La Paz

Philippines / Central Luzon / La Paz /
 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
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   15°27'4"N   120°42'26"E

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  • This is my favorite place in the whole wide world... this is where my princess is born...
  • hehe, thats where my girlfriend Rona Cubangbang Gonzaga is from hehe :), so if by any chance anybody knows her, or her family then yea message me at neo_the_matrix_warior thats my yahoo account hehe :), maybe ur her friend or family member :), and if not, well then yea lol shes awesome the greatest girl in the world <3 mahal na mahal kita dito sa puso ko honey! hehe :), well talk to u all laterz :P
  • home town ng ignacio clan
  • Map Photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Ph_locator_tarlac_la_paz.png
  • sa lapaz churh ako kinasal
  • La Paz is now is emerging as a progressive municipality! May the good Lord bless its people and protect them always! Mabuhay ang La Paz bayang aking sinisinta!
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