San Luis, officially the Municipality of San Luis ( pam, Balen ning San Luis; tl, Bayan ng San Luis), is a 3rd class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 58,551 people.

Geography

Barangays

San Luis is politically subdivided into 17

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s. Like the town itself, all political subdivisions are named after

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of San Luis, Pampanga, was 58,551 people, with a density of . Like other municipalities and cities in

, its people are mostly

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Religion

Roman Catholicism remains the predominant faith of the townsfolk. Other Christian denominations, such as Iglesia ni Cristo, the

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, and

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Christianity can be found in the municipality.

Economy

Transportation, trade and commerce in San Luis is concentrated at the town center where the public market, cockpit, municipal hall, church, schools, hospital, clinics, and commercial spaces are situated.

Government

The municipal government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the

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. The executive branch is composed of the mayor and the barangay captains for the barangays. The legislative branch is composed of the

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(town assembly), Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council), and the

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for the youth sector. The current mayor of San Luis, Dr. Jayson S. Sagum or also known as Dr. J, and the vice mayor is Mon A. Sagum

Landmarks

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church

Its façade can compare immeasurably with existing Spanish-style church edifices and architectural design. The church is located in a place that used to be called Cabagsac, referring to the proliferation of fruit bats. In fact, today, a fishnet is permanently installed high above the altar precisely to catch thousands of bats that are roosting inside the church. The interior is dark, has an ambience of antiquity and mystery and overpowering odor of bat urine. The main attraction is the three-tower facade, perhaps one of its kind in the country. Not to be missed is the ancient cemetery located in a hidden corner at the back of the church, with some tombstones dating back to the 1800s and bearing the names of the town's prominent families, including the Elizaldes, Ablazos, Francos, Tarucs, among others. Note: Things to Do and see in Pampanga...

Education

There is a prime school in the town aside from public elementary and high schools.

Notable personalities

Luis Taruc Luis Mangalus Taruc (; June 21, 1913 – May 4, 2005) was a Filipino political figure and rebel during the agrarian unrest of the 1930s until the end of the Cold War. He was the leader of the Hukbalahap group (from ''Hukbong Bayan Laban s ...

(June 21, 1913 - May 4, 2005), founder and leader of

Hukbalahap The Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (), better known by the acronym Hukbalahap, was a Communism, communist Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla movement formed by the farmers of Central Luzon. They were originally formed to Philippine resistance against Ja ...

, was born of peasant folks in the farming town of San Luis, Pampanga.

Gallery

File:Ricefield Brgy. San Jose, San Luis, Pampanga.jpg, Rice Field in San Jose, San Luis File:Downtown San Luis.JPG, Downtown San Luis File:Asanluispampangajf.JPG, Municipal Hall of San Luis File:San Luis Public Market in San Luis, Pampanga.jpg, Public market File:26sanluisjf.JPG, District Hospital

References

External links

San Luis Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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