Tarlac's 2nd congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Province | Tarlac |
Region | Central Luzon |
Population | 590,435 (2020)[1] |
Electorate | 332,594 (2022)[2] |
Major settlements | 4 LGUs
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Area | 1,107.87 km2 (427.75 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1907 |
Representative | Christian Tell Yap |
Political party | NPC |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Tarlac's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Tarlac. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the provincial capital, Tarlac City, and adjacent municipalities of Gerona, San Jose and Victoria. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Christian Tell Yap of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the southern municipalities of Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz, Tarlac, and Victoria.