New Bataan


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It is about from Compostela, from the provincial capital Nabunturan, and from Tagum City. The municipality was founded on June 18, 1968, through Republic Act No. 4756. According to the, it has a population of people.
The town's festivals include Araw Celebration, held every 18 June; Founder's Day, held every 10 August; Sal’lupongan Festival, held every 13 June. Its patron saint is San Antonio de Padua.
The municipality was one of the hardest-hit towns of Typhoon Pablo when it hit the town on December 4, 2012.
The town got its name from the migrants coming from the Province of Bataan which settled in the town either during the Commonwealth or Post-War Period.

Geography

New Bataan has a total land area of and situated north and west of Davao Oriental province; south of Municipality of Compostela and west of Municipality of Maragusan. It is surrounded with mountain ranges, and more than 50% of its territory is forest cover that has been the sources of living for some people living there. The barangays of New Bataan that are mostly covered with forest are Andap, Tandawan, Camanlangan, Manurigao. Manurigao is the most remote among the barangay because of the absence of a better road and transportation.
The municipality is also watered by various rivers. One of which is the Mayo River that flows from the mountain of Andap and empties into the Agusan River. The Batoto river is also one of the biggest, it flows from the eastern part of the area. The northeastern portion of the municipality forms part on the contiguous plain of Compostela valley.

Land classification

New Bataan is politically divided into 16 barangays, further subdivided into 204 puroks.

Demographics

In the, the population of New Bataan was people, with a density of.
Major crops:
Road network :