Mariveles - Mariveles 6.58

Mariveles, officially the '', is a of the Philippines in the province of in the of the Philippines. The population was at the.HistoryFounded as a pueblo by a Franciscan Friar in 1578, Mariveles, the "Village of Kamaya" was part of the Corregimiento of Mariveles, including Bagac and Morong, Corregidor and Maragondon, Cavite.The Superior Decree of July 1754 declared Mariveles' independence from Pampanga.In the 19th century, the Americans established the first quarantine station in the old Spanish Leprosarium Hospital (now, the Mariveles Mental Ward).GeographyMariveles is located at in a cove at the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula. It is from Manila via the North Luzon Expressway, Jose Abad Santos Avenue and Roman Highway.According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the {{PH wikidataarea total area of Bataan. Of this, about 69% consist of the pastureland, 19% of forestland, 6% agricultural lands and the remaining 6% for residential and industrial use.BarangaysMariveles is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.