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Lubao | |
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Municipality of Lubao | |
Nickname: Balen Baba | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°56′N 120°36′E / 14.93°N 120.6°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Pampanga |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | May 5, 1572 |
Barangays | 44 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Esmeralda G. Pineda |
• Vice Mayor | Jay B. Montemayor |
• Representative | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 88,143 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 155.77 km2 (60.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −6 m (−20 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 173,502 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
• Households | 40,593 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.51 |
• Revenue | ₱ 435 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,065 million (2020), 259.2 million (2012) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 332.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 327.1 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Pampanga 2 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2005, 2025 (Santa Cruz) |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Lubao, officially the Municipality of Lubao (Kapampangan: Balen ning Lubao; Filipino: Bayan ng Lubao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 173,502 people.[3]
It is one of the three coastal towns in Pampanga along with Sasmuan and Macabebe and it is also noted for rice, sugar cane, fish, and sampaguita.