Floridablanca, Pampanga
Floridablanca, officially the Municipality of Floridablanca (Kapampangan: Balen ning Floridablanca; Filipino: Bayan ng Floridablanca) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 135,542 people.[3] Floridablanca is a part of the province of the Pampanga located in Central Luzon lying north of Dinalupihan, Bataan and south-southwest of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Floridablanca | |
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| Municipality of Floridablanca | |
Municipal Hall | |
Flag Seal | |
Map of Pampanga with Floridablanca highlighted | |
Floridablanca Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°56′N 120°30′E / 14.93°N 120.5°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Pampanga |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | April 30, 1867 |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Darwin R. Manalansan |
| • Vice Mayor | Michael L. Galang |
| • Representative | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 72,707 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175.48 km2 (67.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 135,542 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 30,994 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 2.92 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 404.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 531.6 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 355.6 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 183.6 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | San Fernando Electric Light and Power Company (SFELAPCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2006 |
| PSGC | 035406000 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Kapampangan Mag-indi Tagalog |
History
Floridablanca was founded in 1823 at the site of a monastery. In the 1920s, the Pampanga Sugar Mill was built at Del Carmen in the 1920s. The area was the site of military bases of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the Philippine Constabulary from 1942 to 1946. The Philippine Air Force established Basa Air Base at a former American military airfield in 1947.[5]
Geography
Floridablanca is located on the western part of Pampanga along the Zambales mountain ranges and is bounded by the municipalities of Porac on the north, Lubao on the south, Guagua on the east, and Dinalupihan, Bataan on the west. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the city of San Fernando and 106 kilometres (66 mi) from Manila. The town is at an elevation of 12 feet (3.7 m) above sea level. Floridablanca is north of Dinalupihan, Bataan via Dinalupihan-Floridablanca Access Road at the Bataan-Pampanga boundary line.
With an area of 17,548 hectares (43,360 acres), it is the third largest municipality in the province, after Porac and Candaba.
Barangays
Floridablanca is politically subdivided into 33 barangays:
- Anon
- Apalit
- Basa Air Base
- Benedicto
- Bodega
- Cabangcalan
- Calantas
- Carmencita
- Consuelo
- Culubasa
- Dampe
- Del Carmen
- Fortuna
- Gutad
- Mabical
- Maligaya
- Mawacat
- Nabuclod
- Pabanlag
- Paguiruan
- Palmayo
- Pandaguirig
- Poblacion
- San Antonio
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro
- San Ramon
- San Roque
- Santa Monica
- Solib
- Santo Rosario
- Valdez
Climate
| Climate data for Floridablanca, Pampanga | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 31 (87) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 15 (0.6) | 34 (1.3) | 138 (5.4) | 203 (8.0) | 242 (9.5) | 233 (9.2) | 201 (7.9) | 126 (5.0) | 50 (2.0) | 21 (0.8) | 1,280 (50.4) |
| Average rainy days | 3.7 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 21.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 21.8 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 191.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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In the 2020 census, the population of Floridablanca, Pampanga, was 135,542 people,[3] with a density of 770 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,000 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
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Floridablanca is the second largest producer of rice in the province. It produces more than enough rice to meet its needs resulting in a surplus. In 1999, only 37.76% of its produce was used for its own rice requirement resulting in a surplus of 65.24% equivalent to 17,553 metric tons.
Government
Local government
Like other towns in the Philippines, Floridablanca is governed by a mayor and vice mayor who are elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head and leads the town's departments in executing the ordinances and improving public services. The vice mayor heads a legislative council (Sangguniang Bayan) consisting of councilors from the Barangays of Barrios.
List of municipal leaders
Capitan Municipal
- 1897 – Don Gerónimo Romero Dinio
- 1898 – Don Cecilio Alvendia
- 1899 – Don Alejandro Ramos
Municipal Presidents
- 1900–1902 – Don Gerónimo Romero Dinio
- 1903–1905 – Don Alejandro Ramos
- 1906–1908 – Don Gregorio Panlaqui
- 1909–1911 – Don León Gutiérrez
- 1911 – Don Arcadio Ramírez
- 1912–1917 – Don Martin Sundiam
- 1918–1922 – Don José O. Dinio
- 1923–1925 – Don Isidoro Alvendia
- 1926–1931 – Don Roberto Nuguid
- 1932–1937 – Don Camilo Ocampo
Municipal Mayors
- 1938–1940 – Geronimo Dinio Coronel
- 1941 – Benigno Layug
- 1942–1943 – Francisco Vargas
- 1943–1944 – Fidel Pekson
- 1944 – Leandro Garcia
- 1945 – Benigno Layug
- 1945 – Dr. Vicente Chincuanco
- 1945–1946 – Mariano Macabulos
- 1946–1947 – Arsenio T. Isip
- 1948–1951 – Mariano Macabulos
- 1951–1955 – Dominador Diyco Songco
- 1956–1959 – Atty. Marcelo Dungca Mendiola
- 1960–1967 – Dominador Diyco Songco
- 1968–1971 – Jose Dungca Mendiola
- 1972–1986 – Pedro Manuel Capulong
- 1986–1992 – Tito Morales Mendiola
- 1992–2001 – Pedro Manuel Capulong
- 2001–2004 – Joerey Montemayor
- 2004–2007 – Darwin Manalansan
- 2007–2016 – Eduardo Guerrero
- 2016–present – Darwin Manalansan
Tourism
Aside from Basa Air Base, the town has cultural treasures and interesting points.
- 1887 San Jose Obrero Parish Church: the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando exercises jurisdiction over the Heritage Church.
- Bahay na Puti (Alvendia House): the Justice Carmelino Alvendia, Sr. ancestral mansion is owned, preserved and maintained by his family.
Notable personalities
- Leandro Coronel, news reporter/columnist and book author
- Dante Rivero, movie actor
- Jillian Ward, actress
- Justice Carmelino Alvendia, Sr.
- Reynaldo Vitug Reyes, a native of Maligaya, Floridablanca a Major General of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and known as the first Floridablancan Air Force General
- Rhea Santos, newsreader from GMA and OMNI
Gallery
Basa Air Base Main Gate
Façade of the Saint Joseph the Worker Parish Church
The heritage house of the town
Public market
References
- ^ Municipality of Floridablanca | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "History of Floridablanca". Municipality of Floridablanca, Province of Pampanga – Abe abe king panyulung. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "Floridablanca: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Pampanga". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
External links
- Floridablanca Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Local Governance Performance Management System March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine