Pampanga

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Pampanga
Province

Province of Pampanga

Seal

Nickname(s): Culinary Capital of the Philippines

Location in the Philippines

Coordinates:

1504N 12040ECoordinates:

1504N 12040E

Country

Philippines

Region

Central Luzon(Region III)

Founded

December 11, 1571

Capital

San Fernando

Government
Type

Sangguniang Panlalawigan

Governor

Lilia G. Pineda (NUP/KAMBILAN)

Vice Governor

Dennis "Delta" G. Pineda

(NPC/KAMBILAN)

Area[1]
Total

2,002.20 km2(773.05 sq mi)

Area rank

59th out of 80
(excluding Angeles City)

Population (2010)[2]
Total

2,014,019

Rank

9th out of 80

Density

1,000/km2(2,600/sq mi)

Density rank

5th out of 80
(excluding Angeles City)

Divisions
Independent citie
s
Component cities
Municipalities

1[show]
2[show]
19[show]

Barangays
505
including independent cities:538

Districts

Demographics
Ethnic groups
Kapampangan (88%)
Tagalog (10%)
Pangasinan (8%)
Bicolano (1%)

Visayan (0.50%)
Kapampangan

Languages

Tagalog
English
Time zone

PHT (UTC+8)

ZIP code

20002024

IDD:area code

+63 (0)45

ISO 3166 code

PH-PAM

Website

www.pampanga.gov.ph

Pampanga or Pampaga (PSGC: 035400000; ISO: PH-PAM; ) is a province in the Central

Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered
by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlacand Nueva Ecija to the north,
and Bulacan to the southeast. 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 (pampng) of thePampanga River. Its creation in 1571 makes it the first Spanish province on
Luzon Island (Cebu in Visayas is older as it was founded by the Spaniards in 1565). The town
of Bacolor in the province briefly served as the Spanish colonial capital when Great
Britain invaded Manila as part of the Seven Years' War. At the eve of the Philippine Revolution of
1896, Pampanga was one of eight provinces placed under martial law for rebellion against
the Spanish Empire; it is thus represented on the Philippine national flag as one of the eight rays of
the sun.
Pampanga is served by Clark International Airport, which is in Clark Freeport Zone, some 16
kilometres (9.9 mi) north of the provincial capital. The province is home to two Philippine Air Force air
bases, Basa Air Base in Floridabalanca, and the former United States Clark Air Base in Angeles City.