Castillejos

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Castillejos
Municipality
Municipality of Castillejos
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Castillejos Municipal Hall
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Map of Zambales with Castillejos highlighted
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Castillejos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°56′N120°12′E / 14.93°N 120.2°E / 14.93; 120.2
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon
Province Zambales
District 1st district
Founded 1743
ReestablishedJanuary 1, 1910 [1]
Barangays 14 (see Barangays)
Government
  [2]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Jeffrey D. Khonhun
 •  Vice Mayor Christian Esposo
 •  Representative Jay Khonghun
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Maria Cecilia F. Rafanan
  • Voltaire Avera
  • Albert R. Tugadi
  • Jorge Ablao
  • Francis Villanueva
  • Oda R. Guevarra
  • Romeo Calimlim
  • Arturo P. Manzano
 •  Electorate 36,919 voters (2025)
Area
[3]
 • Total
92.99 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [4]
 • Total
70,105
 • Density750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 •  Households
17,662
Economy
 •  Income class 3rd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
17.88
% (2021) [5]
 •  Revenue ₱ 341.9 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 803.5 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 244.4 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 96.09 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZambales 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO 2)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2208
PSGC
0307104000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)47
Native languages Sambal
Ilocano
Tagalog
Ambala
Mag-antsi
Website castillejos.com.ph

Castillejos, officially the Municipality of Castillejos (Ilocano : Ili ti Castillejos; Tagalog : Bayan ng Castillejos), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,889 people. [6]

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History

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Historical marker installed in 1955 at the municipal hall

Castillejos was established in 1743 by Tagalog settler families who migrated from Bataan. [7] [8]

A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred on 5:11pm (UTC+08:00), April 22, 2019, according to PHIVOLCS. [9]

Geography

Castillejos is located between San Antonio, Subic, and San Marcelino. It is 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Iba, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Olongapo, and 147 kilometres (91 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

Castillejos is politically subdivided into 14 barangays, as indicated below.  [10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Balaybay
  • Buenavista
  • Del Pilar
  • Looc
  • Magsaysay
  • Nagbayan
  • Nagbunga
  • San Agustin
  • San Jose (Poblacion)
  • San Juan (Poblacion)
  • San Nicolas
  • San Pablo (Poblacion)
  • San Roque
  • Santa Maria

Climate

Climate data for Castillejos, Zambales
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30
(86)		31
(88)		33
(91)		34
(93)		32
(90)		31
(88)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		30
(86)		30
(86)		30
(86)		31
(87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)19
(66)		19
(66)		20
(68)		22
(72)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		21
(70)		20
(68)		22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)8
(0.3)		9
(0.4)		15
(0.6)		34
(1.3)		138
(5.4)		203
(8.0)		242
(9.5)		233
(9.2)		201
(7.9)		126
(5.0)		50
(2.0)		21
(0.8)		1,280
(50.4)
Average rainy days3.74.16.511.221.224.927.726.525.521.812.65.6191.3
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [11]

Demographics

Population census of Castillejos
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,068—    
1918 4,491+2.57%
1939 5,362+0.85%
1948 7,699+4.10%
1960 10,049+2.24%
1970 14,807+3.95%
1975 17,999+3.99%
1980 19,154+1.25%
1990 26,753+3.40%
1995 28,357+1.10%
2000 33,108+3.38%
2007 42,910+3.64%
2010 48,845+4.83%
2015 64,841+5.54%
2020 67,889+0.97%
2024 70,105+0.77%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

In the 2020 census, the population of Castillejos was 67,889 people, [17] with a density of 730 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,900 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Castillejos

5
10
15
20
25
30
2000
24.97
2003
14.23
2006
6.20
2009
12.47
2012
7.75
2015
18.15
2018
7.04
2021
17.88

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Education

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Ramon Magsaysay Ancestral House
Elementary schools
High schools

College/University:

References

  1. ↑ Forbes, W. Cameron (31 July 1909). "Executive Order No. 57": 148–149. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑   Municipality of Castillejos | (DILG)
  3. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Official Website of Castillejos
  8. ↑ Who We Are: Zambales
  9. ↑ Staff, PHIVOLCS. "PRIMER ON THE 22 APRIL 2019 MAGNITUDE 6.1 CENTRAL LUZON EARTHQUAKE". www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  10. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Castillejos: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  14. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  15. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  16. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  20. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  21. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  22. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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