Dinalupihan
Municipality
Municipality of Dinalupihan
Municipal Hall
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Map of Bataan with Dinalupihan highlighted
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Dinalupihan Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°53′N 120°28′E / 14.88°N 120.47°E / 14.88; 120.47
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Bataan
District	3rd district
Founded	1865
Barangays	46 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Maria Angela S. Garcia
• Vice Mayor	Renato M. Matawaran
• Representative	Geraldine B. Roman
• Municipal Council	Members Sherry U. de Ausen German M. Santos Jr. Emmanuel T. Bajada Joseph P. Catli Danilo P. dela Cruz Armando M. Buniag Carmen M. Sandoval Elizalde M. Torno
• Electorate	74,991 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	92.52 km2 (35.72 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation	438 m (1,437 ft)
Lowest elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	118,209
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Households	28,513
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	11.13 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 393.7 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 452.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 391.2 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 225.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2110
PSGC	030804000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)47
Native languages	Mariveleño Kapampangan Ambala Tagalog
Website	www.dinalupihan.gov.ph

Dinalupihan, officially the Municipality of Dinalupihan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Dinalupihan; Kapampangan: Balen ning Dinalupihan), is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,209 people.^[3]

Dinalupihan, the only landlocked town in the province, is accessible via SCTEX (Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway) and the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 5.

"Dinalupijan" came from the festival rites of the Aetas commemorating the deity "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.^[5] As time passed, 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.^[6]

Dinalupihan borders Hermosa to the south and southeast, the province of Zambales to the northwest with the highly urbanized city of Olongapo, and the province of Pampanga to the north and northeast. Floridablanca, Pampanga, is located directly to the north, and San Fernando, Pampanga, its regional center is located to the north-northeast.

Dinalupihan is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Balanga and 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Manila.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 92.52 square kilometres (35.72 sq mi) ^[7] constituting 6.74% of the 1,372.98-square-kilometre- (530.11 sq mi) total area of Bataan.

Dinalupihan is politically subdivided into 46 barangays.^[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In the 2020 census, Dinalupihan had a population of 118,209.^[3] The population density was 1,300 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).

Poverty incidence of Dinalupihan

Pursuant to the Local government in the Philippines",^[22][23] the political seat of the municipal government is located at the Municipal Town Hall. In the History of the Philippines (1521–1898), the Gobernadorcillo was the Chief Executive who held office in the Presidencia. During the American rule (1898–1946), the elected Mayor and local officials, including the appointed ones hold office at the Municipal Town Hall. The legislative and executive departments perform their functions in the Sangguniang Bayan (Session Hall) and Municipal Trial Court, respectively, and are located in the Town Hall.

Dinalupihan, Bataan's incumbent mayor is Gila Garcia (NUP) and the vice mayor is Renato Matawaran (Aksyon).

Sangguniang Bayan Members are: Ricardo De Ausen, Martin Tongol Jr., Danny Dela Cruz, Rolly Buniag, Amy Sandoval, Zaldy Torno, Maning Inza Cruz, Arnold Soriano, ABC Armando Buniag and SK Ernest Estanislao.^[24]

Dinalupihan's interesting points, landmarks and festivals, are:

Saint John the Baptist Parish Church (in Poblacion) belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga^[25] (Dioecesis Balangensis) Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga Created: March 17, 1975. Canonically Erected: November 8, 1975. Comprises the whole civil province of Bataan. Titular: St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, April 28).^[26][27][28]

Its Feast day is June 24. It is under the Vicariate of Saint Peter of Verona I - Vicariate of Our Lady, Mirror of Justice.^[27][29] The Catholic population is about 25,438.^[30]

• Gary David — PBA multi-awarded player
• Chito Jaime — PBA player
• Jackie Rice — Filipina actress who won the title of Ultimate Female Survivor on the third season of Startstruck.
• Felicito Payumo — Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority from 1998 to 2004.
• Anthony Morales — Executive Assistant of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority from 2015–Present.
• Tommy Peñaflor — Actor, Model, Dancer finalist of Eat Bulaga's That's My Bae.

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  Welcome arch of Dinalupihan Park and Plaza
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  World War II First Line of Defense Memorial (Battle of Bataan - Battle of Layac Junction, January 6, 1942)
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  Roosevelt Park is the location shooting of Enchanted Garden
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  Dinalupihan Civic Center
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  Layac Junction

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