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==History of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines== | ==History of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines== | ||
The | Mabalacat became the town in 1712. It was named after the balacat tree(Zizyphus Zonulata Blco.), a fourth class timber. Mabalacat means full of balacat . Then a settlement of a Negrito tribe headed by a chieftain name Caragan, the area was virtual forest of balacat trees. It has land area of 15,262 hectares more than double that of Angeles City s. Two-thirds of the land area of Clark Air Base was taken from Mabalacat. According to old residents, from Liberation to 1949 all judicial cases were reffered to and heard at the Justice of the Peace Court of Mabalacat. Before 1712 Mabalacat was a barrio (Barangay) of Bambang, now Bamban Tarlac. | ||
There is no official record on the foundation of this town, but according to stories handed down orally from generation to generation, the first settlers were purely Negritos led by Caragan. Caragan married Laureana Tolentino and adopted her family name. Laureana Tolentino was the first cabeza de barangay of Mabalacat, a title now equivalent to barangay captain. The Negritos were finally driven back to the nearby mountains and hills by the lowlanders who frequented the place to hund wild animals and fowls. At present one barangay, Marcos Village, is inhabited by Negritos who live in bungalow housed and speak broken English. Mabalacat like Porac, Sta. Rita, Magalang and Angeles City never gets flooded by heavy rain because it is situated on an elevated plain known as Upper Pampanga. | |||
In 1853 Mabalacat had a population of 2,611 and four barangays, namely, Babangdapu, Duquit, Malabni, and Paglilmbunan. In 1903 its population increased to 7,049 and already had 19 barangays. These were Poblacion, Bical, Bundagul, Dapdap, Dau, Dolores, Iba, Mabiga, Mamatitang, Mangalit, Matas, Mawaque, Paralayunan, Quitangil, San Joaquin, Sta. Ines, Santa Maria, Sapang Balen, and Sapang Biabas. In 1948 its barangays increased to 20 with the addition of Fort Stotsenburg. Barangay Quitangil was replaced by San Francisco. Today Mabalacat has 27 barangays with the addition of Atly bola, Cacutud, Calumpang, Camatchiles, Macapagal Village, Marcos Village, Sto. Rosario, and Tabun. However, barangays Babangdapu, Malabni, Paglimbunan, Quitangil, Iba, Matas, and Fort Stotsenburg were renamed with their present names. | |||
A first class municipality (Effective July 1996) Mabalacat has a population of 121,115 based on the (1990 census) and 129,900 (1995 Census). It has an average annual income of P 23,108,033.09 derived mostly from municipal license fees, land tax and IRA,. The biggest barangay is Dau with population of 47,180, and the smallest is Sapang Balen, with 347 persons. | |||
Its people are peace loving and God-fearing as well as hardworking and industrious. They speak the Kapampangan dialect which is very rich in vocabulary and culture. | |||
:source: www.pampangacapitol.com | |||
==People of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines== | ==People of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines== | ||