Central Luzon

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Central Luzon
Malaysia Brunei Indonesien Indonesien Ilocos-Region Cagayan Valley Central Luzon Metro Manila CALABARZON Bicol-Region Western Visayas Eastern Visayas Central Visayas MIMAROPA Zamboanga Peninsula Northern Mindanao Caraga Davao-Region SOCCSKSARGEN Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Cordillera Administrative RegionLocation of the district within the Philippines
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Regional center San Fernando
Residents 11,218,177
- population density 471.4 per km²
surface 22,015 km²
division
- provinces 7th
- cities 13
- Municipalities 117
- Barangays 3,102
languages Kapampangan , Ilokano , Tagalog ,

Filipino , English , others

Central Luzon is a Philippine region that includes the largest plain in the Philippines. Most of the rice in this area is also produced in the Philippines.

San Fernando in Pampanga is the administrative center of the region. The province of Aurora was later incorporated into Central Luzon.

geography

The northern border of the administrative region is represented by the neighboring regions of Ilocos Region , Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region . Which can also be found geographically, in the northwest the lowlands of the Agno River , in the north the Cordillera Central and the Caraballo Mountains , in the east the Philippine Sea .

In the western part of the region a wide but elongated peninsula juts out into the ocean, which forms the massif of the Zambales Mountains . This massif separates the central plains of Luzon from the South China Sea and forms the western front of the Philippine Cordilleras. The largest elevation of this mountain range is Mount Tapulao , which is also known as High Peak and reaches a summit height of 2037 meters. Southeast of the highest mountain is the world-famous Pinatubo volcano , the summit of which is 1486 m above sea level. The southern foothills of the Zambales Mountains extend to the Bataan peninsula . This is dominated by the two majestic volcanoes Mariveles and Natib and protrudes far into the Bay of Manila and thus forms the north-western part of this large bay .

To the north and east of Manila Bay opens the central Luzon plain, which is drained by large rivers such as the Pampanga and whose northern foothills extend to the Gulf of Lingayen . In the center of the plain, the 1030 meter high stratovolcano Arayat rises like an island mountain from the flat terrain . The Candaba river marshes spread out southeast of the extinct volcano . The plain is one of the most densely populated areas in the Philippines and is also one of the most important agricultural regions in the country. The main cities of Central Luzon are Tarlac City , Angeles City and Cabanatuan City . The eastern part of Central Luzon is dominated by the Sierra Madre , also known as the Eastern Cordelliers. The highest mountain in this part of the Sierra Madre is Mount Oriod, 1,187 meters high. With the construction of the Angat Reservoir and the establishment of the Angat Watershed Forest Reserve in the Sierra Madre, this part of the region plays an important role in the water and energy supply of Metro Manila . Another large dam is the Pantabangan Reservoir in the region. In the southeast, the border with the neighboring region of Calabrazon and the metropolitan region of Manila forms the end of the region.

Political division

Province / cities Provincial
capital		 Population
( 2007 )		 Area
( km² )		 Population density
(per km²)
Aurora Baler 187,802 3,147.32 59.67
Bataan Balanga 662.153 1,372.98 482.27
Bulacan Malolos City 2,826,926 2,796.10 1,011.02
Nueva Ecija Palayan City 1,853,853 5,751.33 322.33
Pampanga San Fernando 1,911,951 2,062.47 927.02
Tarlac Tarlac City 1,243,449 3,053.60 407.21
Zambales Iba 493.085 3,830.83 128.71
Angeles - 263,971 62.16 4,246.6
Olongapo - 194.260 170.30 1141.0

Other cities

National parks and nature reserves

Significant structures

Major educational institutions

Web links

Commons : Central Luzon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2015 Population Counts Summary. In: psa.gov.ph. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .

Coordinates: 15 ° 30 '  N , 120 ° 42'  E