New Bataan, Compostela Valley

New Bataan, Compostela Valley
New Bataan
—  Municipality  —
Map of Compostela Valley showing the location of New Bataan.
Country  Philippines
Region Davao Region (Region XI)
Province Compostela Valley
District
Founded June 18, 1968
Barangays 16
Government
 – Mayor
Population (August 1, 2007)
 – Total 45,309
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 8804[1]
Income class 1st class

New Bataan is a first class municipality at the Compostela Valley province of the Philippines. The municipality was founded on June 18, 1968 through Republic Act No. 4756.[2] It has a total land area of 688.6 km2 (55,315 has.) and situated north and west of Davao Oriental province; south of Municipality of Compostela[disambiguation needed ] and west of Municipality of Maragusan.

New Bataan is surrounded with mountain ranges that keeps the place away from coming typhoons. The municipality is composed of more than 50% of forest that has been the sources of living for some people live in there. The barangays of New Bataan that most likely covered with forest are Andap, Tandawan, Camanlangan, Manurigao etc. 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 its is the Mayo river that flows from the mountain of Andap that goes and combines with the Agusan River. The Batoto river is also one of the biggest, it flows from the eastern part of the area.

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Brief Profile

  • OFFICIAL NAME : Municipality of New Bataan
  • DATE CREATED : June 18, 1968
  • ENABLING LAW : Republic Act 4756
  • INCOME CLASS : 1st Class Municipality (as of 2005)
  • ANNUAL LOCAL INCOME : P5,761,257.97(2005)
  • INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT: P52,636,316(2005)
  • DIS. FROM THE MUN. OF COMPOSTELA: 16 km.
  • DIS. FROM CAPITAL TOWN (NABUNTURAN): 40 km.
  • DIS. FROM TAGUM CITY: 75 km.
  • TOTAL LAND AREA : 55,315 has.
  • TOTAL NO. OF BARANGAYS : 16
  • TOTAL NO. OF PUROKS : 204
  • TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLD : 9,050
  • TOTAL NO. OF POPULATION : 43,940
  • TOTAL NO. OF MALE POPULATION: 22,579
  • TOTAL NO. OF FEMALE POPULATION: 21,361
  • ARAW CELEBRATION: Every 18 June
  • FOUNDER’S DAY/FESTIVAL: Every 10 August
  • FESTIVAL NAME : Sal’lupongan
  • TOWN FIESTA CELEBRATION: Every 13 June
  • PATRON SAINT : San Antonio de Padua
  • OFFICIAL PARISH NAME : San Antonio de Padua Parish

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHY (2005)

  • BIRTH RATE (CRUDE) : 28.82
  • DEATH RATE (CRUDE) : 4.12

LAND CLASSIFICATION

  • FOREST : 33,727.7261 has.
  • AGRO-FOREST  : 2,158.6502 has.
  • AGRICULTURAL : 692.7559 has.
  • MINING : 6,210.401 has.
  • RESIDENTIAL : 11.843 has.
  • BRUSH LAND AREA : 2,158.6502 has.
  • COMMERCIAL : 11.5962 has.
  • ROAD : 62.06395 has.
  • INSTITUTIONAL : 18.91645 has.
  • SPECIAL USE : 3.1605 has.
  • INDUSTRIAL : 0.3828 has.
  • RIVER BED/CHANNEL  : 38.3858 has.

MAJOR CROPS

  • Coconut
  • Rice
  • Corn
  • Banana
  • Coffee/Cacao
  • Abaca/Bamboo

ROAD NETWORK (within the LGU territory)

  • NATIONAL ROAD : 35.75 km.
  • PROVINCIAL ROAD : 40.45 km.
  • MUNICIPAL ROAD : 102.50 km.

<From the Municipal Library and Information Center>

Barangays

New Bataan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.

  • Bantacan
  • Batinao
  • Camanlangan
  • Cogonon
  • Fatima
  • Katipunan
  • Magsaysay
  • Magangit
  • Pagsabangan
  • Panag
  • Cabinuangan (Pob.)
  • San Roque
  • Andap
  • Kahayag
  • Manurigao
  • Tandawan

References

  1. ^ "Compostela Valley ZipCode". Philippine Postal Corporation. http://philpost.gov.ph/web/compostela-valley-zipcode/. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  2. ^ Republic Act No. 4756: AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEW BATAAN IN THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO. 1966. 

External links

Coordinates: 7°36′N 126°41′E / 7.6°N 126.683°E / 7.6; 126.683


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