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'''Mabalacat''', officially '''Mabalacat City''',{{efn|{{langx|pam|Lakanbalen/Ciudad ning Mabalacat}}; {{langx|fil|Lungsod ng Mabalacat}}}} is a [[Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification|component city]] in the [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of [[Pampanga]], [[Philippines]]. According to the {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}, it has a population of {{PH wikidata|population_total}} people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}

Mabalacat is in the urban core of [[Metro Clark]],<ref name="PDP 2015">{{cite web |title=Philippine Development Plan 2015-2022 |url=https://pdp.neda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7212021_Updated-PDP-2017-2022.pdf |website=National Economic Development Authority |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref> also known as Metro Angeles, an urban area in Pampanga. This area is considered the industrial and residential heartland of Central Luzon.<ref name="LSDF 2015">{{cite web |url=http://rdc.rdc2.gov.ph/images/pdf/lsdf.pdf |title=Luzon Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) 2015– 2045 |website=Cagayan Valley Regional Development Council |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120012417/http://rdc.rdc2.gov.ph/images/pdf/lsdf.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Metro Clark is also identified as a regional center by the national government.<ref name="PDP 2015" />

==Etymology==
Mabalacat's name was derived from indigenous [[Negrito]] word ''mabalacat'' meaning "forest of [[Ziziphus talanai|balacats]]", a species of tree that was once prominent in the area.
<!--NOTE: The name ''mabalacat'' was derived during the time when Mabalacat was NOT yet a city, hence, a town. Cityhood took effect only in the year 2012.-->

==History==
[[File:Mabalacat Old Municipal Hall, Pampanga (2).jpg|thumb|left|Old municipal hall]]
Prior to 1712, Mabalacat was a barrio ([[barangay]]) of Bambang (now [[Bamban, Tarlac]]). It became a town in 1792 and was named after the abundant Balacat tree (''[[Ziziphus talanai]]''), a fourth-class timber tree with bark that possesses antimicrobial properties. Once a settlement of an [[Aeta]] tribe, the area was a virtual forest of balacat trees. "''Ma-balacat''" in the native [[Kapampangan language]] means "full of Balacats." Mabalacat in [[Maranao language|Maranao]] is "'''Mababaapalaqat'''" (Palacat), which means "'''maiksing hagdan'''" in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]].

In 1853, Mabalacat had a population of 2,611 and four barangays, namely, Babangdapu, Duquit, Malabni, and Paglimbunan. By 1903, its population increased to 7,049 across 19 barangays. These were Bical, Bundagul, Dapdap, Dau, Dolores, Iba, Mabiga, Mamatitang, Mangalit, Matas, Mawaque, Paralayunan, Poblacion, Quitangil (later renamed to San Francisco), San Joaquin, Santa Ines, Santa Maria, Sapang Balen, and Sapang Biabas. In 1948, Mabalacat's barangays increased to 20 with the addition of [[Fort Stotsenburg]].

In 1860, a military command was established by authorities of the Spanish Governor-General due to the lawlessness and depredations perpetrated by the negritos (Aetas, or derogatorily called ''balugas''). The Pampanga towns of [[Bamban]], [[Capas, Tarlac|Capas]], [[Concepcion, Tarlac|Concepcion]], [[Victoria, Tarlac|Victoria]], [[Tarlac City|Tarlac]], [[Magalang, Pampanga|Magalang]], [[Porac, Pampanga|Porac]], and [[Floridablanca, Pampanga|Floridablanca]] and Mabalacat were created into what was called a ''Commandancia Militar''. However, in 1873, the Military Command returned Mabalacat together with the towns of Magalang, Floridablanca, and Porac to the parent province, Pampanga.

===Cityhood===
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The former [[Municipalities of the Philippines|municipality]] was officially upgraded to a city through Republic Act 10164 authored by [[Carmelo Lazatin Sr.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Republic Act No. 10164 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2012/05may/20120515-RA-10164-BSA.pdf |website=Official Gazette |publisher=Presidential Communications Office |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref> following a referendum on July 21, 2012, and became the third in Pampanga after [[Angeles City]] and [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]]. It is home to roughly most of the [[Clark Freeport Zone]], the rest in nearby Angeles, where the main gate is located. [[Clark International Airport]], as well as the numerous hotels, casinos, golf courses, and resorts in Clark Freeport, are mostly situated in Mabalacat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mabalacatcity.gov.ph/index.php/9-uncategorised/76-business |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323075921/http://mabalacatcity.gov.ph/index.php/9-uncategorised/76-business |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |title=Business Establishments |website=Mabalacat City Council}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Mabalacat has a land area of {{convert|83.18|km2|sp=us}}. It is {{convert|93|km|sp=us}} from Manila, {{convert|10|km|sp=us}} from Angeles, and {{convert|27|km|sp=us}} from the provincial capital, [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]].

The soil is charcoal black and shiny, a sign of fertility, and is suitable for growing rice, sugarcane and other rootcrops. Like the neighbouring cities of Angeles and San Fernando and the towns/municipalities of [[Porac, Pampanga|Porac]], [[Bacolor, Pampanga|Bacolor]], [[Santa Rita, Pampanga|Santa Rita]], [[Mexico, Pampanga|Mexico]], [[Magalang, Pampanga|Magalang]] and [[Arayat, Pampanga|Arayat]], this city rarely gets inundated by floods from heavy rains and typhoons because it is situated on an elevated, well-drained part of the Central Luzon plains known as the "Upper Pampanga".

===Barangays===
Mabalacat is politically subdivided into 27 [[barangay]]s. Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].

{{Div col|colwidth=25em}}
* Atlu-Bola (San Isidro)
* Bical (San Roque)
* Bundagul (San Antonio)
* Cacutud (San Roque)
* Calumpang (San Jose Obrero)
* Camachiles (Inmaculada Concepcion)
* Dapdap (including Madapdap Resettlement: Santo Rosario)
* Dau (Center Business Downtown: San Isidro)
* Dolores (Virgen de Dolores)
* Duquit (San Jose)
* Lakandula (Virgen de Fatima)
* Mabiga (San Rafael Arkanghel)
* Macapagal Village (Inmaculada Concepcion)
* Mamatitang (San Roque)
* Mangalit (San Jose Obrero)
* Marcos Village (San Martin de Porres)
* Mawaque (Sta. Teresita)
* Paralayunan (San Antonio)
* Poblacion (Virgen de Gracia)
* San Francisco (San Francisco de Assisi)
* San Joaquin (San Joaquin y Sta. Ana)
* Santa Ines (Sta. Ines de Roma)
* Santa Maria (Sta. Maria Magdalena)
* Santo Rosario (Virgen Santo Rosario)
* Sapang Balen (San Carlos Borromeo)
* Sapang Biabas (including Mauaque Resettlement: San Vicente Ferrer)
* Tabun (San Isidro)
{{Div col end}}

The largest barangay is Dau, which became a barrio in 1936 by virtue of ''Presidential Proclamation No. 1''. It is now a business center whose commercial output runs parallel to that of downtown. A former terminus of the [[North Luzon Expressway]], it is the most urban and most populous area in Mabalacat, home to roughly 23% of the city's population.

San Francisco, the second largest barangay, along with San Joaquin, Santa Ines, Poblacion, Calumpang and other barangays are categorized as urban in view of their proximity to the city proper. Sapang Balen, with a population of 166 persons, is the smallest barangay.

===Climate===
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| location = Mabalacat 1997–2020
| single line = Y
| metric first = Y
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 33.5
| Feb record high C = 34.9
| Mar record high C = 36.5
| Apr record high C = 37.1
| May record high C = 38.3
| Jun record high C = 37.5
| Jul record high C = 36.0
| Aug record high C = 35.4
| Sep record high C = 35.1
| Oct record high C = 34.2
| Nov record high C = 34.0
| Dec record high C = 34.0
| year record high C = 38.3
| Jan high C = 30.0
| Feb high C = 30.9
| Mar high C = 32.5
| Apr high C = 34.0
| May high C = 33.3
| Jun high C = 31.9
| Jul high C = 30.8
| Aug high C = 30.3
| Sep high C = 30.8
| Oct high C = 31.2
| Nov high C = 31.1
| Dec high C = 30.4
| year high C = 31.4
| Jan mean C = 25.5
| Feb mean C = 26.0
| Mar mean C = 27.5
| Apr mean C = 28.9
| May mean C = 28.8
| Jun mean C = 28.0
| Jul mean C = 27.3
| Aug mean C = 27.0
| Sep mean C = 27.2
| Oct mean C = 27.3
| Nov mean C = 27.0
| Dec mean C = 26.3
| year mean C = 27.2
| Jan low C = 21.0
| Feb low C = 21.1
| Mar low C = 22.4
| Apr low C = 23.8
| May low C = 24.4
| Jun low C = 24.1
| Jul low C = 23.7
| Aug low C = 23.7
| Sep low C = 23.6
| Oct low C = 23.4
| Nov low C = 23.0
| Dec low C = 22.1
| year low C = 23.0
| Jan record low C = 15.8
| Feb record low C = 16.9
| Mar record low C = 17.9
| Apr record low C = 19.5
| May record low C = 19.8
| Jun record low C = 20.8
| Jul record low C = 21.1
| Aug record low C = 21.7
| Sep record low C = 20.0
| Oct record low C = 18.1
| Nov record low C = 17.4
| Dec record low C = 17.0
| year record low C = 15.8
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 13.6
| Feb rain mm = 16.3
| Mar rain mm = 52.5
| Apr rain mm = 60.6
| May rain mm = 196.1
| Jun rain mm = 254.1
| Jul rain mm = 514.6
| Aug rain mm = 695.1
| Sep rain mm = 305.5
| Oct rain mm = 201.6
| Nov rain mm = 97.0
| Dec rain mm = 47.5
| year rain mm = 2454.5
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm
| Jan rain days = 3
| Feb rain days = 3
| Mar rain days = 3
| Apr rain days = 5
| May rain days = 13
| Jun rain days = 16
| Jul rain days = 20
| Aug rain days = 22
| Sep rain days = 18
| Oct rain days = 11
| Nov rain days = 7
| Dec rain days = 5
| year rain days = 126
| Jan humidity = 70
| Feb humidity = 68
| Mar humidity = 66
| Apr humidity = 65
| May humidity = 74
| Jun humidity = 80
| Jul humidity = 84
| Aug humidity = 86
| Sep humidity = 84
| Oct humidity = 78
| Nov humidity = 75
| Dec humidity = 73
| year humidity = 75
| source 1 = [[Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration|PAGASA]]<ref name=PAGASAnormals>
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220302064100/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20NORMALS%20(1991-2020)/CLARK.pdf
| archive-date = March 2, 2022
| url = https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20NORMALS%20(1991-2020)/CLARK.pdf
| title = Clark International Airport Pampanga Climatological Normal Values
| website = Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
| access-date = June 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=PAGASAextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220307194106/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20EXTREMES%20(as%20of%202020)/Clark.pdf
| archive-date = March 7, 2022
| url = https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20EXTREMES%20(as%20of%202020)/Clark.pdf
| title = Clark International Airport Pampanga Climatological Extremes
| website = Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
| access-date = June 24, 2022}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
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| 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}}
| 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}}
| 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}}
| 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}}
| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}
| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}
| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}
| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}
| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}
| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}
| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}
| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}
| 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}}
| 2030 = 
| footnote= Source: [[Philippine Statistics Authority]]{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} 
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== Economy ==
[[File:Mabalacat,Pampangajf5793 05.JPG|thumb|Centre of Mabalacat]]
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Mabalacat has an average annual income of {{Philippine peso|504,149,053.16|link=yes}} as of 2011 derived mostly from municipal license fees, land tax, Internal Revenue allotment, roads and bridges fund. In 1997, there were 2,447 business establishments registered in the Mabalacat City, consisting of 79 manufacturers mostly involved in sash factory, iron works, ceramics, bakery and 1,806 trading companies. The financial needs are served by eleven banks, mostly concentrated in Dau.

Public utilities include the Mabalacat Water System, Pampanga Electric Cooperative II (PELCO II), three telephone companies namely, Datelcom Corporation (DATELCOM), [[Smart Communications]] (SMART) and [[Digital Telecommunications Philippines]], Incorporated (DIGITEL) and one cable television network (PRO-SAT) which runs solely for Mabalacat.

[[File:Dau Terminal, Mabalacat, Pampanga.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|Dau Terminal]]

The city is also a major transportation hub; a number of major road networks including the [[North Luzon Expressway]], [[Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway]], and [[MacArthur Highway]] cut across the region. At the southern part of the city is the Dau Bus Terminal, which caters to passengers bound for [[Metro Manila]] and provinces in [[Northern Luzon]] such as [[Tarlac]], [[Pangasinan]], [[Ilocos Norte]], [[Ilocos Sur]], [[Nueva Ecija]], [[La Union]], [[Bataan]], [[Baguio]], and [[Zambales]].{{clear left}}

[[Ayala Land|Ayala Land Logistics Holdings Corp.]]'s ''Artico Mabalacat'' is a [[Cool store|cold storage]] at the Pampanga Technopark equipped with 19 [[Refrigeration|cold rooms]] capable of housing 4,000 [[pallet]] positions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=  Alfaro|first1= Earl John|title=Ayala Land unit opens 5th cold storage facility|url= https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/12/14/business/corporate-news/ayala-land-unit-opens-5th-cold-storage-facility/2021665|accessdate=December 16, 2024 |work=[[The Manila Times]] |date=December 14, 2024}}</ref>

===Local government===
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Mabalacat City Government is composed of a Mayor as a Chief Executive and Sangguniang Panlungsod headed by the City Vice Mayor and 10 Sangguniang Panlungsod members with 3 ex-officio.

The following are the elected officials of Mabalacat City who assumed office on the noon of June 30, 2025 ''(except for the Ex-Officio members)''
* Mayor: Atty. Gerald Guttrie P. Aquino
* Vice-Mayor: Marcos T. Castro Jr.
* Sangguniang Panlungsod:

:# Miguel Ignacio M. Morales
:# Timothy Paul Llanos Dee
:# Victor Rene Ong
:# Eroll Jake C. Soliven
:# Benjamin D. Jocson
:# Marjorie Grace M. Sambo
:# Noelito B. Castro
:# Dr. Stephen Aurelio
:# Patricia Anne L. Acorda
:# Elizabeth Pineda

Ex-Officio Members:
# ABC President Rey Pineda (since December 18, 2023) 
# SK President Paul Andre Tiongco (since November 14, 2023)
# Ruvielane S. Margarito

== City Fiesta ==
[[File:Fountain at Xevera, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, Philippines (7).jpg|thumb|upright|Xevera Fountain]]

According to legend, when the early settlers were clearing the forests, Cabezang Laureana's workers found, hidden among the bushes, a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary with baby Jesus sitting on her lap. On February 2, the statue was presented by Caragan as a gift to Padre Maximo Manuguid, the priest of the early Mabalacat Church that was made of ''sawali'' and cogon grass. From then on, the city fiesta was observed on the second of February.

The old town hall was named Tabnuan: Mabalacat Cultural Center, or museum of arts, cultural displays and exhibits. It opened on February 28, 2024, the city’s Balacat Festival.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Cayabyab|first1=Charlene |title=Old municipio to reopen as Mabalacat City arts center|url= https://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/old-municipio-to-reopen-as-mabalacat-city-arts-center|accessdate=February 28, 2024 |publisher=[[SunStar Cebu]] |date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>

=== Pastorella ===
The pastorella ([[Mass (music)#Ordinarium|Misa]] de Pastores in honor of the shepherds at the birth of Jesus Christ - a set of [[Latin]] [[hymns]] of the 9-day Christmas Masses) ceased in [[Pampanga]] towns for 40 years after [[Vatican II]].

In Mabalacat, however, at Our Lady of Divine Grace Parish, pastorella lives on: In the 4:30&nbsp;a.m. mass on Monday, the pastorella repertoire includes the [[Kyrie]] (Lord, Have Mercy), [[Gloria in Excelsis Deo|Gloria]] (Glory to God in the Highest), [[Credo]] (Nicene Creed), [[Sanctus]] (Holy) and [[Agnus Dei (liturgy)|Agnus Dei]] (Lamb of God). The hymns are in Latin, except for Kyrie, which is in Greek.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20071223-108415/Latin_hymns_sung_in_masses_in_Pampanga |title=Latin hymns sung in masses in Pampanga |first=Tonette |last=Orejas |date=23 December 2007  |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423084921/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20071223-108415/Latin_hymns_sung_in_masses_in_Pampanga |archive-date=April 23, 2009 }}</ref>

== Parishes ==

* '''Our Lady of Grace Parish''' (Poblacion, Mabalacat City, Pampanga)
* '''Our Lady of Victories Parish''' (Dau, Mabalacat City, Pampanga)
* '''San Rafael Arkanghel Parish''' (Mabiga, Mabalacat City, Pampanga)
* '''San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish''' (Dau Access Road, Mabalacat City, Pampanga)
* '''Parish of the Lord's Resurrection''' (Madapdap Resettlement, Dapdap, Mabalacat City, Pampanga)
* '''Parish of Christ the Prince of Peace''' (Mauaque Resettlement, Sapang Biabas, Mabalacat City, Pampanga)
* '''Our Lady of Sorrows Parish''' (Xevera, Tabun, Mabalacat City, Pampanga)

==Education==
[[File:Montessori de Xevera, Xevera, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, Philippines.JPG|thumb|Montessori de Xevera]]
There are 31 educational institutions in Mabalacat: one state college, one private college, one technical training school, two secondary public, two private high schools and 25 public elementary schools divided into two districts, Mabalacat North and Mabalacat South. [[Technical Education and Skills Development Authority]] (TESDA) accredited institutions offering vocational-technical skills abound in the area.

===State University===
The University of the Philippines - Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga (Clark) is located in a portion of Clark Freeport Zone that is located in Mabalacat City. It offers undergraduate courses such as BA Applied Psychology, BA Business Economics and BS Business Management. It also offers a non-thesis graduate course, Master in Management (MM) (University of the Philippines Diliman - Extension Program in Pampanga, 2020).

===Private schools===
[[File:Mabalacat,Pampanga jf5872 05.JPG|thumb|The Town Hall, used prior to Mabalacat's cityhood]]
Private schools in Mabalacat listed with the Department of Education are Livingstone International School, Athena's Cradle Center, Inc., Brightstone Learning Center, Children of Fatima School, Inc., Christian Vision Academy Madapdap, Dee Hwa Liong College Foundation, [[Don Bosco Academy Pampanga]] (originally from [[Bacolor, Pampanga|Bacolor]]; moved to Mabalacat after [[lahar]] struck the old campus), Don Teodoro V. Santos Institute, Doña Asuncion Lee Integrated School, Great Shepherd Christian Academy, Immanuel Montessori School, Inc., Clark College of Science and Technology, Jose C. Feliciano College, Mabalacat Christian Academy, Mary Help of Christians School, Inc., Montessori School of St. Nicholas, Nehemiah Christian School, Inc., School of the Infant Jesus the Empowered Zone for Excellence in Education, Inc. Dau, Shield of Victory Christian School, St. Anthony College of Technology, St. Mutien College, and Divine Grace Academy, FDSA Aviation College of Science and Technology Inc.

Listed with and accredited by TESDA is the [[Asian Institute of Computer Studies]] (AICS), a private technical school offering I.T. courses.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" heights="150">
File:Mabalacat 2.JPG|Entering Mabalacat
File:3691ajfChrist Prince Peace Parish Mabalacat Pampangafvf 04.JPG|Parish of Christ the Prince of Peace, located at Mauaque Resettlement, Sapang Biabas
File:Mabalacat 1.JPG|Mabalacat welcome arch
</gallery>

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