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When the Spaniards arrived and settled the Philippines, Provincia de La Pampanga was established in the largest area of Central Luzon in 1571; portion of Central Luzon was made up of Pangasinán created in 1580. The next provinces that were created out of Pampanga were Bulacan and Zambales which were both established in 1578.
Pages in category "Provinces of Central Luzon" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales (Sambal: Probinsya nin Zambales; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Zambales; Pangasinan: Luyag na Zambales Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Zambales; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Zambales), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba, which is located in the middle of the province.
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
Bulacan is dubbed as "The Gateway to the Northern Philippines". The province is linked with Metro Manila primarily through the North Luzon Expressway and Manila North Road (better known as the MacArthur Highway) which crosses the province into Pampanga and western part of Northern Luzon (western Central Luzon, Ilocos and Cordillera ...
Pangasinan, located in the southern part of the region, is a major contributor to the economy of the Ilocos Region through aquaculture, agro-industrial ventures, and the service sector, which closely mirrors the economic activities of Central Luzon. The province is well-known for its extensive milkfish (bangus) farming, salt farming, livestock ...
List of Philippine provinces by population; List of Philippine provincial etymologies; List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index; List of Philippine provinces by poverty rate; List of demonyms for Philippine provinces; ISO 3166-2:PH; Sub-provinces of the Philippines, a defunct group of administrative divisions in the Philippines
Luzon (/ l uː ˈ z ɒ n / loo-ZON, Tagalog:) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.Located in the northern portion of the Philippine archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as well as Quezon City, the country's most populous city.