NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Central Luzon

Central Luzon region contains the largest plain of the Philippines, and produces most of the country's rice supply. That is why it is called the "Rice Bowl" of the Philippines. Its provinces are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales. Image File history File links Map of the Philippines showing the location of Central Luzon. ... The City of San Fernando, where Efren is so beautiful. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Pampanga Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: City of San Fernando Founded: December 11, 1571 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,882,730 (10th largest) Densityâ€”863 per kmÂ² (4th highest) Area: 2,180. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... 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. ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Ilokano (variants: Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, and Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Sambal (Spanish: zambal) is a Sambalic language spoken primarily in the province of Zambales in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and their provinces (click for larger version). ... In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bataan Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Balanga City Founded: â€”1754 Population: 2000 censusâ€”557,659 (46th largest) Densityâ€”406 per kmÂ² (12th highest) Area: 1,373. ... Provincial Capitol of Bulacan. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Pampanga Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: City of San Fernando Founded: December 11, 1571 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,882,730 (10th largest) Densityâ€”863 per kmÂ² (4th highest) Area: 2,180. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Tarlac Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Tarlac City Founded: 1872 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,068,783 (23rd largest) Densityâ€”350 per kmÂ² (14th highest) Area: 3,053. ... Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ...

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. Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... Balanga City is a 5th class city in the province of Bataan, Philippines. ... Cabanatuan City is a 1st class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Gapan City is a 5th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Science City of MuÃ±oz is a 5th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Palayan City is a 4th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... San Jose City is a 2nd class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Downtown Olongapo The City of Olongapo (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Sambal: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized city formerly in the province of Zambales, Philippines. ... Nickname: Motto: Sulong Angeles. ... The City of San Fernando, where Efren is so beautiful. ... San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a second class/partially urban component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... The City of Meycauayan or Meycauayan is a 4th class urban city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Malolos is a city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Tarlac City is a 3rd class city in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. ...

The City of San Fernando, in Pampanga, is the regional center. Aurora was transferred from Region IV by Executive Order No. 103. The City of San Fernando, where Efren is so beautiful. ...

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. Clark Air Base, and two other American 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. There are no cities. 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

¹ Angeles City and Olongapo City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Pampanga and Zambales respectively. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol kmÂ², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Provincial seal of Aurora, Philippines. ... Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Baler is the capital of the province of Aurora in the Philippines. ... Provincial seal of Bataan, Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bataan Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Balanga City Founded: â€”1754 Population: 2000 censusâ€”557,659 (46th largest) Densityâ€”406 per kmÂ² (12th highest) Area: 1,373. ... Balanga City is a 5th class city in the province of Bataan, Philippines. ... Provincial seal of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Provincial Capitol of Bulacan. ... Malolos is a city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Image File history File links Provincial seal of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Palayan City is a 4th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Image File history File links Ph_seal_of_pampanga. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Pampanga Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: City of San Fernando Founded: December 11, 1571 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,882,730 (10th largest) Densityâ€”863 per kmÂ² (4th highest) Area: 2,180. ... The City of San Fernando, where Efren is so beautiful. ... Provincial seal of Tarlac, Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Tarlac Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Tarlac City Founded: 1872 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,068,783 (23rd largest) Densityâ€”350 per kmÂ² (14th highest) Area: 3,053. ... Tarlac City is a 3rd class city in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. ... Provincial seal of the province of Zambales, Philippines This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Iba is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. ... Image File history File links Ph_seal_pampanga_angeles_city. ... Nickname: Motto: Sulong Angeles. ... Downtown Olongapo The City of Olongapo (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Sambal: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized city formerly in the province of Zambales, Philippines. ... Nickname: Motto: Sulong Angeles. ... Downtown Olongapo The City of Olongapo (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Sambal: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized city formerly in the province of Zambales, Philippines. ... Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Zambales is a [[fun place fullof the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ...

Cities

Nickname: Motto: Sulong Angeles. ... Balanga City is a 5th class city in the province of Bataan, Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bataan Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Balanga City Founded: â€”1754 Population: 2000 censusâ€”557,659 (46th largest) Densityâ€”406 per kmÂ² (12th highest) Area: 1,373. ... Cabanatuan City is a 1st class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Gapan City is a 5th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... The City of Meycauayan or Meycauayan is a 4th class urban city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Provincial Capitol of Bulacan. ... Malolos is a city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Provincial Capitol of Bulacan. ... Science City of MuÃ±oz is a 5th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Downtown Olongapo The City of Olongapo (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Sambal: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized city formerly in the province of Zambales, Philippines. ... Palayan City is a 4th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... The City of San Fernando, where Efren is so beautiful. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Pampanga Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: City of San Fernando Founded: December 11, 1571 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,882,730 (10th largest) Densityâ€”863 per kmÂ² (4th highest) Area: 2,180. ... San Jose City is a 2nd class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a second class/partially urban component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Provincial Capitol of Bulacan. ... Tarlac City is a 3rd class city in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Tarlac Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Tarlac City Founded: 1872 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,068,783 (23rd largest) Densityâ€”350 per kmÂ² (14th highest) Area: 3,053. ...

See also

The creation of super regions in the Philippines is a proposed plan by the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her sixth State of the Nation Address to group the selected regions/provinces by their economic strengths. ...

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Pangasinan, officially Province of Pangasinan (Pangasinan: Luyag na Pangasinan), is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Quirino Region: Cagayan Valley (Region II) Capital: Cabarroguis, Quirino Founded: June 18, 1966 Population: 2000 censusâ€”148,575 (8th smallest) Densityâ€”49 per kmÂ² (2nd lowest) Area: 3,057. ... Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. ... Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... Sarangani is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Shariff Kabunsuan Region: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Capital: Kabuntalan Founded: Population: 2000 censusâ€” () Densityâ€” per kmÂ² () Area: kmÂ² () Divisions: Highly urbanized citiesâ€”0 Component citiesâ€”0 Municipalitiesâ€”10 Barangaysâ€” Congressional districtsâ€” Languages: Maguindanaoan Governor: (2004-2007) Shariff Kabunsuan is the newest province... Siquijor is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... Sorsogon is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. ... Southern Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Sultan Kudarat Region: SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) Capital: Isulan Founded: Population: 2000 censusâ€”586,505 (42nd largest) Densityâ€”124 per kmÂ² (21st highest) Area: 4,714. ... Sulu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ... Surigao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... Surigao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Tarlac Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Tarlac City Founded: 1872 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,068,783 (23rd largest) Densityâ€”350 per kmÂ² (14th highest) Area: 3,053. ... Tawi-Tawi is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ... Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Zamboanga del Norte Region: Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) Capital: Dipolog City Founded: June 23, 1635 and June 6, 1952 Population: 2000 censusâ€”823,130 (27th largest) Densityâ€”124 per kmÂ² (27th highest) Area: 6,618. ... Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. ... Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. ... The Philippines is divided into: Regions of the Philippines Provinces of the Philippines Municipalities of the Philippines and Cities of the Philippines Barangays Each division at each level is a local government unit (LGU). ... The Philippines is divided into three island groups. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and their provinces (click for larger version). ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... 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. ... The Legislative districts of the Philippines are the representations of the Philippines provinces and cities in the Philippine Congress. ... A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession/control of land by one state after it has conquered it from a former state no longer currently recognized by the occupying power. ... State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya State anthem: Sabah Tanah Airku Capital Kota Kinabalu Ruling party Barisan Nasional - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Ahmadshah Abdullah - Ketua Menteri Musa Aman History - Brunei Sultanate 16th century - Sulu Sultanate 1658 - British North Borneo 1882 - Japanese occupation 1941-1945 - British control 1946 - Accession into Malaysia 1963... The Scarborough Shoal, more correctly described as a group of islands, atolls, and reefs then a shoal, is located in the Luzon Sea (South China Sea). ...

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