Camiling

Camiling
Municipality
Municipality of Camiling
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Nickname:  Old Lady in the Northwestern Province of Tarlac
Motto:  Camiling Magaling
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Camiling Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°41′12″N 120°24′47″E / 15.6867°N 120.4131°E / 15.6867; 120.4131
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Tarlac
District	1st district
Founded	1838
Barangays	61 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Erlon C. Agustin
• Vice Mayor	Noel B. Dela Cruz
• Representative	Jaime D. Cojuangco
• Municipal Council	Members Gladys T. Agustin-Resurrection Benicio B. Delos Reyes II Mahalia M. Mateo Jesus A. Corpuz Kristine Anne S. Legaspi Raul G. Mangrobang Jherwin D. Corpuz Ernesto C. Toralba
• Electorate	53,623 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	140.53 km2 (54.26 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Highest elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Lowest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	87,319
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Households	22,530
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	10.35 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 274.9 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 1,063 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 234.2 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 174.7 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2306
PSGC	036903000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Kapampangan
Website	www.camiling-lgu.gov.ph

Camiling, officially the Municipality of Camiling, (Pangasinan: Baley na Camiling; Ilocano: Ili ti Camiling; Tagalog: Bayan ng Camiling) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tarlac in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,319 people.^[3]

Camiling is one of the fastest-growing towns of Tarlac when it comes to income and economy. It is also considered one of the richest when it comes to cultural heritage in the entire province. The town is also dubbed to be the "Old Lady in the Northwestern province of Tarlac", because it is one of the oldest municipalities created by the Spanish government under the province of Pangasinan where it previously included the former barrio of Mayantoc, San Clemente, and Santa Ignacia. The municipality also features cultural antiquity such as its churches, ancestral houses, and ruins. However, the baroque church of Camiling has yet to be restored after 20 years since a fire burned its interior. The inside of the church, one of the only two Spanish churches left in Tarlac, has become a cesspool for human waste, while the facade (front) and buttresses (side supports) have been occupied by business establishments. One buttress has been converted by a business store into a toilet. Heritage advocates and Camiling locals have been campaigning for the restoration of the church after the reports came out in March 2018.^[5]

Camiling is the major municipality in north-western Tarlac. It is the commercial center of an area composed of about eight towns, and borders the province of Pangasinan. It is the gateway to central and western Pangasinan through the Romulo Highway (formerly Highway 13). It is also known for its famous "chicharon Camiling" and its green native rice cake called nilubyan.