Central Luzon
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Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Island group
- Luzon
- Regional center
- San Fernando (Pampanga)
- Largest city
- San Jose del Monte
- Total
- 22,014.63 km (8,499.90 sq mi)
- Highest elevation mount tapulao
- 2,037 m (6,683 ft)
- Density
- 590.0201/km (1,528.145/sq mi)
- Per capita
- US$3,935
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( PST )
- Iso 3166 code
- PH-03
- Provinces
- 7 Aurora Bataan Bulacan Nueva Ecija Pampanga Tarlac Zambales
- Independent cities
- 2 Angeles Olongapo
- Component cities
- 13 Balanga Baliwag Cabanatuan Gapan Mabalacat Malolos Meycauayan Muñoz Palayan San Fernando San Jose San Jose del Monte Tarlac City
- Barangays
- 3,102
- Languages
- Tagalog Ilocano Kapampangan Pangasinan Sambal English others
- Hdi
- 0.734 ( High )
- Hdi rank
- 3rd (2023)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Central Luzon (Tagalog: Gitnang Luzon; Kapampangan: Kalibudtarang Luzon; Sambal: Botlay a Luzon; Pangasinan: Pegley a Luzon; Ilocano: Tengnga a Luzon), designated as Region III, is an administrative region in the Philippines. The region comprises seven provinces: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga (with its capital, City of San Fernando serving as the regional center), Tarlac, and Zambales; and two highly urbanized cities, Angeles and Olongapo. San Jose del Monte is the most populous city in the region. 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". It is also the region to have the most number of provinces in the country.
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