Central Luzon

Central Luzon Region III
Region
From top, upper-left to lower-right: Baler Bay, Sierra Madre, Angeles City, and Pinatubo Crater Lake
Nickname:  Rice Granary of the Philippines[1]
Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 15°28′N 120°45′E / 15.47°N 120.75°E / 15.47; 120.75
Country	Philippines
Island group	Luzon
Regional center	San Fernando (Pampanga)[2]
Largest city	San Jose del Monte
Area
• Total	22,014.63 km2 (8,499.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Tapulao)	2,037 m (6,683 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	12,422,172
• Density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Human Development Index
• HDI (2019)	0.732[4] high · 4th
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-03
Provinces	7 Aurora Bataan Bulacan Nueva Ecija Pampanga Tarlac Zambales
Cities	15 Angeles City Balanga Cabanatuan Gapan Mabalacat Malolos Meycauayan Muñoz Olongapo Palayan San Fernando San Jose San Jose del Monte Tarlac City
Municipalities	115
Barangays	3,102
Cong. districts	20
Languages	Kapampangan Pangasinan Bulacan Tagalog Sambal Ilocano English others

Central Luzon (Filipino: Gitnáng Luzon; designated as Region III or Region 3), is central part of Luzon, The region has the largest plain in the country and produces most of the country's rice supply. Its provinces are Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.^[5]

1. ↑ 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. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
5. ↑ "Central Luzon, Region III, Philippines". flagspot.net.