Balanga - Balanga

Balanga is the provincial capital and the only city in Bataan.

Understand

Formerly a barrio of nearby Abucay, Balanga was created as a Franciscan mission in 1739. When Bataan became a province in 1757 out of territories belonging to Pampanga, it was made the provincial capital.

Balanga has been made a city since 2000, but it still has a large town feel. The city remains reliant on agriculture, most areas in town are residential, and the city proper is much typical of many small Philippine cities. Balanga is also the educational center of Bataan, and houses the main campus of the Bataan Peninsula State University.

Get in

By bus

Most buses arrive at a common terminal at 1 Balanga Transport Mall. (updated Apr 2020) along the highway, but the large bus companies like Bataan Transit, Genesis Transport, and Victory Liner arrive at their own terminals not far away from the downtown.

By car

Balanga is along the Roman Superhighway, as well as an older route which passes directly through the downtown.

Get around

Map of Balanga

Balanga has a small downtown area, and is easily explored on foot. Sights within downtown are not far apart. To get into the wetland park, you can take a tricycle.

See and do

  • 1 Balanga Cathedral (Diocesan Shrine and Cathedral of St. Joseph). Built in 1793, this church was used as an artillery embattlement by the Filipinos during the Battle of Bataan. The cathedral is declared a National Historical Site since 1940. Balanga Cathedral (Q4850029) on Wikidata Balanga Cathedral on Wikipedia (updated Apr 2020)
  • Balanga City Hall. A Neoclassical building which houses the city government offices. Beside the main building is a preserved water tower, and at nighttime, it is flooded with light (updated Apr 2020)
  • Balanga Wetlands (Balanga Nature and Wetland Park). A wetland area along Manila Bay which sees migratory birds annually. (updated Apr 2020)
  • Bataan Provincial Capitol. Rebuilt from an older building destroyed during World War II, it has a historical marker commemorating the fall of Bataan in 1942, and the struggles of Filipinos and Americans to defend democracy. (updated Apr 2020)
  • Bataan World War II Museum. (updated Apr 2020)

Buy

  • Balanga Public Market. (updated Apr 2020)
  • Capitol Square, Capitol Drive, Capaning. (updated Apr 2020)
  • Galleria Victoria, Paterno Street, Poblacion.. (updated Apr 2020)

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • 1 Elison Hotel, Aguirre Street, Poblacion. (updated Apr 2020)

Connect

Go next

Routes through Balanga
Dinalupihan/San Fernando ← Abucay ← N N301 (Philippines).svg S → Pilar → Mariveles
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