La Paz, Tarlac

La Paz
Municipality
Municipality of La Paz
Municipal Hall
Flag Seal
Map of Tarlac with La Paz highlighted
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La Paz Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°26′35″N120°43′44″E / 15.4431°N 120.7289°E / 15.4431; 120.7289
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Tarlac
District	3rd district
Founded	January 24, 1892
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Venustiano D. Jordan
•  Vice Mayor	Lorna R. Manalo
•  Representative	Noel L. Villanueva
•  Electorate	43,885 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	114.33 km2 (44.14 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Lowest elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	68,952
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
•  Households	16,031
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	10.37 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 202.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 475.2 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 179.4 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 193.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Tarlac 2 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2314
PSGC	036907000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Kapampangan Tagalog Ilocano

La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz (Kapampangan : Balen ning La Paz; Tagalog : Bayan ng La Paz), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,952 people. ^[3]

History

The early history of La Paz needs to be clarified. Legends state that an old pueblo called "Cama Juan" was situated along the bank of the Chico River, bordering the province of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija. When the Chico River overflowed during a storm, a great flood swept the entire pueblo during the night. The flood is said to have devastated the area, claiming many lives. ^[5]

This forced the inhabitants of "Cama Juan" to evacuate. The old site (Cama Juan) is known as "Balen Melakwan" or "Abandoned Town".

The inhabitants chose a field of evergreen grass and shrubbery on which to rebuild, which they named "Matayumtayum". ^[5]

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Francisco Macabulos and Captain Mariano Ignacio selected a more centrally located site for the future town to be known as La Paz. This existed only as a barrio of the town of Tarlac until 1892, when it was separated from the latter and rechristened in honor of its patron saint Nuestra Senora de La Paz y Buen Viaje. Its emergence as a new town gave its citizens a chance to run their own government with Martin Aquino as the first Governadorcillo. ^[5]

La Paz was made the first seat of the revolutionary government of the province of Tarlac during the Spanish regime with Gen. Francisco Makabulos as its first provincial governor.

Geography

La Paz lies in the southeast portion of the province of Tarlac, 130 kilometres (81 mi) from Metro Manila, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the provincial capital (Tarlac City) and 77 kilometres (48 mi) from the regional center (San Fernando City aka San Fernando, Pampanga). It is bounded on the north by the town of Victoria, on the east by the Province of Nueva Ecija, on the south by the town of Concepcion and on the west by Tarlac City.

The municipality has a total land area of 11,433 hectares (28,250 acres) which represents 2.34% of the entire provincial area. La Paz is politically subdivided into 18 barangays, of which barangays San Isidro and San Roque are considered as urban areas and the rest of the barangays are considered rural areas.

Barangays

La Paz is politically subdivided into 22 barangays:  ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balanoy
• Bantog-Caricutan
• Caramutan
• Caut
• Comillas
• Dumarais
• Guevarra
• Kapanikian
• La Purisima
• Lara
• Laungcupang
• Lomboy
• Macalong
• Matayumtayum
• Mayang
• Motrico
• Paludpud
• Rizal
• San Isidro (Poblacion)
• San Roque (Poblacion)
• Sierra

Climate

Climate data for La Paz, Tarlac
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	33 (91)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Average low °C (°F)	10 (50)	20 (68)	20 (68)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4 (0.2)	4 (0.2)	5 (0.2)	11 (0.4)	66 (2.6)	99 (3.9)	127 (5.0)	113 (4.4)	99 (3.9)	84 (3.3)	35 (1.4)	14 (0.6)	661 (26.1)
Average rainy days	2.2	1.9	3.2	5.3	16.1	20.8	23.5	22.8	22.2	16.5	8.9	3.5	146.9
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of La Paz

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	4,389	—
1918	8,991	+4.90%
1939	13,298	+1.88%
1948	18,395	+3.67%
1960	21,843	+1.44%
1970	27,150	+2.20%
1975	32,885	+3.92%
1980	35,330	+1.44%
1990	41,946	+1.73%
1995	45,207	+1.41%
2000	52,907	+3.43%
2007	61,324	+2.06%
2010	60,982	−0.20%
2015	64,017	+0.93%
2020	68,952	+1.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of La Paz, Tarlac, was 68,952 people, ^[3] with a density of 600 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,600 inhabitants per square mile.

Tourism

Remains of the site of the ancestral house of Gen. Francisco Macabulos

The feast of Nuestra De Seṅora De La Paz every January 23 to 24. Other tourism attractions in the town include Macabulos ancestral house, Nuestra Seṅora De La Paz Church, and Chico River Grill Station.

Transportation

The municipality has an approximate total road network of 78.863 kilometres (49.003 mi) which are classified into four (4) categories, namely: national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads.

The barangay road network has an approximate length of 49.264 kilometres (30.611 mi). The roads are paved with either concrete, asphalt, gravel or dirt. The gravel and dirt roads have a total length of 42.794 kilometres (26.591 mi).

La Paz is the northern terminus of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) where it connects with Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEx) and Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx).

Several buses from Metro Manila going Nueva Ecija passes through the town via Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).

Points of interest

• (F-1790) Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje), La Paz 2314 Tarlac, Philippines (Titular: Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, Feast day, January 24; Former Parish Priest: Father Ramon Capuno under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac ; Pilgrims seek healing; Vicariate of Immaculate Conception (Victoria, Tarlac) Vicar Forane: Father Vely Lapitan.LA PAZ: THE CORRIDOR OF UPCOMING MARKET GROWTH AND BOOM

Gallery

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  Highway
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  Legislative building
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  Public market
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  La Paz Church Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
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  Park
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  Town hall Facade

References

1.   Municipality of La Paz | (DILG)
2. "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.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Brief history of La Paz". Municipality of La Paz. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
6. "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
7. "La Paz: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. 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.
11. "Province of Tarlac". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• La Paz Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• New Website
• La Paz, Tarlac
• Official government website ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Philippine Census Information