Central Luzon

Central Luzon region contains the largest plain of the Philippines and produces most of the country's rice supply. Its provinces are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.

There are twelve cities which include: Balanga from Bataan; Cabanatuan, Gapan, Muñoz, Palayan and San Jose from Nueva Ecija; Olongapo from Zambales; Angeles and San Fernando from Pampanga; San Jose del Monte and Malolos from Bulacan; and Tarlac from Tarlac.

The City of San Fernando, in Pampanga, is the regional center. Aurora was transferred from Region IV by Executive Order No. 103.

Province/City		Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
Aurora	Baler	173,797	3,239.5	53.6
Bataan	Balanga City	557,659	1,202.7	463.67
Bulacan	Malolos City	2,234,088	2,625.0	851.1
Nueva Ecija	Palayan City	1,659,883	5,284.3	314.1
Pampanga	City of San Fernando	1,882,730	2,118.74	888.6
Tarlac	Tarlac City	1,068,783	3,053.4	350.0
Zambales	Iba	433,538	3,714.4	116.7

Angeles City	—	263,971	62.16	4,246.6
n.a.	Olongapo City	—	194,260	170.30	1141

¹ Angeles City and Olongapo City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Pampanga and Zambales respectively.

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