Country Philippines Founded January 24, 1892 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Local time Friday 3:44 PM | District 3rd District Barangays Area 114.3 km² Province Tarlac | |
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Region Central Luzon (Region III) Weather 33°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 38% Humidity Neighborhoods Macalong, Laungcupang, Balanoy, Guevarra | ||
La Paz is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 64,017 people.
Contents
- Map of La Paz Tarlac Philippines
- Geography
- Barangays
- History
- Demographics
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Points of interest
- References
Map of La Paz, Tarlac, Philippines
Geography
La Paz lies in the southeast portion of the province of Tarlac, 141 kilometres (88 mi) from Metro Manila, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the provincial capital (Tarlac City) and 75 kilometres (47 mi) 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 11,433 hectares (28,250 acres), which represents 2.34% of the entire provincial area. La Paz is politically subdivided into 18 barangays, of which barangays San Isidro and San Roque are considered as urban areas and the rest of the barangays are considered rural areas.
Barangays
La Paz is politically subdivided into 21 barangays:
History
The early history of La Paz is unclear. Legends state that there was an old pueblo called "Cama Juan" situated along the bank of the Chico River, bordering the province of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija. When the Chico River overflowed during a storm, a great flood swept the entire pueblo during the night. The flood is said to have devastated the area, claiming many lives.
This forced the inhabitants of "Cama Juan" to evacuate. The old site (Cama Juan) is known as "Balen Melakwan" or "Abandoned Town".
The inhabitants chose a field of evergreen grass and shrubbery on which to rebuild, which they named "Matayumtayum".
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Francisco Macabulos and Captain Mariano Ignacio selected a more centrally located site for the future town to be known as La Paz. This existed only as a barrio of the town of Tarlac until 1892, when it was separated from the latter and rechristened in honor of its patron saint Nuestra Senora de La Paz y Buen Viaje. Its emergence as a new town gave its citizens a chance to run their own government with Martin Aquino as the first Governadorcillo.
La Paz was made the first seat of the revolutionary government of the province of Tarlac during the Spanish regime with Gen. Francisco Makabulos as its first provincial governor.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, the population of La Paz, Tarlac, was 64,017 people, with a density of 560 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.
Tourism
The feast of Nuestra De Senora De La Paz every January 23 to 24. Other tourism attractions in the town include Macabulos ancestral house, Nuestra Senora De La Paz Church, and Chico River Grill Station.
Transportation
The municipality has an approximate total road network of 78.863 kilometres (49.003 mi) which are classified into four (4) categories, namely: national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads.
The barangay road network has an approximate length of 49.264 kilometres (30.611 mi). The roads are paved with either concrete, asphalt, gravel or dirt. The gravel and dirt roads have a total length of 42.794 kilometres (26.591 mi).
La Paz is the northern terminus of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).