Английская Википедия:Central Luzon
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Central Luzon (Шаблон:Lang-pam, Шаблон:Lang-pag, Шаблон:Lang-tgl, Шаблон:Lang-ilo), 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.[2] 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.
Etymology
The current name of the region refers to its position on the island of Luzon. The term was coined by American colonialists after the defeat of the First Philippine Republic. There have been proposals to rename the current Central Luzon region into the Luzones region. The proposed name is in reference to the old name of Luzon island, Luções, which was later used to refer to the central area of the island, stretching from Pangasinan in the north, all the way to Pampanga in the south.Шаблон:Citation needed The term Luções literally translates into Luzones.[3][4]
History
Шаблон:Expand section In 2002, Central Luzon had the highest unemployment rate among all regions in the country at 11.3%.[5]
Geography
The region is located north of Manila, the nation's capital. Central Luzon, in addition to the neighboring province of Pangasinan, contains the largest plain in the Philippines with its agricultural plains accounting for about 40% of the geographical region's area.[6] Bordering it are the regions of Ilocos and Cagayan Valley to the north; National Capital Region, Calabarzon and the waters of Manila Bay to the south; South China Sea to the west; and the Philippine Sea to the east.[7] Pangasinan is historico-culturally and geographically an integral part of this region, but was politically made part of the Ilocos Region by President Ferdinand Marcos on June 22, 1973.[8]
There are fifteen cities in the region: Balanga in Bataan; Baliwag, Malolos, Meycauayan, and San Jose del Monte in Bulacan; Cabanatuan, Gapan, Muñoz, Palayan, and San Jose in Nueva Ecija; Angeles City, Mabalacat, and San Fernando in Pampanga; Tarlac City in Tarlac; and Olongapo in Zambales. Central Luzon produces the most rice in the whole country. Excess rice is delivered and imported to other regions of the Philippines.[9]
The city of San Fernando, the provincial capital of Pampanga, is designated as the regional center. Aurora was transferred from Region IV through Executive Order No. 103 in May 2002.[10] Aurora was the sub-province created from the northern part of Quezon in 1951, named after Aurora Quezon.[11] On September 7, 1946, the Third Philippine Republic enacted Republic Act No. 14, which renamed the province of Tayabas to Quezon, in honor of Aurora's husband & cousin Manuel Quezon.[12] Quezon was the second President of the Philippines and, along with Aurora, were natives of Baler (now capital of Aurora), formerly one of the towns of Quezon Province. The total separation of Aurora from Quezon & transfer of Aurora to Central Luzon were the fulfillment of the wishes of the residents of the original Municipalities of Baler and Casiguran to be truly independent from the Quezon Province for the first time & the result of original formation of Pampanga since the Spanish occupation.[13][14]
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Central Luzon comprises 7 provinces, 2 highly urbanized cities, 12 component cities, 116 municipalities, 3,102 barangays[15]
Governors and vice governors
| Province | Image | Governor | Political Party | Vice Governor | |
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| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Noveras.png | Christian M. Noveras | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Reynante A. Tolentino | |
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Garcia III.png | Joet Garcia | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Ma. Cristina M. Garcia | |
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Fernando.png | Daniel Fernando (Cesar Fernando Ramirez) |
Шаблон:Party name with colour | Alex Castro | |
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Umali.png | Aurelio Umali | Шаблон:Party name with colour/Unang Sigaw | Emmanuel Antonio Umali | |
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Pineda.png | Dennis Pineda | Шаблон:Party name with colour/KAMBILAN | Lilia G. Pineda | |
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Yap.png | Susan Yap | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Carlito S. David | |
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Ebdane.png | Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Jacqueline Rose Khonghun | |
Cities
The Central Luzon Region has fifteen cities. San Jose del Monte is the city with the most population while Angeles City is the most densely populated city in the region. Tarlac City is the largest based on land area. Шаблон:Unbulleted list
Demographics
Languages
The native languages of Central Luzon are:
- Bugkalot, spoken in parts of Nueva Ecija and Aurora.
- Kapampangan, spoken in the entirety of Pampanga and southern Tarlac, as well as southeastern Zambales, northeastern Bataan, western Bulacan, southwestern Nueva Ecija, and selected areas of Aurora.Шаблон:Original research inline
- Casiguranin (Kasiguranin), spoken in parts of Aurora.
- Pangasinan, spoken in northern Tarlac, northeastern Zambales, northwestern Nueva Ecija, and selected areas of Aurora.Шаблон:Original research inline
- Tagalog, spoken in Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Bataan, and Zambales. The most popular Tagalog dialect is in Bulacan which is also heard in Nueva Ecija; the Tagalog dialect spoken in Aurora is basically similar to Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon, President Manuel L. Quezon who is considered the Father of National Language because he chose Tagalog as the basis of national language was born and raised in Baler, Aurora. It is the regional lingua franca, mostly as Filipino.Шаблон:Original research inline
- Ilocano, spoken in northern Nueva Ecija, north Tarlac, north Aurora, southeast Bataan, and some parts of Zambales. It is the main lingua franca in the northern areas.Шаблон:Original research inline
- Sambal, spoken in a majority of Zambales and a few scattered areas in Bataan and Pampanga.Шаблон:Original research inline
Religion
Eighty percent of the population of Central Luzon is Roman Catholic. Other religions represented are Protestants (including Evangelicals), Islam, Iglesia ni Cristo comprised significant 5% adherence and Pampanga is the first ecclesiastical district of the Church, and indigenous Philippine folk religions. There are also other denominations such as Jesus Is Lord, Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Ang Dating Daan, Jesus Miracle Crusade, United Methodist Church and others.Шаблон:Original research inline
Economy
Central Luzon has a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of 2.19-trillion pesos. Bulacan and Pampanga accounted for more than half of the region’s economy, with shares of 27.7 percent and 24.1 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Tarlac, City of Angeles, Zambales, City of Olongapo, and Aurora had shares of 13.7 percent, 11.8 percent, 8.8 percent, 6.1 percent, 4.0 percent, 2.4 percent, and 1.5 percent, respectively.
PhP 244.15 billion is the total value of Agriculture, forestry and fishing of Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija accounted for the biggest share of 32.7 percent. Meanwhile, Pampanga and Tarlac ranked second and third with 25.7 percent and 16.9 percent shares, respectively.
In terms of the total value of Industry in the region, which amounted to PhP 929.66 billion, Bulacan contributed the most with 32.7 percent share. This was followed by Pampanga with 24.3 percent share and Bataan with 17.5 percent share.
Similarly, Bulacan had the biggest share to the PhP 1.01 trillion total value of the region’s Services with 26.9 percent. This was followed by Pampanga and Nueva Ecija with respective shares of 23.5 percent and 14.3 percent.[18]
Poverty Incidence
Gallery
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Wikivoyage
- Central Luzon Local Search Шаблон:Webarchive
- North Luzon Super Region: Potentials
- North Luzon Super Region: Projects
- Executive Order No. 103
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