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Orani, Bataan

Orani
Municipality
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Official seal of Orani
Seal
Map of Bataan showing the location of Orani
Location within Bataan province
Orani is located in Philippines
Orani
Orani
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°48′N 120°32′E / 14.8°N 120.53°E / 14.8; 120.53Coordinates: 14°48′N 120°32′E / 14.8°N 120.53°E / 14.8; 120.53
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon (Region III)
Province Bataan
District 1st District of Bataan
Founded 1891
Barangays 29 (see Barangays)
Government
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Benjamin C. Serrano Jr. (Nacionalista)
 • Vice Mayor Godofredo B. Galicia Jr. (Nacionalista)
Area
 • Total 64.90 km2 (25.06 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 66,909
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Voter(2016)  45,655
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2108
IDD:area code +63 (0)47
Income class 1st class
PSGC 030809000

Orani, officially the Municipality of Orani (Filipino: Bayan ng Orani; Kapampangan: Balen ning Orani), is a municipality in the province of Bataan in the Central Luzon (Region III) of the Philippines. The population was 66,909 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 45,655 registered voters.

Orani is located 107 kilometres (66 mi) north-west of Manila and accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 20. It is bounded on the north by Hermosa, south by Samal, west by Dinalupihan and east by the Manila Bay. It has a total land area of 64.90 square kilometres (25.06 sq mi) covering 29 barangays. About 1,231 hectares (3,040 acres) are used for agriculture, 1,943.86 hectares (4,803.4 acres) are forestland, 971.93 hectares (2,401.7 acres) are forest reservation and 1,295.9 hectares (3,202 acres) are reserved for the National Park. The rest are classified as wetland.

Palay, coffee, vegetables, peanut, citrus trees and fruit trees are the major produce. Cutflowers like aster, chrysanthemum and gerbera are locally cultivated while bamboo and jungle vines can be gathered from Orani's forestlands. Aquamarine resources like milkfish, tilapia, prawn, crabs, mussels and oysters are caught in Orani's fishing grounds and fishponds.

Orani is located at 14°48′N 120°32′E / 14.8°N 120.53°E / 14.8; 120.53.


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