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Floridablanca | |
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Municipality of Floridablanca | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°58′26″N 120°31′41″E / 14.974°N 120.528°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 | 9.39 |
• 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, 2007 (
Basa Airbase) |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
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 is derived from Spanish which translates to "white flower." However, there are two versions of the name's origin: [5]
Previously, the town was named San Jose de Calampaui, which is derived from Spanish for Saint Joseph, its patron saint.
Floridablanca was founded in 1823 as Hacienda de San Jose de Calampaui at the site of a monastery. In 1867, it was renamed to Pueblo de Floridablanca.
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]
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 kilometers (25 mi) from the city of San Fernando and 106 kilometers (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.
Floridablanca is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Floridablanca, Pampanga | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
Mean daily minimum °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] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Floridablanca, Pampanga, was 135,542 people, [3] with a density of 770 inhabitants per square kilometer or 2,000 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Floridablanca
2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
2006
8.10 2009
13.42 2012
6.78 2015
13.13 2018
2.92 2021
9.39 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
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.
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.
Capitan Municipal
Municipal Presidents
Municipal Mayors
Aside from Basa Air Base, the town has cultural treasures and interesting points.
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Floridablanca | |
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Municipality of Floridablanca | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°58′26″N 120°31′41″E / 14.974°N 120.528°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 | 9.39 |
• 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, 2007 (
Basa Airbase) |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
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 is derived from Spanish which translates to "white flower." However, there are two versions of the name's origin: [5]
Previously, the town was named San Jose de Calampaui, which is derived from Spanish for Saint Joseph, its patron saint.
Floridablanca was founded in 1823 as Hacienda de San Jose de Calampaui at the site of a monastery. In 1867, it was renamed to Pueblo de Floridablanca.
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]
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 kilometers (25 mi) from the city of San Fernando and 106 kilometers (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.
Floridablanca is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Floridablanca, Pampanga | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
Mean daily minimum °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] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Floridablanca, Pampanga, was 135,542 people, [3] with a density of 770 inhabitants per square kilometer or 2,000 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Floridablanca
2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
2006
8.10 2009
13.42 2012
6.78 2015
13.13 2018
2.92 2021
9.39 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
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.
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.
Capitan Municipal
Municipal Presidents
Municipal Mayors
Aside from Basa Air Base, the town has cultural treasures and interesting points.
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