Arayat, Pampanga
Arayat | |
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Municipality of Arayat | |
Gen. Jose M. Alejandrino Monument in front of the Municipal Hall | |
Map of Pampanga with Arayat highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°08′57″N 120°46′09″E / 15.149261°N 120.769158°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Pampanga |
District | 3rd district |
Barangays | 30 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Maria Lourdes M. Alejandrino |
• Vice Mayor | Monching Changcoco |
• Representative | Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 74,454 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 134.48 km2 (51.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Highest elevation | 981 m (3,219 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 144,875 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
• Households | 32,005 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.19 |
• Revenue | ₱ 340.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 300.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 321.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 44.42 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Pampanga Rural Electric Service Cooperative (PRESCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2012 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Arayat, officially the Municipality of Arayat (Kapampangan: Balen ning Arayat; Tagalog: Bayan ng Arayat), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 144,875 people.[3]
Geography
[edit]Arayat is bordered with Candaba, Mexico, Magalang, Santa Ana and Cabiao in Nueva Ecija. A large portion of Mount Arayat is located within this municipality.
Arayat is 22 kilometres (14 mi) from San Fernando and 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Manila.
Barangays
[edit]Arayat is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Arenas
- Baliti
- Batasan
- Buensuceso
- Candating
- Gatiawin
- Guemasan
- La Paz (Turu)
- Lacmit
- Lacquios
- Mangga-Cacutud
- Mapalad
- Palinlang
- Paralaya
- Plazang Luma
- Poblacion
- San Agustin Norte
- San Agustin Sur
- San Antonio
- San Jose Mesulo
- San Juan Baño
- San Mateo
- San Nicolas
- San Roque Bitas
- Cupang (Santa Lucia)
- Matamo (Santa Lucia)
- Santo Niño Tabuan
- Suclayin
- Telapayong
- Kaledian (Camba)
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Arayat, Pampanga | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
23 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
17 (0.7) |
82 (3.2) |
122 (4.8) |
151 (5.9) |
123 (4.8) |
124 (4.9) |
99 (3.9) |
37 (1.5) |
21 (0.8) |
792 (31.1) |
Average rainy days | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 17.9 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 160.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Arayat, Pampanga, was 144,875 people,[3] with a density of 1,100 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,800 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Arayat
5
10
15
20
2006
9.40 2009
8.69 2012
7.28 2015
9.45 2018
6.40 2021
16.19 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Education
[edit]Schools
[edit]- Adelle Grace Montessori School, Inc.
- Anderson Elementary School
- Arayat Central School
- Arayat Ecumenical Learning Center, Inc.
- Arayat Holy Child Educational Foundation, Inc.
- Arayat Institute
- Arayat National High School
- Arenas Elementary School
- Baliti Elementary School
- Bitas Elementary School
- Blooming Fields Academy
- Buensuceso Elementary School
- Cacutud Elementary School
- Camba National High School
- Candating High School
- Cupang Elementary School
- Exact College of Asia Marino (College)
- Gatiawin Elementary School
- Gatiawin High School
- Justino Sevilla High School
- Lacmit Elementary School
- Mesulo Elementary School
- Palinlang Elementary School
- Plazang Luma Elementary School
- San Antonio Elementary School
- San Juan Baño Elementary School
- San Juan Baño High School
- San Nicolas Elementary School
- Tabuan Elementary School
- Telapayong Elementary School
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Arayat | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Arayat: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Pampanga". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Arayat Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System