Minalin | |
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| Municipality of Minalin | |
 Sta. Monica Parish Church | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Egg basket of Central Luzon | |
| Motto: "Minaleño First/Panyulung Minalin" | |
| Anthem: Himno ning Minalin (Minalin Hymn) | |
 Map of Pampanga with Minalin highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Minalin Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°58′N 120°41′E / 14.97°N 120.68°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Pampanga |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | August 27, 1614 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Minalin[*] | Noel Philip S. Naguit |
| • Vice Mayor | Rondon M. Mercado |
| • Representative | Anna York P. Bondoc |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 32,654 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.27 km2 (18.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −4 m (−13 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 48,380 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,180 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.71 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 164.8 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 122.6 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 140.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 37.56 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Pampanga 3 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2019 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Minalin, officially the Municipality of Minalin (Kapampangan: Balen ning Minalin; Filipino: Bayan ng Minalin), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,380 people.[3]
Originally known as Minalis, it has a land area of about 48.27 km2 (18.64 sq mi), and it is located south-west of the capital city of San Fernando.
The name of the Municipality "Minalin" came from the word "Minalis" or "Minalis la ding dutung". This got its name during the construction of the Sta. Maria Tabungao Church, when a flood came and wiped out all the materials or dutung meaning woods and carried them to Santa Monica Parish Church.[citation needed]
The town is known for its 400-year-old church, the Santa Monica Parish Church, with its unique design that incorporates pre-colonial architectural motif alongside its European Catholic iconography.[5] Minalin is also known for its "Aguman Sanduk" New Year's Celebration, where in which the town's straight men dress up as beauty queens and ride through town on festive floats.[6] The town is also referred to as the "Egg Basket of Central Luzon" because of its large-scale production of eggs and chickens, prompting the town to put up the Philippines' first egg festival in 2008.[7]
- ^ Municipality of Minalin | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Orejas, Tonette (2011-07-12). "Minalin Mural Awaits Restoration". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Makati City. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ Manuel, Mark Anthony (January 4, 2012). "'Queen Edgarda' delights Minalin Folk". Tempo. Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012.
- ^ "First Egg Festival of Minalin in Pampanga". Central Luzon Local Search. CentralLuzon.com. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2012-02-25.