Orani, officially the Municipality of Orani, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has …Orani, officially the Municipality of Orani, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,342 people. According to legend, while a Spaniard was exploring a dense forest in what is now Orani, Bataan, he encountered a native who was chopping down a large tree. When the Spaniard asked the name of the tree, the native replied "narra." However, the Spaniard misunderstood and thought the native said "no ira," which means "unselfish" in Spanish. The Spaniard rearranged the letters from these words to form the name "Orani," which eventually became the official name of the town.
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