Dinalupihan, officially the Municipality of Dinalupihan (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
"Dinalupijan" came from the festival rites of the Aetas commemorating the deity "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 passed, the name "Indianalopijann" turned into "Dinalupihan".
The Municipality of Dinalupihan borders Hermosa to the south and southeast, the province of Zambales to the northwest with the highly urbanized city of Olongapo, and the province of Pampanga to the north and northeast. Floridablanca, Pampanga, is located directly to the north, and San Fernando, Pampanga, its regional center is located to the north-northeast. It is the only landlocked town in the province, is accessible via SCTEX (SubicâÂÂClarkâÂÂTarlac Expressway) and the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 5.
Dinalupihan is situated from the provincial capital Balanga, and from the country's capital city of Manila.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Bataan.
Dinalupihan is politically subdivided into 46 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2024 census, Dinalupihan had a population of 124,188 people. The population density was .
Pursuant to the Local government in the Philippines", the political seat of the municipal government is located 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.
Dinalupihan, Bataan's incumbent mayor is German M. Santos Jr. (NUP) and the vice mayor is Fernando P. Manalili (NUP).
Sangguniang Bayan Members are: Gary O. David, Pamela Camille M. Sandoval, Melvin D. Tongol, Noli A. Soriano, Sherry U. De Ausen Armando M. Buniag, Aurelio A. Cruz, and Elizalde M. Torno.
Dinalupihan's interesting points, landmarks and festivals, are:
Saint John the Baptist Parish Church (in Poblacion) belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga (Dioecesis Balangensis) Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga Created: March 17, 1975. Canonically Erected: November 8, 1975. Comprises the whole civil province of Bataan. Titular: St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, April 28).
Its Feast day is June 24. It is under the Vicariate of Saint Peter of Verona I - Vicariate of Our Lady, Mirror of Justice. The Catholic population is about 25,438.
There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. These are Dinalupihan East, and Dinalupihan West schools district offices.