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 2015 census, it has a population of 125,163 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
Municipality
Municipality of Floridablanca
Municipal Hall
Flag Seal
Map of Pampanga with Floridablanca highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Floridablanca Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°56′N 120°30′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Pampanga
District	2nd District
Founded	April 30, 1867
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Darwin R. Manalansan
• Vice Mayor	Michael L. Galang
• Representative	Juan Miguel M. Arroyo
• Electorate	67,534 voters (2019)
Area  [2]
• Total	175.48 km^2 (67.75 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	125,163
• Density	710/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Households	28,196
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	13.13% (2015)[4]
• Revenue	₱235,844,342.30 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2006
PSGC	035406000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Climate type	tropical monsoon climate
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
• 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
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

Population census of Floridablanca

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 7,001 —     1918 9,486 +2.05% 1939 17,521 +2.96% 1948 24,825 +3.95% 1960 28,655 +1.20% 1970 39,830 +3.34% 1975 45,419 +2.67%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1980 51,648 +2.60% 1990 66,146 +2.51% 1995 76,683 +2.81% 2000 85,394 +2.33% 2007 103,388 +2.67% 2010 110,846 +2.57% 2015 125,163 +2.34%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8][9]

In the 2015 census, the population of Floridablanca, Pampanga, was 125,163 people, [3] with a density of 710 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,800 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

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.

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

Landmarks

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 natives and residents

• Leandro Coronel, news reporter/columnist and book author
• Dante Rivero, movie actor
• 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

Images

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  Basa Air Base Main Gate
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  Façade of the Saint Joseph the Worker Parish Church
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  The heritage house of the town
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  Public market

References

1.  Municipality of Floridablanca | (DILG)
2. "Province: Pampanga". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
5. "History of Floridablanca". Municipality of Floridablanca, Province of Pampanga – Abe abe king panyulung. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
6. "Floridablanca: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
9. "Province of Pampanga". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

External links

• Floridablanca Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Official site
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System