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REGION III Part 2
REGION III Part 2
Municipalities: 19
Barangays: 505
Giant Lantern
Festival
Sinukwan Festival
FAMOUS FOOD’S
Sisig
Tocino
(Pindang)
Tibuk-tibuk
San Nicolas
Cookies
TARLAC CAPITAL
TARLAC
Tarlac (Kapampangan: Lalauígan ning Tarlac;
Pangasinan: Luyag na Tarlac; Ilokano:
Probinsia ti Tarlac; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng
Tarlac)
A landlocked province located in the Central
Luzon region of the Philippines.
Bounded by the north by the province of
Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija on the east, Zambales
on the west and Pampanga in the south.
Subdivided into 17 municipalities and one city,
Tarlac City, which is the provincial capital.
The province is situated in the heartland of
Luzon
Nickname(s): Melting Pot of Central Luzon
Anthem: Awit ng Tarlac
Tarlac's name is a Hispanized derivation from
a talahib weed called Malatarlak.
Tarlac was originally divided into two parts:
the southern division belonging to Pampanga
and the northern division belonging to
Pangasinan.
Barangay: 511
Tarlac Provincial Capital is Tarlac City
Founded: 1872
Governor: Susan Yap
Population: 1,366,027 (2015 census)
Languages: Kapampangan, Pangasinan,
Ilocano, Tagalog, English
CROPS
TOURIST SPOT
Bamban:
Goshen Resort
Mabalacat
Haduan Falls
FESTIVALS
Aliwan Festival
Kanlahi Festival
IBA ZAMBALES
ZAMBALES
Zambales (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Zambales;
Ilokano: Probinsia ti Zambales; Sambal:
Probinsya nin Zambales; Kapampangan:
Lalawigan ning Zambales; Pangasinan: Luyag
na Zambales)
Its capital is the Municipality of Iba which is
strategically located in the middle of the
province
Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north and
northeast, Tarlac to the east, Pampanga to the
southeast, Bataan to the south and the West
Philippine Sea to the west.
Zambales is the second largest among the
seven provinces of Central Luzon after Nueva
Ecija.
The province is noted for its mangoes, which
are abundant from January to April.
Nickname(s): Chromite Capital of the
Philippines
Founded: 1578
Governor: Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr.
Population: 590,848 (2015 census)
Municipalities: 13
Barangays: 230
Languages: Tagalog, Ilocano, Sambal, English,
Kapampangan, Pangasinan
FESTIVAL
Annual mango
festival
Dinamulag Festival
TOURIST SPOT
FAMOUS DELICACY
Pastillas Zambales Mangoes
Ginipang of
Sta. Cruz
FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
Manuel L. Quezon
August 19, 1978 –
August 1, 1944