Bagac

Bagac
Municipality of Bagac
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Municipal Plaza
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Official seal of Bagac
Map of Bataan with Bagac highlighted
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Bagac is located in Philippines
Bagac
Bagac
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°35′42″N 120°23′31″E / 14.595058°N 120.391831°E / 14.595058; 120.391831
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceBataan
District 3rd district
Founded1866
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRommel V. del Rosario
 • Vice MayorRon Michael Alexis R. del Rosario
 • RepresentativeJose Enrique S. Garcia III
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate24,423 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total231.20 km2 (89.27 sq mi)
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Highest elevation
379 m (1,243 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total31,365
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
 • Households
7,583
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
12.46
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 156.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 527.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 168.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 198.1 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPeninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2107
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)47
Native languagesMariveleño
Tagalog

Bagac, officially the Municipality of Bagac (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bagac), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. It covers an area of 231.20 square kilometres (89.27 sq mi), making it the largest municipality in Bataan. However, according to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,365 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]

It is 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Balanga and 151 kilometres (94 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Bagac | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.