Floridablanca, Pampanga

Floridablanca
Floridablanca
Municipality
	Municipality of Floridablanca
	Municipal Hall
	Seal
	Map of Pampanga with Floridablanca highlighted
	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
• Congressman	Juan Miguel M. Arroyo
• Electorate	72,707 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	175.48 km2 (67.75 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	135,542
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Households	30,994
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	13.13% (2015)
• Revenue (₱)	₱ 404.7 million (2020)
• Assets (₱)	₱ 531.6 million (2020)
• Liabilities (₱)	₱ 183.6 million (2020)
• Expenditure (₱)	₱ 355.6 million (2020)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2006
PSGC	0305406000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Kapampangan; Mag-indi; Tagalog

Floridablanca, officially the Municipality of 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.

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
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]

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^[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 kilometre or 2,000 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

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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.

Images

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)
^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ "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)" (PDF). 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.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

External links

[1] Municipality of Floridablanca | (DILG)

[nscb-area-2] "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[PSA20–03-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[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.

[met_norms-6] "Floridablanca: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

[PSA15–03-7] Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

[NSO10–03-8] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[NSO07-03-9] 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.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[LWUA-PopulationData-10] "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

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v t e Province of Pampanga
San Fernando (capital) Angeles City (largest city)
Municipalities	Apalit Arayat Bacolor Candaba Floridablanca Guagua Lubao Macabebe Magalang Masantol Mexico Minalin Porac San Luis San Simon Santa Ana Santa Rita Santo Tomas Sasmuan
Component cities	Mabalacat San Fernando
Highly urbanized city	Angeles (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Pampanga by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)