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Candaba | |
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Municipality of Candaba | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°05′36″N120°49′42″E / 15.09333°N 120.82833°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Pampanga |
District | 4th district |
Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rene E. Maglanque |
• Vice Mayor | Engr. Resty Sibug |
• Representative | Anna York P. Bondoc |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 77,393 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 176.40 km2 (68.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,024 m (3,360 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 119,497 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Households | 27,052 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.42 |
• Revenue | ₱ 293.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 262.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 310.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 33.75 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2013 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Candaba, officially the Municipality of Candaba (Kapampangan: Balen ning Candaba; Tagalog : Bayan ng Candaba; formerly Candawe), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 119,497 people. [3]
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Candaba represents the lowest point in Central Luzon Region of Luzon Island. The neighboring municipality of San Miguel (San Miguel de Mayumo) in Bulacan province used to be part of Candaba until San Miguel became a municipality itself.
Candaba's municipal boundaries are: Municipality of Arayat, Pampanga, and Municipality of Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, to the north; Municipality of San Miguel, Bulacan, and Municipality of San Ildefonso, Bulacan, to the east; Municipality of Baliuag, Bulacan, to the south; Municipality of San Luis, Pampanga, and Municipality of Santa Ana, Pampanga, to the west.
Candaba is also divided to 3 regions, the Tagalog Region comprising the southern part of Candaba which was a boundary between it and Baliuag and San Ildefonso, next is the Poblacion Region to the west which boundaries with Sta Ana, and next is the Kapampangan Region to the east which boundaries San Miguel.
Candaba is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Candaba, Pampanga | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 23 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 17 (0.7) | 82 (3.2) | 122 (4.8) | 151 (5.9) | 123 (4.8) | 124 (4.9) | 99 (3.9) | 37 (1.5) | 21 (0.8) | 792 (31.1) |
Average rainy days | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 17.9 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 160.3 |
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [5] |
Like rest of the area in Central Luzon, there are two seasons in the area, the wet season and dry season. The wet season occurs during the months of May to October, and the dry season the rest of the year.
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7] [8] [9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Candaba, Pampanga, was 119,497 people, [3] with a density of 680 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,800 inhabitants per square mile.
Roman Catholic 60%, Members Church of God International 3.5%, Iglesia ni Cristo 5%, Evangelicals 29%, others (includes Islam, Buddhism and other religions) 1.5%. The San Andres Apostol Parish serves as one of the Roman Catholic parish churches inside the municipality. Founded way back 1575, this parish is the oldest parish of the town that houses the town's patron, San Andres Apostol otherwise known as Apung Dalis, who celebrates his feast day during the 30th of November, every year.
The second oldest parish is the Nuestra Señora de la Merced Parish (F-1937) in Bahay Pare, Candaba, Pampanga where the miraculous and oldest image of Our Lady of Mercy in the Philippines is enshrined. Devotees flock to the parish to ask Mary to intercede for their spiritual, mental, and physical health, for their families and studies, and for the increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. The image is well known for her Dalit as She visits different places. [10] Her feast day is every September 24.
On August 22, 2021, "Nuestra sa Pinac" or "Nuestra Señora de la Merced sa Pinac", a statue of Our Lady of Mercy along the Candaba-Baliuag Road was blessed by the Most Rev. Florentino G. Lavarias, D.D, Archbishop of San Fernando with Most. Rev. Paciano Aniceto during the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary. It has become a local tourist spot.
The other parishes in the town are Virgen de Lourdes Parish (F-1983) in Talang, Señor Salvador Parish (F-1985) in Salapungan, and Lord's Baptism Parish (F-1996) in Pasig. The parishes are under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga.
One of the popular religious site in Candaba is in the barangay "Pulong Gubat". It pulls many pilgrims who believe that Nuestro Señor de la Paciencia will cure their illness or grant their wishes.
Poverty incidence of Candaba
5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 22.50 2009 17.65 2012 6.60 2015 12.48 2018 6.99 2021 14.42 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
The Candaba Swamp (Pinac, Pinak) absorbs most of the flood waters that flow from the western slopes of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. During the rainy season, the Pampanga River overflows and the swamp is submerged. But it is relatively dry during the dry Season, hence making the land suitable for a variety agricultural production.
Candaba is noted for its production melon, that are sold worldwide.[ citation needed ] The swamps are communal fishing grounds encompassing some 430 km2 of highly arable farmlands. Candaba swamps are very fertile due to its sustained deposits of humus and decaying plant residues. Migrant wild ducks and various wildlife bird from Siberia, New Zealand, Mongolia and other parts of Asia use Candaba as their yearly sanctuary.[ citation needed ]
Candaba-San Miguel road is known for being flooded when a typhoon hits Candaba. The drainage system or rip-rap, which is a part of Mayor Jerry Pelayo's road cementing project, was built on both sides of every cemented roads made so the rainwater from other parts of Pampanga will just flow on it and not on the road.
Public transport is mainly done by means of jeepneys and tricycles. Jeepneys have their routes as an itinerary route for various places. Candaba-San Miguel road or pinak was fully cemented by 2014.
Candabas telecommunication facilities and telephone services are provided by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), PSE.DGTL, Datelcom, Evangelista Telephone Company and the Pampanga Telecom Company.
Candaba will soon have modern waterworks, following the start of a 24 million Peso water supply development project of the Candaba Water District (CWD) with the financial and technical assistance of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).[ citation needed ] Other means to get drinking water are water wells.
The municipality receives it electric power in from the Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 1) and from Manila Electric Company (Meralco). [19] [20]
PSGC | Barangay | Electric Utility | Acronym |
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35405001 | Bahay Pare | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405002 | Bambang | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405003 | Barangca | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405004 | Barit | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405005 | Buas (Poblacion) | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405008 | Cuayang Bugtong | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative/Manila Electric Company | PELCO 1/MERALCO |
35405009 | Dalayap | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405010 | Dulong Ilog | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405011 | Gulap | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405012 | Lanang | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405013 | Lourdes | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative/Manila Electric Company | PELCO 1/MERALCO |
35405014 | Magumbali | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405015 | Mandasig | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405016 | Mandili | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405017 | Mangga | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405018 | Mapaniqui | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405020 | Paligui | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405021 | Pangclara | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405022 | Pansinao | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405023 | Paralaya (Poblacion) | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405024 | Pasig | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405025 | Pescadores (Poblacion) | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405026 | Pulong Gubat | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405027 | Pulong Palazan | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405028 | Salapungan | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405029 | San Agustin (Poblacion) | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405031 | Santo Rosario | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405032 | Tagulod | Nueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative | NEECO 1 |
35405033 | Talang | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405034 | Tenejero | Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative | PELCO 1 |
35405035 | Vizal San Pablo | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405036 | Vizal Santo Cristo | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
35405037 | Vizal Santo Niño | Manila Electric Company | Meralco |
The following are the duly elected officials of this town for the term 2022-2025:
Position | Name |
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Mayor | Rene E. Maglanque (PDP–Laban) |
Vice Mayor | Restituto Sibug (PDP–Laban) |
Councilors | Nelson Alonzo (PDP–Laban) Amy Rose Baylon (Independent) Joey Buco (Independent) Dan Gallarado (Independent) Carol Foz (Independent) Jun Gatus (Independent) Ate Thelma Macapagal (KAMBILAN) Siso Maglanque (PDP–Laban) Doña Salac (PDP–Laban) Maine Santiago (PDP–Laban) |
ABC President | Pedy Balingit |
SK Federation President | Luis Angelo Sagum |
In January 2008, a Philippine record of 17,000 birds (in the 24-hour count) visited the 32,000-hectare Candaba Swamp, sanctuary for migratory birds. There are 80 species of migratory birds were sighted at the 100-hectare fishpond of Mayor Jerry Pelayo in Barangay Doña Simang and in Barangay Paralaya. The rare birds spotted were: the Shrenck's bittern, great bittern, gadwall, coot, Philippine mallard or ducks, and Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). Robert S. Kennedy's book A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines lists endemic and migratory birds which visit the Philippines. Pelayo organized the Ibon-Ebon Festival (“birds and eggs”) on February 1–2. The WBCP recorded three rare species in Candaba swamp: the purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), Chinese pond heron ( Ardeola bacchus ) and the black-crowned night heron ( Nycticorax nycticorax ). [21]
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