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Gerona, Tarlac

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Country
  
Barangays
  
44

ZIP code
  
2302

Local time
  
Monday 12:36 PM

District
  
2nd District

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Area
  
128.9 km²

Province
  
Gerona, Tarlac

Region
  
Weather
  
34°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 39% Humidity

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Gerona (Kapampangan: Balen ning Gerona; Ilocano: Ili ti Gerona) is a first-class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 87,531 people.

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Map of Gerona, Tarlac, Philippines

The MacArthur Highway goes through the center of the town.

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Geography

Gerona is one of the 18 towns of the province of Tarlac. It is bounded on the north by Paniqui; on the east by the Pura; on the south by Tarlac City (the provincial capital); and on the west by Santa Ignacia. The town is 72 kilometres (45 mi) from San Fernando City, the regional center; 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Angeles City; and 138 kilometres (86 mi) north of Metro Manila.

Gerona has a land area of 12,889 hectares (31,850 acres) of plain and rugged agricultural land representing 4.63% of the province total area. The Tarlac River, which originates from the eastern slopes of the Zambales Mountain, cuts across the west central areas, dividing the town into two parts.

The eastern area consists of 31 barangays with total land area of 90.50 square kilometres representing 63.9% of the total area. It is characterized as plain, low-lying agricultural land.

The second part is the Western Area consisting of 13 barangays with total area of 50.97 square kilometres representing 36.03% of the total land area. It is characterized by hilly and rugged agricultural land and is also forested.

Barangays

Gerona is politically subdivided into 44 barangays.

Demographics

In the 2015 census, the population of Gerona, Tarlac, was 87,531 people, with a density of 680 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,800 inhabitants per square mile.

Points of interest

  • 1894 Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church of Gerona [1] [2] (Vicariate of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Vicar Forane: Father Alfredo Dizon, Titular: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Feast day, November 24 Parish Priest: Father Alfredo Dizon, succeeded by Fr. Ramon Capuno [3][4] Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Paulo Dela Cruz [5] - Don Federico Bartolome Street, McArthur Highway, Gerona, Tarlac 2302, Philippines [6][7][8][9] under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac[10] led by Most Rev. Florentino F. Cinense, D.D., PhD, STL.
  • References

    Gerona, Tarlac Wikipedia


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