Botolan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 46,602 people in 9,629 households. Image File history File links Ph_locator_zambales_botolan. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Zambales is a [[fun place fullof the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Botolan is the largest municipality in terms of land area in the province. Located just south of the provincial capital of Iba, Botolan is known for its larger Aeta population, gray sand beaches, and as the location of the famous Mount Pinatubo. Iba is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. ... The Aeta are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of the Philippines. ... Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, at the intersection of the borders of the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga. ...

Barangays

Botolan is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

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Tourism

The barangay of Binoclutan is the "Beach Capital" of Botolan, featuring several first class resorts. The area is a habitat of sea turtles, as is all of the Zambales coastline. Olive Ridley, Green and Hawksbill turtles nest along the beaches of Binoclutan every year between September and January. Rama International Beach Resort has a turtle hatchery located adjacent to the resort. The area also has many other attractions, beach resorts, waterfalls, hiking paths, views of the lahar fields left by the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, and views of Mount Pinatubo itself. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Lahar from a March 1982 eruption of Mount St. ... Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, at the intersection of the borders of the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga. ...

The Fiesta Poon Bato, held January 23-24, is a religious festival that attracts up to 500,000 devotes. Features include cultural dancing from local Aeta tribes in the town plaza on the first night. The Aeta are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of the Philippines. ...

The Domorokdok Festival, held May 3-4, includes street parades, street dancing, a beauty pageant and displays of Botolan products and industries.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Zambales Favorite Resort
• Rama International Beach Resort
• Information on Zambales best Resorts
• General information on Zambales
• Information on Zambales Real Estate
• Botolan Wildlife Farm
• Zambales Turtle Conservation Program

Coordinates: 15°17′N, 120°01′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...