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Geography

Political

Pampanga is subdivided into 19 municipalities and 3 cities (one highly urbanized city, Angeles, and two component cities).

City No of Barangays Population (2007) Area (km2) Population Density (per km2)

Angeles City

33 267,788 66.16 3,989/km²
Mabalacat City 27 267,788 165.8 1226.22
City of San Fernando 36 221,857 67.74 3,275/km²
Municipality No. of Barangays Population (2007) Area (km2) Population Density (per km2)
Apalit 12 97,296 72  
Arayat 30 101,792    
Bacolor 21 16,147    
Candaba 33 86,066 208.70  
Floridablanca 33 85,394 175.48 1,487/km²
Guagua 31 111,259 66.16 km² 3,989/km²
Lubao 44 125,699 155.77  
Macabebe 25 65,346    
Magalang 27 77,530    
Masantol 26 48,120    
Mexico 43 109,481    
Minalin 15 40,000 48.27  
Porac 29 102,962 343.12  
San Luis 17 41,554    
San Simon 14 41,253    
Santa Ana 14 42,990    
Santa Rita 10 32,780    
Santo Tomas 8 32,695    
Sasmuan 12 23,359    

 

Physical

Terrain

The province has a total land mass of 2,180.68 square kilometers. Its terrain is relatively flat with one distinct mountain, Mount Arayat and the notable Pampanga River. Among its municipalities, Porac has the largest land mass with 343.12 square kilometers; Candaba comes in second with 208.7 square kilometers; followed by Lubao with 155.77 square kilometers.

Climate

The province of Pampanga has two distinct climates, rainy and dry. The rainy or wet season normally begins in May and runs through October, while the rest of the year is the dry season. The warmest period of the year occurs between March and April, while the coolest period is from December through February. (source wikipedia)