Bauan, Batangas
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| Coordinates: 13°48′N 121°00′E / 13.8°N 121°ECoordinates: 13°48′N 121°00′E / 13.8°N 121°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Batangas | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Founded | 1838 | |
| Barangays | 40 (see Barangays) | |
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| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Hereminigildo "Hermie" Dolor (United Nationalist Alliance) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 53.31 km2 (20.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 91,297 | |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 49,813 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4201 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| PSGC | 041006000 | |
| Website | www |
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Bauan, officially the Municipality of Bauan (Filipino: Bayan ng Bauan), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 91,297 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 49,813 registered voters.
The mission of Bauan was founded as a visita of Taal in 1590. It was administered by the Augustinians from 1596 and onwards when the first church was built at the slope of Mount Maculot along the southern shores of the Taal Lake until the end of the 19th century. Another church was built in 1667 probably under the supervision of Fr. Jose Rodriguez when it was relocated to Durungao. The church was again relocated in Lonal (or Loual) in 1671 by Fr. Nicolas de Rivera who probably had a new structure built. The last relocation was in 1692 (or 1690) in its present site during the administration of Fr. Simon Martinez who probably had a new church built that was damaged during the typhoon of 1694. Fr. Ignacio Mercado had this rebuilt from 1695 to 1697. The church again suffered damages and was replaced by a stone structure during the administration of Fr. Blas Vidal from 1700 to 1710. Fr. Jose Vitoria who also introduced the cultivation of indigo in Bauan initiated building the present church in 1762 that was continued until 1856 during the administrations of Fr. Jose Trevino and Fr. Hipolito Huerta. It was completed under the supervision of Fr. Felipe Bravo in 1881. From there until 1894, final decorations were supervised by Fr. Moises Santos and Fr. Felipe Garcia. The church is said to be the most artistically built in the province of Batangas during that time. Father Bravo was also an imminent botanist who put up a museum of natural history and collected rare books that were lost when the church was razed by fire during the Philippine revolution against Spain in 1898. The church was probably rebuilt and again destroyed by fire in 1938. It has been restored since then.
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