Candelaria, Zambales

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Candelaria
Municipality
Municipality of Candelaria
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Candelaria
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°38′N119°56′E / 15.63°N 119.93°E / 15.63; 119.93
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon
Province Zambales
District 2nd district
Founded 1870
ReestablishedJanuary 1, 1910 [1]
Barangays 16 (see Barangays)
Government
  [2]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Napoleon E. Edquid
 •  Vice Mayor Byron Jones E. Edquilang
 •  Representative Cheryl Deloso-Montalla
 •  Municipal Council
Members
 •  Electorate 19,714 voters (2022)
Area
[3]
 • Total333.59 km2 (128.80 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation
251 m (823 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [4]
 • Total30,263
 • Density91/km2 (230/sq mi)
 •  Households
7,110
Economy
 •  Income class 3rd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
9.84
% (2018) [5]
 •  Revenue ₱ 185.3 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 430.2 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 146.8 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 102.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZambales 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2212
PSGC
037103000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)47
Native languages Ilocano
Tagalog
Website candelariazambales.gov.ph

Candelaria, officially the Municipality of Candelaria (Sambal : Babali nin Candelaria; Filipino : Bayan ng Candelaria), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,263 people. [4]

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History

During the pre-Spanish era, the area of Candelaria was unsettled forest. The Spanish East Indies government made it a sitio of Masinloc, one of the oldest towns of Zambales. Sambal settlers from other parts of Masinloc, who found Candelaria an ideal location to live, played an important role in creating Candelaria as a separate town in 1870.

The name of the town could have come from the name of the wife of the first Alcalde Mayor, who named the town after her as a birthday gift. Candelaria is also the Spanish word for Candlemas, and that the Virgin of Candelaria is a Marian title popular in the Hispanic world.

Geography

Candelaria is 118 kilometres (73 mi) from Olongapo, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the capital town of Iba, 244 kilometres (152 mi) from Manila. It is nestled at the foot of the Zambales Mountains in the east and lies along coastline of the South China Sea in the west, with a total land area of 33,359 hectares (82,430 acres), making it the third-largest town in terms of land area in Zambales.  [6] This municipality is known for Uacon Lake, the cleanest lake in Central Luzon, and for its numerous beach resorts.

Barangays

Candelaria is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.  [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Babancal
  • Binabalian
  • Catol
  • Dampay
  • Lauis
  • Libertador
  • Malabon (San Roque)
  • Malimanga
  • Pamibian
  • Panayonan
  • Pinagrealan
  • Poblacion
  • Sinabacan
  • Taposo
  • Uacon
  • Yamot

Climate

Climate data for Candelaria, Zambales
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)30
(86)		32
(90)		33
(91)		34
(93)		32
(90)		31
(88)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		30
(86)		31
(88)		30
(86)		31
(88)
Average low °C (°F)19
(66)		20
(68)		21
(70)		23
(73)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		22
(72)		20
(68)		23
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)9
(0.4)		10
(0.4)		16
(0.6)		27
(1.1)		137
(5.4)		183
(7.2)		215
(8.5)		219
(8.6)		190
(7.5)		124
(4.9)		45
(1.8)		18
(0.7)		1,193
(47.1)
Average rainy days4.64.46.910.321.825.427.226.425.219.713.87.0192.7
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Candelaria
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,104—    
1918 4,252+2.12%
1939 5,682+1.39%
1948 7,167+2.61%
1960 9,799+2.64%
1970 12,376+2.36%
1975 14,630+3.41%
1980 15,686+1.40%
1990 18,539+1.69%
1995 20,201+1.62%
2000 23,399+3.20%
2007 24,243+0.49%
2010 25,020+1.15%
2015 27,174+1.59%
2020 30,263+2.14%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Candelaria, Zambales, was 30,263 people, [4] with a density of 91 inhabitants per square kilometre or 240 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Candelaria
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13]
[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

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  2. ↑   Municipality of Candelaria | (DILG)
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