Candelaria, Zambales
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Candelaria, officially the Municipality of Candelaria (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,263 people.Template:PH census
History
During the pre-Spanish era, the area of Candelaria was unsettled forest. The Spanish East Indies government made it a sitio of Masinloc, one of the oldest towns of Zambales. Sambal settlers from other parts of Masinloc, who found Candelaria an ideal location to live, played an important role in creating Candelaria as a separate town in 1870.
The name of the town could have come from the name of the wife of the first Alcalde Mayor, who named the town after her as a birthday gift. Candelaria is also the Spanish word for Candlemas. It may be noted that the Virgin of Candelaria is a Marian title popular in the Hispanic world.
Geography
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Barangays
Candelaria is politically subdivided into 16 barangays, as indicated below.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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- Babancal
- Binabalian
- Catol
- Dampay
- Lauis
- Libertador
- Malabon (San Roque)
- Malimanga
- Pamibian
- Panayonan
- Pinagrealan
- Poblacion
- Sinabacan
- Taposo
- Uacon
- Yamot
Climate
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Demographics
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In the 2020 census, the population of Candelaria, Zambales, was 30,263 people,Template:PH census with a density of Script error: No such module "convert"..
Economy
References
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External links
- Candelaria Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
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