Dinalupihan

Dinalupihan, officially the '', is a of the Philippines in the province of in the of the Philippines. The population was at the. It is the only landlocked town of the province.Dinalupihan is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 5.Etymology"Dinalupijan" came from the festival rights of "Aeta" pygmies. To commemorate their idol "Indianalo", the goddess of hunting and bountiful harvest."Indianalo" was paired with the Sanskrit word "jann", meaning paradise. "Indianalopijann" was the name given to the land that the "Aetas" received from their goddess which translates to Indianalo's paradise. As time progresses, the name "Indianalopijann" turned into "Dinalupihan".The name "Dinalupihan" also means "empty lands", coming from the Spanish terms din, a, and lupia. It referred to the fact that it failed to produce little revenue while it was an estate of the Archdiocese of Manila during the second half of the 18th century.GeographyDinalupihan is located at.According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the {{PH wikidataarea total area of Bataan.BarangaysDinalupihan is politically subdivided into 46 barangays.DemographicsIn the, Dinalupihan had a population of. The population density was {{sigfig{{PH wikidata.GovernmentPursuant to the Local government in the Philippines", the political seat of the municipal government is located at the Municipal Town Hall. In the History of the Philippines (1521–1898), the Gobernadorcillo was the Chief Executive who held office in the Presidencia. During the American rule (1898–1946) (History of the Philippines (1898-1946)), the elected Mayor and local officials, including the appointed ones hold office at the Municipal Town Hall. The legislative and executive departments perform their functions in the Sangguniang Bayan (Session Hall) and Municipal Trial Court, respectively, and are located in the Town Hall.