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| Regional center | City of San Fernando, Pampanga |
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| Population | 8,204,742 |
| – Density | 382. For the city in La Union see San Fernando City La Union. For other uses see San Fernando. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. 1 per km² |
| Area | 21,470. 30 km² |
| Divisions | |
| – Provinces | 7 |
| – Cities | 13 |
| – Municipalities | 118 |
| – Barangays | 3,102 |
| – Cong. districts | 20 |
| Languages | Kapampangan, Tagalog, Ilokano, Sambal, others |
Central Luzon (or "Gitnang Luzon" in Filipino) , also known as Region III (or Region 3), is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the 
Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces (lalawigan) of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon (the largest island), for administrative convenience. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines Kapampangan is one of the major Languages of the Philippines. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. To view the Ilokano edition of this Wikipedia article select from the in other languages section to the side of this page The Sambalic languages are part of the Central Luzon language family Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas The Region contains the largest plain in the country. In Geography, a plain is an area of land with relatively low relief — meaning that it is flat The Region produces most of the country's rice supply. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many That is why it is called the "Rice Bowl" of the Philippines. Its provinces are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales. Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. This article is about the province For the municipality see Bulacan Bulacan. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. For the city see Tarlac City. For the river see Tarlac River. For the mountain chain see Zambales Mountains. For the ethnic group see Sambal people.
Central Luzon Region is located north of Manila, the nation's capital. The City of Manila Bordering the region are the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley regions to the north; National Capital Region and CALABARZON to the south; and of waters of Manila Bay to the south; South China Sea to the west; and The Philippine Sea and Pacific Ocean to the east. Ilocos collectively refers to two provinces in the Philippines: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR, Philippines ' only land-locked region consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Capital Region, also National Capital Region, is a common term for the region or district surrounding the Capital city a country or any other administrative division CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional capital is Calamba City in Manila Bay is a natural Harbor which serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon) in the Philippines. The South China Sea is a Marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the The Philippine Sea is a Marginal sea east and north of the Philippines occupying an estimated Surface area of 90 000 mi² (1 000 000 The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
There are thirteen cities which include: Balanga in Bataan; Cabanatuan, Gapan, Muñoz, Palayan and San Jose in Nueva Ecija; Olongapo in Zambales; Angeles and San Fernando in Pampanga; San Jose del Monte, Meycauayan and Malolos in Bulacan; and Tarlac in Tarlac. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines The City of Balanga ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Balanga) is a fifth class city in the province of Bataan, Region III - Central The City of Cabanatuan ( Ilokano: Ciudad ti Cabanatuan; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Cabanatuan/Siudad ning Cabanatuan; Gapan City is a 4th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. The Science City of Muñoz is a 5th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Palayan City ( Ilokano: Ciudad ti Palayan; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Palayan/Siudad ning Palayan; Filipino "San Jose City" redirects here For the capital city of Costa Rica see San José Costa Rica. The City of Olongapo (Lungsod ng Olongapo Sambal: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized city located in the province of Zambales Angeles City (Lungsod ng Angeles Kapampangan: Ciudad ning Angeles) geographically located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines For the city in La Union see San Fernando City La Union. For other uses see San Fernando. San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a 2nd class urban component city in the province of The City of Meycauayan or Meycauayan is a 2nd class urban city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. Tarlac City is a 2nd class city in the province headed by Mayor Genaro "Aro" Mendoza of Tarlac, Philippines.
The City of San Fernando, in Pampanga, is the regional center. For the city in La Union see San Fernando City La Union. For other uses see San Fernando. Aurora was transferred from Region IV by Executive Order No. 103.
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Economy
The Philippine Republic's Province of Aurora is as small and thinly populated as Quezon is large and populous. It is located just north of Quezon on the east coast of Luzon --known to the Spanish as the "contra costa. " Its population is roughly 173,000 spread amongst eight towns. Aurora is named for Aurora Quezon, the wife of former President Manuel Quezon of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; both were born in the capital town of Baler, since renamed Naval. The Catholic church of the town was defended by four Spanish officers and fifty men for nearly a year, June 1898 to June 1899, and was the last Spanish outpost in the Philippines to surrender. The Filipinos admire this heroic defense, and have set up a monument to it. Aurora became a sub-province of Quezon in 1951, and a full province in 1979, so the image above is very likely obsolete. Aurora is heavily forested, and the cleared land is used mostly for farming; there seems to be no dominating industry. The province is exposed to Pacific typhoons, and is hit by an average of four per year, some of devastating severity. On the other hand it is a fine place for surfing, as well as scuba-diving and snorkeling, though local support services are not readily found. It also has dramatic scenery along the mountainside. The principal products are copra, rice, banana, coffee, pepper, and citrus, plus various wood products and fish. There is some cottage weaving, and the provincial government is trying to develop food-processing and wood-processing industries.
Pampanga has a mixed economy: agricultural and industrial. The principal crops are rice, sugar cane, maize, melons, vegetables, and bamboo. Industries include food-processing, leather tanning, textiles, shoemaking, ceramics, chemicals, metals and machinery production. Handicrafts are also made, and there is much fishing -- both fresh-water and salt-water. The early inhabitants of Pampanga apparently came in several waves from Java. They still speak a distinct language. Before the Spanish arrived, the Kampampangans practiced irrigation, grew rice, sugar cane, fruit trees, fiber, and ornamental plants and spices. They wove useful and attractive fabrics, smelted metals, and made tools and jewelry. They wrote their language with a syllabary, and had a written code of laws. Farming and fishing are the main economic activities; Pampanga still grows rice and sugar cane, along with maize, fruits, vegetables, melons, and root crops. The Pampanga River and commercial fishponds yield carp, crabs, and shrimp. Pampanga Agricultural College is located in Magalang. Woodcarving, furniture-making, lantern-making, ceramics, and other crafts are also widely practiced. The oldest vocational school in the Far East is in Bacolor. U. S. Clark Air Base, and two other local military bases, were located in Pampanga, and their structures still stand, now constituting a special economic zone. During World War II, the Japanese had a kamikaze base in Pampanga, and there are memorials to the kamikaze pilots.
Continuing through Region III, from the basis of the least populous province to the most populous, brings us to Tarlac -- population 1,045,000 by the 2000 census; based on 3,053 sq. km. divided into seventeen towns, of which Tarlac is the capital and the only city of the province. The province is landlocked and mostly agricultural. The easternmost soil zone is the biggest, well-drained soil that grows rice, sugar cane, maize, tobacco, and some minor crops and livestock. To the west, this soil gives way to clay, which is challenging for agriculture but useful for ceramics and bricks. Westernmost is the Zambales range. The area is heavily forested, yielding some wood (which get turned into furniture and wooden clogs), and is home to some of the native Aeta. Tarlac contains the place of internment for the survivors of the Bataan Death March, and a large monument salutes their sacrifice.
North along the west coast of Luzon from Bataan is the province of Zambales, which, with 623,000 by the 2000 census, is the second least populous, but at 3,714 sq. km. it is about three times as big as Bataan. 194,000 of its inhabitants live in the city of Olongapo; the rest are divided among thirteen towns. Iba is its capital. Like Bataan, Zambales is overwhelmingly agricultural. Its principal products are maize, rice, sugar cane, vegetables, poultry, and swine. The inhabitants also create various handicrafts, which are sold. There are also three large mining operations concentrating on chromite, though Zambales also has reserves of gold, iron, nickel, and other resources. Zambales is quite ethnically diverse: There are surviving populations of Aetas, apparently the earliest inhabitants of the province, who still practice their hunter-gatherer lifestyle without fixed abodes in the mountains; the Sambals, for whom the province was named, also maintain a presence. It is also the location of Subic Bay, where the Spanish once built a navy base in 1895. This was passed on to the United States a few years later. It was destroyed during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, and a Philippine Free Port was built in its place. Zambales is also working to develop its potential for tourism. There is a marine life sanctuary offshore in San Salvador Island. There is also a variety of ecosystems inland, including the area recovering from Mount Pinatubo's eruption. There are many miles of varied shoreline.
Political Divisions
| Province/City | Capital | Population (2000) |
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Pop. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of density (per km²) |
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| Aurora | Baler | 173,797 | 3,239. Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Baler is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. 5 | 53. 6 |
| Bataan | Balanga City | 557,659 | 1,202. Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The City of Balanga ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Balanga) is a fifth class city in the province of Bataan, Region III - Central 7 | 463. 67 |
| Bulacan | Malolos City | 2,234,088 | 2,625. This article is about the province For the municipality see Bulacan Bulacan. This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. 0 | 851. 1 |
| Nueva Ecija | Palayan City | 1,659,883 | 5,284. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Palayan City ( Ilokano: Ciudad ti Palayan; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Palayan/Siudad ning Palayan; Filipino 3 | 314. 1 |
| Pampanga | City of San Fernando | 1,882,730 | 2,118. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. For the city in La Union see San Fernando City La Union. For other uses see San Fernando. 74 | 888. 6 |
| Tarlac | Tarlac City | 1,068,783 | 3,053. For the city see Tarlac City. For the river see Tarlac River. Tarlac City is a 2nd class city in the province headed by Mayor Genaro "Aro" Mendoza of Tarlac, Philippines. 4 | 350. 0 |
| Zambales | Iba | 433,538 | 3,714. For the mountain chain see Zambales Mountains. For the ethnic group see Sambal people. Iba is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. 4 | 116. 7 |
| Angeles City | — | 263,971 | 62. Angeles City (Lungsod ng Angeles Kapampangan: Ciudad ning Angeles) geographically located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines 16 | 4,246. 6 |
| Olongapo City | — | 194,260 | 170. The City of Olongapo (Lungsod ng Olongapo Sambal: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized city located in the province of Zambales 30 | 1141 |
¹ Angeles City and Olongapo City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Pampanga and Zambales respectively. Angeles City (Lungsod ng Angeles Kapampangan: Ciudad ning Angeles) geographically located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines The City of Olongapo (Lungsod ng Olongapo Sambal: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized city located in the province of Zambales Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. For the mountain chain see Zambales Mountains. For the ethnic group see Sambal people.
Cities
The Central Luzon Region has thirteen cities.
- Angeles City, Pampanga
- Balanga City, Bataan
- Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
- Gapan City, Nueva Ecija
- Meycauayan City, Bulacan
- Malolos City, Bulacan
- Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
- Olongapo City, Zambales
- Palayan City, Nueva Ecija
- City of San Fernando, Pampanga
- San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
- San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan
- Tarlac City, Tarlac
See also
External links
- Central Luzon Local Search - Diiscover Central Luzon
- Executive Order No. 561: FORMATION OF THE "SUPER" REGIONS AND MANDATE OF THE SUPERREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAMPIONS
- North Luzon Super Region: Potentials
- North Luzon Super Region: Projects
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