2. Central Luzon also has its share of colorful
history. Malolos, Bulacan was the place where the first
constitution of an independent Philippines was
promulgated on January 21, 1899. Tarlac town became
the seat of the Philippine government for one month in
March 1899, when Pres. Aguinaldo left Bulacan to
escape approaching US forces.
Central Luzon designated as Region III, is
an administrative region in the Philippines, primarily
serving to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central
plains of the island of Luzon (the largest island), for
administrative convenience. The region contains the
largest plain in the country and produces most of the
country's rice supply, earning itself the nickname ‘’Rice
Granary of the Philippines’’.
6. • Aurora is a province in the Philippines located in the eastern part
of Central Luzon region, facing the Philippine Sea. Its capital
is Baler and borders, clockwise from the south, the provinces
of Quezon, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Isabela.
• Before 1979, Aurora was part of the province of Quezon. Aurora was,
in fact, named after Aurora Aragon, the wife of Pres. Manuel L.
Quezon, the president of the Philippine Commonwealth, after whom
the mother province was named.
• Aurora is a coastal province covering an area of 3,147.32 square
kilometres (1,215.19 sq mi)in east-central Luzon. To the north, it is
bordered by the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park of Isabela, to
the west by the central range of the Sierra Madre which contains
the Casecnan Protected Landscape and Aurora Memorial National
Park, to the south by the Umiray River, and to the east by
the Philippine Sea which opens to the Philippine Sea. The San
Ildefonso Peninsula lies in the province's northern portion between
the Philippine Sea and the Casiguran Sound.
8. Corn crops, rice and other major agricultural crops
are grown in Aurora. It has a total of 38, 928 or 13%
of provincial Land Area of Agricultural land. It also has
8,945 hectares (22,100 acres) of rice plantation that
averages 24,000 ton every years.
20. BATAAN
Capital: City of Balanga
Municipalities:
Abucay
Bagac
Dinalupihan
Hermosa
Limay
Marviles
Morong
Orani
Orion
Pilar
Samal
21.
22. Bataan is a province situated in the Central Luzon region of
the Philippines. Its capital is the City of Balanga. Occupying
the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Bataan is bordered by
the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The
peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic
Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east.
The province has an area of 1,372.98 square kilometres
(530.11 sq mi), and covers the entire Bataan Peninsula, a rocky
extension of the Zambales Mountains jutting out into
the South China Sea, enclosing the Manila Bay.
Ethnicity
The three most prominent ethnic groups in Bataan are the
Tagalogs, the Kapampangans and the Ayta Magbeken, though
the third group has a lower population despite being the
province's first inhabitants.
36. BULACAN
Capital: Malolos
Municipalities:
Angat Paombong
Balagtas Plaridel
Baliuag Pulilan
Bocaue San Ildefonso
Balakan San Jose Del
Monte San Miguel
Bustos San Rafael
Calumpit Santa Maria
Dona Remedios Trinidad
Guiguinto
Hagonoy
Marilao
Meycauayan
Norzagaray
Obando
Pandi
37.
38. Bulacan is a province in the Philippines, located in the Central
Luzon Region (Region III) in the island of Luzon, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
north of Manila (the nation's capital), and part of the Metro Luzon
Urban Beltway Super Region. Bulacan was established on August 15,
1578.
It has 569 barangays from 21 municipalities and three component
cities (Malolos the provincial capital, Meycauayan, and San Jose del
Monte).
In the 2015 census, Bulacan had a population of 3,292,071 people,
the highest in Region III and the 2nd most populous in the
Philippines. Bulacan's most populated city is San Jose del Monte, the
most populated municipality is Santa Maria while the least populated
is Doña Remedios Trinidad.
In 1899, the historic Barasoain Church in Malolos was the
birthplace of the First Constitutional Democracy in Asia.
Bulacan is dubbed as "The Gateway to the Northern Philippines".
39. Industries
The province of Bulacan is steadily becoming industrialized due
to its proximity to Metro Manila. Many corporations put up
industrial plants and site in Bulacan. Some of the businesses and
industries include agribusiness; aquaculture; banking; cement bag
making; ceramics; construction; courier; education; food/food
processing; furniture; garments; gifts, housewares & decors;
hospitals; hotels, resorts & restaurants; information and
communications technology; insurance; jewelry; leather & leather
tanning; manpower; manufacturing; marble; printing
press; pyrotechnics & fireworks manufacturing; realty/real property
development; shoe manufacturing; textile; trade; transport services;
travel & tours.
Agribusiness & aquaculture
The rural areas still mostly depend on agriculture (in the plains)
and fisheries (in the coastal areas) as a source of income. Some of
the major crops are rice, corn, vegetables, and fruits such
as mangoes; and various kinds of fishes and seafood. Orchid farming
by Golden Bloom Orchids at Brgy. Maguinao, San Rafael, Bulacan
40. Banking and finance
Bulacan is served by all major banks with more
than 200 banks doing business in the province. The
entrepreneurial culture is supported by the strong
cooperative movement with total assets of over PhP 2
Billion.
Income
Bulacan got the top place for "LGU's with Highest
Gross Income" (PhP 1,717,600,000.00) and "Top
Spender by LGU's" (PhP 1,349,420,000.00), and third
(3rd) among the "Top Provinces with Generated
Biggest Net Income" (PhP 368,180,000.00) according
to the 2006 Annual Financial Report - Local
Governments of the Commission of Audit.
44. Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Location: San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan
45. Casa Real Shrine
Location: Paseo del Congreso, Plaza Rizal, Malolos,
Bulacan
National museum about Filipino political history in a
former printing press building.
48. Philippinea Arena
Location: Ciudad De Victoria,
Bocaue, Bulacan
A 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone.With a
maximum seating capacity of 55,000, the Philippine
Arena is the world's largest indoor arena.
52. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in
the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan. Nueva Ecija
borders, from the south
clockwise, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva
Vizcaya and Aurora. The province is nationally known as the Rice
Granary of the Philippines, producing the largest rice yield in the
country.
Nueva Ecija was named by the Spanish colonizers after the city
of Ecija, Spain. Its indigenous names, such as Pinagpanaan,
meaning the place where the arrow hit - defining the precolonial
artistry in archery in the area, were abolished and changed by the
government during the post-colonial period after World War II,
sparking outrage from scholars and indigenous communities.
53. Municipalities
Aliaga Peñaranda
Bungabon Quezon
Cabanatuan Rizal
Cabiao San Antonio
Carranglan San Isidro
Cuyapo Cabaritan (San Jose)
Cabaldon (Bitalok and Sabani) San Leonardo
Gapan Santa Rosa
General Mamerto Natividad Santo Dominggo
General Tinio(Papaya) Talavera
Guimba Talugtug
Haen Zaragoza
Laur
Licab
Llanera
Lupao
Muñoz
Nampicuan
Palayan
Pantabangan
Geography
The province is the largest in
Central Luzon, covering a
total area of 5,751.33
square kilometres
(2,220.60 sq mi)
Population (2015)
2,151,461
Barangay:
849
Economy
Nueva Ecija is considered the
main rice growing province of
the Philippines and the leading
producer of onions in the
Municipality of Bongabon in
South East Asia. It is currently
the 9th richest province in the
country.
58. Antonio Luna Death Place Marker
Location:Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
A plaque marks this site where Antonio Luna, the famous
Filipino General, was assassinated in 1899.
60. PAMPANGA
Capital: San Fernando
Municipalities:
Angeles Minalin
Apalit Porac
Arayat San Fernando
Bacolor San Luis
Candaba San Simon
Floridablanca Sta. Ana
Guagua Sta. Rita
Lubao Santo Tomas
Mabalacat Sasmuan
Macabebe
Magalang
Masantol
Mexico
61. Pampanga is a province in the Central Luzon region of
the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay,
Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to
the northeast, Bulacan to the east, the Manila Bay to the
central-south, Bataan to the southwest and Zambales to the
west. Its capital is the City of San Fernando. Angeles City,
while geographically within Pampanga, is classified as a first-
class, highly urbanized city and is governed independently of
the province. The name La Pampanga was given by the
Spaniards, who encountered natives living along the banks
(pampáng) of the Pampanga River.
Geography:
Pampanga covers a total area of 2,002.20 square
kilometres (773.05 sq mi).
Population: 2,198,110
Languages: Kapampangan, Tagalog, English
Barangay: 505 Brgy.
69. TARLAC
Capital: TARLAC CITY
Municipalities:
Anao San Clemente
Bamban San Jose
Camiling San Manuel
Capas Santa Ignacia
Concepcion Template
Gerona Victoria
La Paz
Mayantoc
Moncada
Paniqui
Pura
Ramos
San Manuel
70. • Tarlac is a landlocked province located in the Central Luzon region of
the Philippines. It is bounded on the north by the province
of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija on the east, Zambales on the west
and Pampanga in the south. The province comprises three
congressional districts and is subdivided into 17 municipalities and
one city, Tarlac City, which is the provincial capital.
• The province is situated in the heartland of Luzon, in what is known
as the Central Plain also spanning the neighboring provinces
of Pampanga, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan. Tarlac covers a
total land area of 3,053.45 km2 (305,345 ha). Approximately 75% of
the province is plains while the rest is hilly to slightly mountainous.
• Today, Tarlac is the most multi-cultural of the provinces in the region
for having a mixture of four distinct ethnic groups:
the Kapampangans, the Pangasinans, the Ilocanos and the Tagalogs. It
is also known for its fine food and vast sugar and rice plantations in
Central Luzon.
71. Nickname: Melting Pot of Central Luzon and Sugar
Capital of Luzon
Population (2015): 1,366,027
Barangays: The 17 municipalities and 1 city of the province
comprise a total of 511 barangays, with Cristo Rey in Capas as
the most populous in 2010, and Malonzo in Bamban as the
least.
Climate: The province has three distinct seasons: summer
from March to June, monsoon rain from July to early October,
and monsoon winter from late October to February.
Language: Kapampangan and Pangasinan are mainly used
throughout the entire province, as well
as Ilocano and Tagalog.
Festivals: Chicharon Iniruban Festival, Melting Pot Festival,
Belen Festival
74. Monasterio de Tarlac is a popular tourist destination in the province of
Tarlac in the Philippines. It is a monastery on top of Mount Resurrection,
part of the Zambales Mountain Range in San Jose, one of the
municipalities in Tarlac.
75.
76. Mt. Pinatubo Lake
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains,
located on the tripoint boundary of the Philippine provinces of
Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga, all in Central Luzon on the northern
island of Luzon.
77. Hacienda Luisita
The hacienda spans 11 villages in three towns of Tarlac province.
Originally owned by the Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas, it is
now owned by the Cojuangco family who acquired the hacienda in the
late 1950s
81. • The province's name came from the word zambal,
which is a Hispanized term for Sambali. Zambal refers
to the native language spoken by the
early Austronesian inhabitants of the place. A
contending version states that the name was derived
from the word samba, meaning worship, because the
Spanish supposedly found the native inhabitants to be
highly superstitious; worshipping the spirits of their
ancestors
• Zambales is the second largest among the seven
provinces of Central Luzon after Nueva Ecija. The
province is noted for its mangoes, which are abundant
from January to April. Total land area of 3,830.83
square kilometres (1,479.09 sq mi) (including the
independent city of Olongapo).
82. Administrative division
Zambales comprises 13 municipalities and 1 highly urbanized city,
which are divided into two legislative districts. Olongapo City is a highly
urbanized city and administers itself autonomously from the province.
Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) a Philippine-claimed territory, is a
designated part of the province.
Barangays
247 barangays, with Santa Rita in Olongapo City as the most populous in
2010, and Owaog-Nibloc in Botolan as the least. If cities are
excluded, Calapacuan in Subic has the highest population as of 2010.
Population (2015): 590,848 people
Languages: Sambal, Tagalog, and Ilocano are the three main
languages of Zambales
