Towns and Cities - BATAAN (Region III: Central Luzon)

Towns and Cities

St. Dominic Guzman Church was the site of a fierce battle between the Dutch and the natives on June 23, 1647. It also housed the first printing press in the country. The church was damaged during the September 16, 1852 earthquake.
Sibul Springs, in Brgy. Salian, has a sulfuric spring-fed swimming pool.
World War II Battle Marker
Aeta Community (Brgy. Bangkal)
Bataan State College Annex

Bataan Natural Park has an estimated 50 species of trees, 51 species of birds and several species of mammals. The spectacular Pasukulan Falls is located within the park, a few kilometers northeast of the town at the valley of 1,253-m. high Mt. Natib.
The beautiful beige sand Sun Moon Beach, located south of the town, has shallow waters. It is a good camping site.
The 500-m. long white sand Montemar Beach Resort has waves that occasionally develop good surfing conditions between July and December.
The town’s Church of St. Catherine of Alexandra was established in 1873 and is one of the oldest in the country.
The Zero Point Marker marks the start of Death March
The 27 m. high Philippine-Japanese Friendship Tower was erected by Risshō Kōsei Kai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, and was inaugurated on April 8, 1975.

The city's St. Joseph Cathedral and convent was built in 1714 by Dominican Fr. Agustin Esquivel and renovated by Fr. Benito Roxas. Fr. Vicente Fernandez changed its roof to galvanized iron sheets and decorated its interior.
The Death March and Surrender Site Marker, located inside the compound of Balanga Elementary School, marks the place where Maj.-Gen. Edward King Jr. surrendered to Col. Hakaru Haf on April 9, 1942.
The Provincial Capitol Building, erected in 1729, is one of the oldest provincial government buildings.
Bataan Heroes College
Bataan Polytechnic State College
Tomas del Rosario Academy

The Dinalupihan Natural Park, located west of the town, was formerly called the Roosevelt National Park. This unspoiled forest area was once used by the U.S. military as a jungle training camp and is now a forest reservation, Boy Scout campsite and game refuge.
First Defense Monument (Brgy Layac)
Mt. Malasimbu (Brgy. Pita)

The town’s Church of St. Peter of Varona has a generally Baroque facade with semicircular arched main entrance flanked by superpositioned columns, Gothic-like lancet windows and statued niches on the second level and a pediment with a circular window and topped by a square tower.
Death March and First Line of Defence Marker (Layac Junction)
Hermosa Special Economic Zone

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