Mexico, Pampanga

Mexico

Masiku
Mexico Masiku
Municipality
	Municipality of Mexico
	Downtown area
	Flag Seal
	Map of Pampanga with Mexico highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Mexico Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 15°03′52″N 120°43′13″E / 15.0645°N 120.7203°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Pampanga
District	3rd district
Founded	April 24, 1581
Named for	Mexico City
Barangays	43 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Rodencio S. Gonzales
• Vice Mayor	Susana D. Siron
• Representative	Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr.
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	89,270 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	117.41 km2 (45.33 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Highest elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Lowest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	173,403
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
• Households	40,498
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	9.78% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 587.8 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 1,212 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 540.3 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 334.6 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Pampanga Rural Electric Service Cooperative (PRESCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2021
PSGC	0305413000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Kapampangan
Website	www.mexicopampanga.com

Mexico (also known as Masiku), officially the Municipality of Mexico (Kapampangan: Balen ning Mexico; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mexico), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 173,403 people.^[3] It was also formerly known as Nuevo México during the Spanish period.

Mexico is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from San Fernando and 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Manila.

^ Municipality of Mexico | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[1] Municipality of Mexico | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

[PSA20–03-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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