and nickel mining and processing.
Geography
Bataraza is located on the southernmost tip of Palawan Island, approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) from Puerto Princesa City and about five to six hours by land. It has total land area of 957 km².
Bataraza is situated some 775 km (480 mi) south-west of Manila, between roughly 8.3 and 8.75 degrees latitude north of the equator. It stretches approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) in north-easterly to south-westerly direction along the Sulu Sea, from the Malis River to Cape Buliluyan in the south. On the western side, it extends up to Wangly River.
It is bounded in the east by the Sulu Sea, in the west by a great mountain range, extending from Mount Mantalingahan (the highest peak in the province) to Mount Malitub, which serves as the divider between Bataraza and Rizal, and in the south-west by the South China Sea. Two large crocodiles were recovered here and were taken to Crocodile Farm in Puerto Princesa City.
Barangays
Bataraza is politically subdivided into 23 barangays:
Rio Tuba is one of the populated barangays of Bataraza and known for its nickel mineral reserves. The primary mine site of Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation is located within its jurisdiction.
Climate
Climate data for Bataraza, Palawan | |||||||||||||
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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) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) |
55 (2.2) |
90 (3.5) |
93 (3.7) |
169 (6.7) |
215 (8.5) |
206 (8.1) |
181 (7.1) |
190 (7.5) |
219 (8.6) |
182 (7.2) |
115 (4.5) |
1,779 (70.1) |
Average rainy days | 13.1 | 15.1 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 27.8 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 28.3 | 25.4 | 20.1 | 274.1 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Bataraza was 85,439 people,[3] with a density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometre or 310 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Bataraza
10
20
30
40
50
2006
44.20 2009
27.49 2012
30.58 2015
40.34 2018
15.29 2021
31.09 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
Culture
The Molbog people dominate the municipality of Bataraza, as well as the municipality of Balabac in the south. The area constitute the homeland of the Molbog people since the classical era prior to Spanish colonization. The Molbog are known to have a strong connection with the natural world, especially with the sacred pilandok (Philippine mouse-deer), which can only be found in the Balabac islands. A Muslim tale tells the Philippine mouse-deer once tricked a prince into giving up his bag of gold and facing a hive of angry bees.[19] Another tale depicts him as a clever guardian of the environment, using his wisdom as an advantage against those who destroy forests, seas, and wildlife.[20] The coconut is especially important in Molbog culture at it is their most prized agricultural crop.[21]
References
- ^ Municipality of Bataraza | (DILG)
- ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Bataraza" (PDF). Provincial Government of Palawan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Bataraza: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Tales of Laughter - Pilandok and the Sumusong-sa-Alongan". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ https://www.goodreads.com/series/214755-pilandok
- ^ http://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/glimpses-peoples-of-the-philippines/molbog/