Bataraza

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Geographical Address

Province
Public Address
Bataraza, Palawan
Postal Code
5306
latitude
8.53
longitude
117.41
Area
726.20 km2
Founded
January 1, 1964
Division
Luzon
Region
IV-B

Bataraza, officially the Municipality of Bataraza, is a 1st class municipality in the province of PalawanPhilippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 75,468 people.[3]

The municipality was named after Datu Bataraza Narrazid, a locally influential Muslim chieftain and father of the town's first mayor and former mayor of Brooke's Point, then Datu Sapiodin Narrazid. Bataraza was part of the municipality of Brooke's Point until 1964 by the virtue of Philippine RA 3425.[4]

Main industries of Bataraza includes farming, fishing, and nickel mining and processing.

 
 

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