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town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of La Paz, Province of Tarlac
Land Area: 114.33 km²
ZIP Code: 2314
La Paz is a municipality in the landlocked province of Tarlac in the Philippines. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 60,982 people.
La Paz was a barrio of the town of Tarlac (now Tarlac City) until 1892. It was separated from the latter and renamed in honor of its patron saint Nuestra Señora de La Paz y Buen Viaje. Its emergence as a new town gave its citizens a chance to run their own government with don Martin Aquino as the first Governadorcillo.
La Paz lies on the southeast portion of the province of Tarlac, about 144.6 km from Metro Manila, 19.6 km from the provincial capital (Tarlac City) and 78.6 km from the regional center (San Fernando City). 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 114.33 km², which represents 2.34% of the entire provincial area.
La Paz is politically subdivided into 21 barangays, of which barangays San Isidro and San Roque are considered as urban areas and the rest of the barangays are considered rural areas. The 21 barangays are:
-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
Land Area: 114.33 km²
ZIP Code: 2314
La Paz is a municipality in the landlocked province of Tarlac in the Philippines. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 60,982 people.
La Paz was a barrio of the town of Tarlac (now Tarlac City) until 1892. It was separated from the latter and renamed in honor of its patron saint Nuestra Señora de La Paz y Buen Viaje. Its emergence as a new town gave its citizens a chance to run their own government with don Martin Aquino as the first Governadorcillo.
La Paz lies on the southeast portion of the province of Tarlac, about 144.6 km from Metro Manila, 19.6 km from the provincial capital (Tarlac City) and 78.6 km from the regional center (San Fernando City). 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 114.33 km², which represents 2.34% of the entire provincial area.
La Paz is politically subdivided into 21 barangays, of which barangays San Isidro and San Roque are considered as urban areas and the rest of the barangays are considered rural areas. The 21 barangays are:
-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
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Paz,_Tarlac
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 15°27'4"N 120°42'26"E
- Capas 50 km
- San Jose 59 km
- Mangatarem 73 km
- Botolan 78 km
- Subic 79 km
- Candelaria 91 km
- Santa Cruz 101 km
- Mabini 119 km
- Bokod 127 km
- Kayapa 129 km
- San Antonio de Padua Garden of Heaven 0.5 km
- Engracio M. Castañeda Central School 2.9 km
- Peping and Marietta's Farm 2.9 km
- Panlilio Poultry Farm 3.1 km
- Brgy. Motrico 5.3 km
- Barangay Pando 6.8 km
- Hacienda Luisita 7.5 km
- Brgy. Parulung 8.6 km
- Compra 9 km
- Nueva Ecija 37 km
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