Bataan Export Zone
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The Bataan Export Zone is a special economic zone in Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines controlled by the Bataan Export Processing Zone Authority. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 85,779 people in 19,460 households. Population growth rate per annum is 4.71%, twice that of the province itself.
BEPZA is located in a cove at the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula. It is about 172.3 kilometers from Manila via the North Luzon Expressway, Gapan-Olongapo Road and Roman Highway. It has a total land area of 153.9 km² representing 12% of the total land area of Bataan. Of this, about 35% consist of the pastureland, 4.6% of forestland, 3.8% agricultural lands and the remaining 6% for residential and industrial use. It is home to a Filipino community speaking a Languages of the Philippines called Tagalog.
Agricultural resources include rice, mangoes, legumes, vegetables and coffee. It also has aquatic resources like round scads, grouper, mussel, and abalone; mineral deposits of granite and basalt and forest products like vines and bamboo.
[edit] Access
It can also be reached through jet ferry plying the Mariveles to Manila route that has an approximate travel time of 39.7 minutes.
[edit] Barangays
BEPZA is politically subdivided into 8 barangays, all of which are included in the Mariveles roster:
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[edit] External links
- Mariveles Bataan General Information
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/techmeet/tmlfi00/tmlfir.htm
- http://www.saigon.com/~nike/christian-aid.htm
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
