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

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in the

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Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac ( pam, Lalawigan ning Tarlac; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Tarlac; ilo, Probinsia ti Tarlac; tgl, Lalawigan ng Tarlac; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 94,485 people. The

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goes through the center of the town.

Geography

Gerona is one of the 17 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 from

Tarlac City Tarlac City, officially the City of Tarlac ( pam, Lakanbalen ning Tarlac; pag, Siyudad na Tarlac; ilo, Siudad ti Tarlac; fil, Lungsod ng Tarlac ), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to ...

, the provincial capital; from

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Angeles City , anthem = Himno ning Angeles (Angeles Hymn) , subdivision_type3 = District , subdivision_name3 = , established_title = Settled , established_date = 1796 , established_title1 = Chartere ...

; from the regional center

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, and north of

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. Gerona has a land area of 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

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, cuts across the west central areas, dividing the town into two parts. The eastern area consists of 31 barangays with total land area of 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 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

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s. * Abagon * Amacalan * Apsayan * Ayson * Bawa * Buenlag * Bularit * Calayaan * Carbonel * Cardona * Caturay * Danzo * Dicolor * Don Basilio * Luna * Mabini * Magaspac * Malayep * Matapitap * Matayuncab * New Salem * Oloybuaya * Padapada * Parsolingan * Pinasling (Pinasung) * Plastado *

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1 * Poblacion 2 * Poblacion 3 * Quezon * Rizal * Salapungan * San Agustin * San Antonio * San Bartolome * San Jose * Santa Lucia * Santiago * Sembrano * Singat * Sulipa * Tagumbao * Tangcaran * Villa Paz

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Gerona, Tarlac, was 94,485 people, with a density of .

Economy

Points of interest

*1894 Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church of Gerona (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 Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Paulo Dela Cruz - Don Federico Bartolome Street, McArthur Highway, Gerona, Tarlac 2302, Philippines under the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac ( la, Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac (except Camp Servillano Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac City, which belongs to the Military Ordi ...

led by Most Rev. Florentino F. Cinense, D.D., PhD, STL.

Gallery

File:Gerona,Tarlacjf5014 03.JPG, Town hall File:Gerona,Tarlacjf4902 03.JPG, Public market File:Gerona,Tarlacjf4888 12.JPG, Chuzon Supermarket File:Gerona,Tarlacjf4935 04.JPG, Auditorium File:Gerona,Tarlacjf4924 09.JPG, Park File:Gerona,Tarlacjf4924 02.JPG, Plaza and park

References

External links

Gerona Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* * Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census Information
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