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Concepcion | |
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Municipality of Concepcion | |
Nickname: The Birthplace of Ninoy Aquino | |
Motto(s): "Aksyon,Concepcion\" | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°19′29″N120°39′19″E / 15.324853°N 120.655386°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Tarlac |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | 1863 |
Barangays | 45 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Noel L. Villanueva |
• Vice Mayor | Joan Carla P. Bautista |
• Representative | Noel N. Rivera |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 106,576 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 242.99 km2 (93.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Highest elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 169,953 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Households | 38,117 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 13.29 |
• Revenue | PHP 412.61 million (2019) [5] |
• Asset | PHP 812.67 million (2019) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 358.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | PHP 131.95 million (2019) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Tarlac 2 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2316 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog Ilocano |
Website | www |
Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion (Kapampangan : Balen ning Concepcion; Filipino : Bayan ng Concepcion), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 169,953 people. [3]
In 1860, the towns of Concepcion and Magalang comprised a single town named San Bartolome (presently a barangay of Concepcion), which was a military Commandancia of Pampanga under the Spanish regime.
A catastrophic flood devastated the whole settlement of San Bartolome in 1863 and its residents were left with no other choice but to abandon the place. Divided as to where they were to resettle, some went north and others went south.
The first group, headed by Don Pablo Luciano, the Governadorcillo, organized a new settlement on the slopes of Mt. Arayat further south and named the settlement after him. Eventually, the place was renamed Magalang.
The second group who took refuge in the north comprised the Santoses, Laxamanas, Salvadors, Yumuls, Castros, Dizons, Pinedas, Felicianos, Aquinos, Corteses, Bermudezes, Perezes, Punsalangs and many others, and settled in a place (now called Santo Nino) then occupied by the Lindos and the Amuraos (Don Esquolastiquo Amurao and Don Gaston Amurao).
Most of the settlers became dissatisfied with the place, as it abounded with snakes and was scarce in water. They moved further south to a place now known as Concepcion. The settlers began clearing the land and built huts and roads. After several years, they named the place Concepcion after the Immaculate Conception, who was believed to possess power over the snakes that abound in the area. [6]
Concepcion is one of the largest municipalities of the province of Tarlac. It lies on the south-eastern tip of Tarlac, bordered in the south by Magalang, Pampanga, in the east by San Antonio, Nueva Ecija, in the north-east by La Paz, in the north-west by Tarlac City, in the west by Capas, and in the south-west by Bamban. It covers an area of 245.7 square kilometres (94.9 sq mi).
It has two great rivers, the first being Lucong River which originates from Dingding and Namria creeks in Capas, Tarlac; it is visible from the bridge at Barangay Santiago, and merges with the Rio Chico before joining the Pampanga River. The second is Parua River, which originates from the Sacobia-Bamban river that comes from Mount Pinatubo. Parua River is heavily silted with 7 meters of sand deposits; its bridge was destroyed by lahar and is visible at Barangay San Nicolas Balas. It also merges with the Rio Chico before joining Pampanga River. Both rivers are utilized to irrigate the town's agricultural lands, consisting mainly of rice and sugar crops. Parua River, which at times appears as a bed of sand due to the scarcity of water, is also a quarry site for sand and ash used as construction material.
Concepcion is politically subdivided into 45 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Concepcion, Tarlac | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 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) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 22 (71) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 23 (0.9) | 136 (5.4) | 191 (7.5) | 245 (9.6) | 241 (9.5) | 200 (7.9) | 108 (4.3) | 36 (1.4) | 12 (0.5) | 1,212 (47.8) |
Average rainy days | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 20.9 | 24.4 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 25.0 | 18.2 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 173.4 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 12,962 | — |
1918 | 17,487 | +2.02% |
1939 | 32,702 | +3.03% |
1948 | 30,785 | −0.67% |
1960 | 45,084 | +3.23% |
1970 | 62,227 | +3.27% |
1975 | 72,554 | +3.13% |
1980 | 80,647 | +2.14% |
1990 | 103,146 | +2.49% |
1995 | 101,243 | −0.35% |
2000 | 115,171 | +2.80% |
2007 | 135,213 | +2.24% |
2010 | 139,832 | +1.23% |
2015 | 154,188 | +1.88% |
2020 | 169,953 | +1.93% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Concepcion, Tarlac, was 169,953 people, [3] with a density of 700 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,800 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Concepcion
2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 2006 12.40 2009 13.50 2012 6.73 2015 14.00 2018 9.85 2021 13.29 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
There are five public high schools and a private tertiary college in the municipality:
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