La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz (; , ), is a

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in the

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Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac (; ; ; ; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. It had a population of 1,503,456 people according to ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,952 people.

History

The early history of La Paz needs to be clarified. Legends state that an old pueblo called " Cama Juan" was 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.

Geography

La Paz lies in the southeast portion of the province and is from

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, from the provincial capital of

Tarlac City Tarlac City, officially the City of Tarlac (; ; ; ), is a component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 385,398 people, making it the most p ...

, and from

Cabanatuan Cabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan (; ; kapampangan language, Kapampangan: ''Lakanbalen/Ciudad ning Cabanatuan''), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Acco ...

. It is bounded to the north by the town of Victoria, to the east by the Province of

Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( ; ; ; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan, while Cabanatuan, its former capital, is the largest Local gove ...

, to the south by the town of Concepcion, and to the west by

. The municipality has a total land area of 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

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s, as shown below: Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Balanoy * Bantog-Caricutan * Caramutan * Caut * Comillas * Dumarais * Guevara * Kapanikian * La Purisima * Lara * Laungcupang * Lomboy * Macalong * Matayumtayum * Mayang * Motrico * Paludpud * Rizal * San Isidro (

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...

) * San Roque (

) * Sierra

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of La Paz, Tarlac, was 68,952 people, with a density of .

Economy

Tourism

The feast of Nuestra De Seṅora De La Paz every January 23 to 24. Other tourism attractions in the town include Macabulos ancestral house, Nuestra Seṅora De La Paz Church, and Chico River Grill Station.

Transportation

The municipality has an approximate total road network of which are classified into four (4) categories, namely: national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads. The barangay road network has an approximate length of . The roads are paved with either concrete, asphalt, gravel or dirt. The gravel and dirt roads have a total length of . La Paz is the northern terminus of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) where it connects with

Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway The Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network and R-8 of the List of roads in Metro Manila, Metro Manila arterial road network, is a Controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll expr ...

(TPLEx) and Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx). Several buses from

going

passes through the town via Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).

Points of interest

* (F-1790) Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaj

La Paz 2314 Tarlac, Philippine

(Titular: Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, Feast day, January 24; Former Parish Priest: Father Ramon Capun

under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac

Pilgrims seek healing

Vicariate of Immaculate Conception (Victoria, Tarlac) Vicar Forane: Father Vely Lapita
LA PAZ: THE CORRIDOR OF UPCOMING MARKET GROWTH AND BOOM

Gallery

File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7309 02.JPG, Highway File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7308 07.JPG, Legislative building File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7324 12.JPG, Public market File:LaPazChurchjf7549 15.JPG, La Paz Church Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7424 06.JPG, Park File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7308 10.JPG, Town hall Facade

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>New Website

La Paz, Tarlac

Official government websitePhilippine Census Information
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