Guagua

Guagua
Uaua
Municipality of Guagua
Downtown area
Downtown area
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Guagua is located in Philippines
Guagua
Guagua
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°58′N 120°38′E / 14.97°N 120.63°E / 14.97; 120.63
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvincePampanga
District 2nd district
FoundedMay 15, 1590[1]
Barangays31 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAnthony Joseph S. Torres
 • Vice MayorBenjamin L. Lim Jr.
 • RepresentativeGloria Macapagal Arroyo
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate64,500 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total48.67 km2 (18.79 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Lowest elevation
−3 m (−10 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total128,893
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
 • Households
29,853
Demonym(s)English: Guaguan;
Spanish: guagüeño -a
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
8.40
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 375.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 602.7 million (2020), 83.81 million (2012)
 • Expenditure₱ 312.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 180.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPampanga 2 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2003
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)45
Native languagesKapampangan
Tagalog
Websitewww.guagua.gov.ph

Guagua, officially the Municipality of Guagua (Kapampangan: Balen ning Guagua; Tagalog: Bayan ng Guagua), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 128,893 people.[4]

  1. ^ "Guagua set to celebrate 427th founding anniversary". SunStar. April 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Municipality of Guagua | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.