Floridablanca
Municipality
Municipality of Floridablanca
Municipal Hall
Flag Seal
Map of Pampanga with Floridablanca highlighted
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Floridablanca Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°56?N 120°30?E / 14.93°N 120.5°E / 14.93; 120.5Coordinates: 14°56?N 120°30?E / 14.93°N 120.5°E / 14.93; 120.5
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Pampanga
District	2nd District
Founded	April 30, 1867
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
o Type
o Mayor	Darwin R. Manalansan
o Vice Mayor	Michael L. Galang
o Congressman	Juan Miguel M. Arroyo
o Electorate	67,534 voters (2019)
Area  [2]
o Total	175.48 km2 (67.75 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population (2015 census) [3]
o Total	125,163
o Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
o Households	28,196
Economy
o Income class	1st municipal income class
o Poverty incidence	13.13% (2015)[4]
o Revenue	?235,844,342.30 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2006
PSGC	035406000
	+63 (0)45
Climate type	tropical monsoon climate
Native languages	Kapampangan Mag-indi language 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 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.

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:

Climate

Demographics

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

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

External links

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