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1.2. OVERVIEW
The province of Bataan is a peninsula
composed of 11 municipalities and one city
covering a land area of 137,296 hectares or
1,373 square kilometers. Its lone city and ten
municipalities consist the coastal areas.
With the formulation of the Manila Bay
Coastal Strategy, there was a compelling need to
develop a provincial strategy for Bataans coastal
areas. The Manila Bay Coastal Strategy covers
Manila Bay and the surrounding watershed areas.
Seven (7) major rivers, draining 26 catchment
basins, intersect the 190-km. coastline. Impacts
of land-based human activities in the coastal and
inland regions are addressed under the Manila Bay
Coastal Strategy, as well as sea-based activities.
Manila Bay, a semi-enclosed estuary
facing the South China Sea, is one of the best
natural harbors in the world. It is bordered by
coastal cities and municipalities of the National
Capital Region or NCR (Manila, Pasay, Paraaque,
Las Pias, and Navotas), and the coastal provinces
of Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan in Region 3, and
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Map 1. Provinces and Coastal Waters within the Manila Bay Area
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MISSION
The STRATEGIES
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Source: NAMRIA
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