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Central Luzon

Central Luzon
Gitnang Luzon
Tengnga ti Luzon
Kalibudtarang Luzon
Pegley na Luzon
Region III
Region
Clockwise from the top: Anawangin Cove, Capones Island, Mount Samat National Shrine, Lake Pinatubo, Barasoain Church
Nickname: 
Rice Granary of the Philippines[1]
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
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Coordinates: 15°28′N 120°45′E / 15.47°N 120.75°E / 15.47; 120.75
Country Philippines
Island groupLuzon
Regional centerSan Fernando (Pampanga)[2]
Largest citySan Jose del Monte
Area
 • Total22,014.63 km2 (8,499.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Mount Tapulao)
2,037 m (6,683 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total12,422,172
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 codePH-03
Provinces
7
Independent Cities
2
Component cities
13
Municipalities115
Barangays3,102
Cong. districts20
Languages
GDP (2023)₱2.65 trillion
$47.65 billion[5]
Growth rateIncrease (6.1%)[5]
HDIIncrease 0.765 (High)
HDI rank4th in the Philippines (2019)

Central Luzon (Kapampangan: (Reyun ning) Kalibudtarang Luzon, Pangasinan: (Rehiyon na) Pegley na Luzon, Tagalog: (Rehiyon ng) Gitnang Luzon, Ilocano: (Rehion/Deppaar ti) Tengnga ti Luzon), designated as Region III, is an administrative region in the Philippines, primarily serving to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plains of the island of Luzon (the largest island), for administrative convenience. The region contains the largest plain in the country and produces most of the country's rice supply, earning itself the nickname "Rice Granary of the Philippines".[1] Its provinces are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales.[6] Pangasinan was formerly a province of Central Luzon before President Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 1, 1972, incorporating it into Ilocos Region. Additionally, the province of Aurora was part of the defunct political region Southern Tagalog when the region was divided into Calabarzon and Mimaropa, upon the issuance of Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, which transferred Aurora to Central Luzon.

  1. ^ a b Edenhofer, Ottmar; Wallacher, Johannes; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Reder, Michael; Knopf, Brigitte; Müller, Johannes (June 25, 2012). Climate Change, Justice and Sustainability: Linking Climate and Development Policy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 206. ISBN 9789400745407.
  2. ^ "DILG Region 3 - Regional Management". Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population (Region 3)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "2021 to 2023 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)". openstat.psa.gov.ph. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Central Luzon, Region III, Philippines". flagspot.net.

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