Dinalupihan
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 Dinalupihan
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| Coordinates: 14°53′N 120°28′E / 14.88°N 120.47°ECoordinates: 14°53′N 120°28′E / 14.88°N 120.47°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Bataan | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Founded | 1865 | |
| Barangays | 47 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Gila Garcia(NUP) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Renato Matawaran (AKSYON) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 92.52 km2 (35.72 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 106,371 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 62,848 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2110 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)47 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| PSGC | 030804000 | |
| Website | www |
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Dinalupihan, officially the Municipality of Dinalupihan (Filipino: Bayan ng Dinalupihan; Kapampangan: Balen ning Dinalupihan), is a municipality in the province of Bataan in the Central Luzon (Region III) of the Philippines. The population was 106,371 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 62,848 registered voters. It is the only landlocked town of the province.
Dinalupihan is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 5.
"Dinalupijan" came from the festival rights of "Aeta" pygmies. To commemorate their idol "Indianalo", the goddess of hunting and bountiful harvest."Indianalo" was paired with the Sanskrit word "jann", meaning paradise. "Indianalopijann" was the name given to the land that the "Aetas" received from their goddess which translates to Indianalo's paradise. As time progresses, the name "Indianalopijann" turned into "Dinalupihan".
The name "Dinalupihan" also means "empty lands", coming from the Spanish terms din, a, and lupia. It referred to the fact that it failed to produce little revenue while it was an estate of the Archdiocese of Manila during the second half of the 18th century.
Dinalupihan is located at 14°53′N 120°28′E / 14.88°N 120.47°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 92.52 square kilometres (35.72 sq mi) constituting 6.74% of the 1,372.98-square-kilometre- (530.11 sq mi) total area of Bataan.
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