Mariveles, officially the Municipality of Mariveles (), is a first class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 149,879 people. History Founded as a pueblo by a Franciscan Friar in 1578, Mariveles, the "Village of Camaya" was part of the Corregimiento of Mariveles, including Bagac and Morong, Corregidor and Maragondon, Cavite. The name Mariveles comes from "Maria Velez", a mexican nun who eloped with a monk back in 1600's. With its natural cove, the port was used by ships from China and Spain to resupply. 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). Mariveles Bay was the site of Mariveles Naval Section Base, completed for the United States Asiatic Fleet on 22 July 1941, and was surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Army on 9 April 1942. The Mariveles Airfield, a dirt runway at the Section Base, was the starting point of the Bataan Death March. Today the Bataan Economic Zone, has made the port of trading zone. Freeport Area of Bataan, and industry to the city. Agriculture is also a large part of the port export. Geography Mariveles is located around the Mariveles Bay, a large cove at the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula. It adjacent to Manila Bay to the east, and the South China Sea to the west. Mariveles is located about from Manila via the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Jose Abad Santos Avenue, and Roman Highway. It borders Bagac to the west and northwest, Limay to the north and northeast, and Manila Bay to the east. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the 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. Climate Barangays Mariveles is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Demographics In the 2020 census, Mariveles had a population of 149,879. The population density was . Mariveles is home to an Aeta community speaking a Sambalic language called Mariveleño. Economy The Freeport Area of Bataan (formerly known as Bataan Export Processing Zone from November 20, 1972, to June 30, 2010) is a industrial complex in Mariveles town that enjoys business advantages, including tax