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Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
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Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Established Title: | Founded | ||
Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
Parts Style: | para | ||
P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
Leader Name: | Eloy C. Eclar[1] | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Leader Name1: | Ronald T. Go | ||
Leader Name2: | Victor A. Yap | ||
Leader Title3: | Councilor | ||
Leader Title4: | Electorate | ||
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Elevation Max M: | 50 | ||
Elevation Min M: | 19 | ||
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Population Blank1 Title: | Households | ||
Population Demonym: | Geronian | ||
Timezone: | PST | ||
Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||
Demographics Type1: | Economy | ||
Demographics1 Title2: | Poverty incidence | ||
Demographics1 Info2: | % | ||
Demographics1 Title3: | Revenue | ||
Demographics1 Info3: | 260,703,176.70 (2020)[2] | ||
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Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
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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.
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.
Gerona is politically subdivided into 44 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, the population of Gerona, Tarlac, was 94,485 people, with a density of NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2.