Gerona, Tarlac Explained

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Leader Name:Eloy C. Eclar[1]
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Gerona, officially the Municipality of Gerona (Iloko: Ili ti Gerona; Pampanga; Kapampangan: Balen ning Gerona, Tagalog: Bayan ng Gerona), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 94,485 people.

The MacArthur Highway 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 the provincial capital Tarlac City; and on the west by Santa Ignacia. The town is from Tarlac City the provincial capital, from the regional center San Fernando, and north of Metro Manila.

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 Zambales Mountains, 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 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Gerona, Tarlac, was 94,485 people, with a density of NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2.

Points of interest

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elected Officials - Official Website of Municipality of Gerona, Province of Tarlac - Home.
  2. Web site: Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index. 5 March 2020.
  3. Web site: List of Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac | Philippine Churches . 2013-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120903135851/http://www.church.nfo.ph/list-of-parishes-of-the-roman-catholic-diocese-of-tarlac/ . 2012-09-03 . dead .
  4. Web site: diocese of tarlac - vicariates - Wix.com.
  5. Web site: St. Catherine of Alexandria Church of Gerona. Foursquare.
  6. Web site: diocese of tarlac - vicariates - Wix.com.
  7. Web site: St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church Gerona, Tarlac Philippines. www.fotothing.com.
  8. Web site: Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish - Tungkol - Google+ . https://archive.today/20131114064053/https://plus.google.com/117365425829258935940/about?gl=ph&hl=fil . 14 November 2013 . dead.
  9. Web site: Feast of St. Catherine de Alexandria- Gerona - Visit Tarlac . 2013-05-01 . https://archive.today/20130630133851/http://visit-tarlac.com/ai1ec_event/feast-of-st-catherine-de-alexandria-gerona/?instance_id= . 2013-06-30 . dead .
  10. Web site: History of Tarlac Towns. 20 August 2011.
  11. Web site: Diocese of Tarlac. www.cbcponline.net. 2013-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20100617153454/http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/tarlac.html. 2010-06-17. dead.