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About Tarusan
Bataraza, officially the Municipality of Bataraza (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bataraza), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 87,384 people, making it the second most populous city/town in Palawan (after Puerto Princesa).
From the Wikipedia article Bataraza (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The area that forms the present-day Bataraza was previously part of the municipality of Brooke's Point. On June 18, 1961, the barrios of Bonobono, Bulalacao, Buliluyan, Culandanum, Igang-Igang, Inogbong, Iwahig, Malihud, Malitub, Marangas, Ocayan, Puring, Rio Tuba, Sandoval, Sarong, Sapa, Sumbiling, Tabud, Tagnato, Tagolango, Taratak, and Tarusan were separated from Brooke's Point and constituted into a new municipality known as Batarasa (Bataraza), by virtue of Republic Act No. 3425. The law took effect on January 1, 1964, following the election of its first municipal officials in November 1963.
From the History section of Bataraza on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Tarusan
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Batarasa 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Panalingaan 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Rio Tuba 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Tagbita 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Conduaga 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Jose Rizal 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Saraza 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Ransang 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Brookes Point 38 km east, about 38 min by car
- Pañgobilian 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car
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