Arayat, officially the Municipality of Arayat ( pam, Balen ning Arayat; tl, Bayan ng Arayat), is a 1st class

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in the

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 144,875 people.

Geography

Arayat is bordered with

Candaba Candaba, officially the Municipality of Candaba ( Kapampangan: ''Balen ning Candaba''; tl, Bayan ng Candaba; formerly Candawe), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populat ...

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Magalang Magalang, officially the Municipality of Magalang ( pam, Balen ning Magalang; tl, Bayan ng Magalang), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 124,188 people. Mag ...

, Santa Ana and Cabiao in

Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( tgl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija , also ; ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: ''Lalawigan/Probinsia ning Nueva Ecija''), is a landlocked province i ...

. A large portion of

Mount Arayat Mount Arayat is a potentially active stratovolcano located in the province of Pampanga on the island of Luzon, Philippines, rising to a height of . The volcano has a breached crater on its northwest side with a smaller andesitic dome in the ...

is located within this municipality.

Barangays

Arayat is politically subdivided into 30

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Arayat, Pampanga, was 144,875 people, with a density of .

Economy

Education

;Schools:

Gallery

References

External links

Arayat Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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