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Mabalacat City

Mabalacat City is a component city in Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 306,594 in the 2024 census, and it has 27 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Mabalacat City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BambanAngeles CityMagalangMexicoPoracAtlu-Bola: 11,981 people, 4,736 per km², 1.18% a yearBical: 5,591 people, 1,557 per km², 3.80% a yearBundagul: 3,976 people, 811 per km², 0.56% a yearCacutud: 2,159 people, 464 per km², −7.56% a yearCalumpang: 3,261 people, 94 per km², 12.21% a yearCamachiles: 12,551 people, 11,307 per km², −0.95% a yearDapdap: 42,306 people, 10,683 per km², 0.35% a yearDau: 66,066 people, 19,039 per km², 1.39% a yearDolores: 5,262 people, 1,731 per km², 4.93% a yearDuquit: 15,734 people, 5,785 per km², 3.02% a yearLakandula: 8,907 people, 26,120 per km², 1.45% a yearMabiga: 22,724 people, 6,092 per km², −1.34% a yearMacapagal Village: 4,624 people, 6,449 per km², 2.32% a yearMamatitang: 2,314 people, 2,085 per km², 0.31% a yearMangalit: 1,075 people, 5,541 per km², 2.91% a yearMarcos Village: 3,405 people, 5,713 per km², −8.61% a yearMawaque: 5,215 people, 2,006 per km², 8.64% a yearParalayunan: 2,090 people, 1,699 per km², 3.24% a yearPoblacion: 2,855 people, 6,445 per km², 0.82% a yearSan Francisco: 15,346 people, 12,579 per km², 1.10% a yearSan Joaquin: 4,827 people, 1,835 per km², −2.33% a yearSanta Ines: 4,244 people, 6,334 per km², −1.58% a yearSanta Maria: 3,803 people, 1,087 per km², 4.49% a yearSanto Rosario: 1,801 people, 26,101 per km², 1.75% a yearSapang Balen: 1,127 people, 292 per km², 40.25% a yearSapang Biabas: 32,296 people, 9,669 per km², 2.53% a yearTabun: 21,054 people, 2,949 per km², 0.10% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
  • PeopleSources

    306,594

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 42.2% from 2010 to 2024
  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 22 cities and municipalities of Pampanga by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 12 of every 100 people in Pampanga lived in Mabalacat City in 2024 (11.85%)
  • Inside itSources

    27

    barangays

  • LandSources

    166.80 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Mabalacat City's land would fill a square about 12.9 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 1,838 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 18 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
  • HomesSources

    85,826

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024
  • Town or countrySources

    92.6%

    About 93 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0305409000[4]Formerly 035409000
ZIP code
2010[13, 14, 15]
ZIP codes by area
ZIP codes by areaBeside Mabalacat City's own code, 2010, PHLPost gives these areas codes of their own.Dau2026From PHLPost's own lists of ZIP codes[13, 14, 15]

People

Mabalacat City had 306,594 people in the 2024 census, up 42.2% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Mabalacat City had the 3rd most people of the 22 cities and municipalities of Pampanga in 2024[1]
  1. 1Angeles City483,452
  2. 2San Fernando City377,534
  3. 3Mabalacat City306,594
  4. 4Lubao190,355
  5. 5Mexico187,597
  6. 6Arayat150,949
  7. 7Porac147,551
All 22 cities and municipalities of Pampanga
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 81 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Dau66,06622 in 100
  2. Dapdap42,30614 in 100
  3. Sapang Biabas32,29611 in 100
  4. Mabiga22,7247 in 100
  5. Tabun21,0547 in 100
  6. Duquit15,7345 in 100
  7. San Francisco15,3465 in 100
  8. Camachiles12,5514 in 100
  9. Atlu-Bola11,9814 in 100
  10. Lakandula8,9073 in 100
See all 27 barangays of Mabalacat City
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.5%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.9%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 427,67414,23713,437
5 - 927,76414,37513,389
10 - 1428,00014,59713,403
15 - 1927,09813,87413,224
20 - 2429,95915,13814,821
25 - 2928,84614,53314,313
30 - 3424,30612,34511,961
35 - 3920,65410,26610,388
40 - 4418,1319,2288,903
45 - 4914,6087,4417,167
50 - 5413,5136,6926,821
55 - 5910,5865,2245,362
60 - 648,3674,1224,245
65 - 695,7232,6873,036
70 - 743,9411,7332,208
75 - 791,9697601,209
80 years and over1,9776591,318

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
306,594[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
85,826[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Pampanga, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
11.85%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
92.6% (283,973 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
147,911 men, 145,205 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024306,594[1, 2]1.07% a year85,8263.6
2020as of May 1, 2020293,244[1]3.34% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015250,799[1]2.92% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010215,610[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then203,307[32]2.41% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders171,045[32, 33]6.06% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then129,990[32]1.33% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then121,115[32]4.11% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then80,966[32]2.99% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then69,874[32]4.58% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then55,897[32]5.69% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then31,752[32]———

Barangays

Mabalacat City is made up of 27 barangays.
Barangays of Mabalacat City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Atlu-Bola11,9813.91%1.18% a yearabout 2.53 km²Urban
Bical5,5911.82%3.80% a yearabout 3.59 km²Urban
Bundagul3,9761.3%0.56% a yearabout 4.90 km²Urban
Cacutud2,1590.7%−7.56% a yearabout 4.65 km²Rural
Calumpang3,2611.06%12.21% a yearabout 34.75 km²Rural
Camachiles12,5514.09%−0.95% a yearabout 1.11 km²Urban
Dapdap42,30613.8%0.35% a yearabout 3.96 km²Urban
Dau66,06621.55%1.39% a yearabout 3.47 km²Urban
Dolores5,2621.72%4.93% a yearabout 3.04 km²Urban
Duquit15,7345.13%3.02% a yearabout 2.72 km²Urban
Lakandula8,9072.91%1.45% a yearabout 0.341 km²Urban
Mabiga22,7247.41%−1.34% a yearabout 3.73 km²Urban
Macapagal Village4,6241.51%2.32% a yearabout 0.717 km²Rural
Mamatitang2,3140.75%0.31% a yearabout 1.11 km²Rural
Mangalit1,0750.35%2.91% a yearabout 0.194 km²Rural
Marcos Village3,4051.11%−8.61% a yearabout 0.596 km²Rural
Mawaque5,2151.7%8.64% a yearabout 2.60 km²Urban
Paralayunan2,0900.68%3.24% a yearabout 1.23 km²Urban
Poblacion2,8550.93%0.82% a yearabout 0.443 km²Rural
San Francisco15,3465.01%1.10% a yearabout 1.22 km²Urban
San Joaquin4,8271.57%−2.33% a yearabout 2.63 km²Urban
Santa Ines4,2441.38%−1.58% a yearabout 0.67 km²Urban
Santa Maria3,8031.24%4.49% a yearabout 3.50 km²Urban
Santo Rosario1,8010.59%1.75% a yearabout 0.069 km²Rural
Sapang Balen1,1270.37%40.25% a yearabout 3.86 km²Rural
Sapang Biabas32,29610.53%2.53% a yearabout 3.34 km²Urban
Tabun21,0546.87%0.10% a yearabout 7.14 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Mabalacat City covers 166.80 km² of land, 1,838 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 674 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
166.80 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
1,838 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
15.23326° N, 120.59464° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
55 m
Average
157 m
Highest
674 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[29]

  1. Sacobia River12.3 of 13.4 km
  2. Quitangil Creek6.2 of 13.3 km
  3. Dolores1.6 of 3.1 km
  4. Marimla River1.1 of 17.3 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[30]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Clark International Airport, the nearest PAGASA station, 7 km away[31]Averages for 1997 to 2020: 2,455 mm of rain on 126 days a year; 27.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Clark International Airport, 1997 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January14 mm325.5 °C30.0 °C21.0 °C
February16 mm326.0 °C30.9 °C21.1 °C
March53 mm327.5 °C32.5 °C22.4 °C
April61 mm528.9 °C34.0 °C23.8 °C
May196 mm1328.8 °C33.3 °C24.4 °C
June254 mm1628.0 °C31.9 °C24.1 °C
July515 mm2027.3 °C30.8 °C23.7 °C
August695 mm2227.0 °C30.3 °C23.7 °C
September306 mm1827.2 °C30.8 °C23.6 °C
October202 mm1127.3 °C31.2 °C23.4 °C
November97 mm727.0 °C31.1 °C23.0 °C
December48 mm526.3 °C30.4 °C22.1 °C
The year2,455 mm12627.2 °C31.4 °C23.0 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 152 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 8 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
8.1% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 8 of every 100 people in Mabalacat City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (8.1%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 7.4% and 8.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 24government offices
  • 7hospitals and health centres
  • 90schools
  • 24places of worship
  • 3markets
  • 5stations and terminals
  • 6parks
  • 1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Mabalacat” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Mabalacat City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Component city[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Pampanga[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Gerald Guttrie Pineda Aquino[19]
    Vice mayor
    Marcos Tolentino Castro Jr.[19]
  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Crisostomo Cunanan Garbo[20]
    Vice mayor
    Gerald Guttrie Pineda Aquino[20]
  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Crisostomo Cunanan Garbo[21]
    Vice mayor
    Gerald Guttrie Pineda Aquino[21]
  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Crisostomo Cunanan Garbo[22]
    Vice mayor
    Christian Castro Halili[22]
  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Marino Pineda Morales[23]
    Vice mayor
    Christian Castro Halili[23]
  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Marino Pineda Morales[24]
    Vice mayor
    Noelito Bondoc Castro[24]
  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Marino Pineda Morales[25]
    Vice mayor
    Prospero Tolentino Lagman[25]
  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Marino Morales[26]
    Vice mayor
    Crisostomo Garbo[26]
  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Marino P. Morales[27]
    Vice mayor
    Prospero T. Lagman[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Mabalacat City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Gerald Guttrie Pineda Aquino[19]Marcos Tolentino Castro Jr.[19]
2022–2025Crisostomo Cunanan Garbo[20]Gerald Guttrie Pineda Aquino[20]
2019–2022Crisostomo Cunanan Garbo[21]Gerald Guttrie Pineda Aquino[21]
2016–2019Crisostomo Cunanan Garbo[22]Christian Castro Halili[22]
2013–2016Marino Pineda Morales[23]Christian Castro Halili[23]
2010–2013Marino Pineda Morales[24]Noelito Bondoc Castro[24]
2007–2010Marino Pineda Morales[25]Prospero Tolentino Lagman[25]
2004–2007Marino Morales[26]Crisostomo Garbo[26]
2001–2004Marino P. Morales[27]Prospero T. Lagman[27]

History & Identity

Created
Mabalacat was made a component city, Mabalacat City, by Republic Act No. 10164, its charter, approved on 15 June 2012. The Act took effect on the city's ratification in a plebiscite in the town.[9]

Its story

In 1903 the Philippine Commission reduced Pampanga to 17 municipalities, and Mabalacat kept its boundaries.[10]

Republic Act No. 10164, approved on 15 June 2012, converted Mabalacat into a component city, subject to a plebiscite.[9]

Timeline

  1. 15 October 1903

    The Philippine Commission cut Pampanga's 23 municipalities to 17. Mabalacat kept its boundaries and was not merged with another town.[10]

  2. 15 June 2012

    President Aquino approved Republic Act No. 10164, the charter of Mabalacat City, converting the municipality into a component city subject to a plebiscite.[9]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. July to September 2012

    Became a city, by RA 10164.[34]

Nearby

Mabalacat City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Mabalacat City beside Pampanga, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Pampanga.

Mabalacat City beside Pampanga
FigureMabalacat CityPampangaRank among the cities and municipalities of Pampanga
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary306,594[1, 2]2,586,4463rd of 22
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary1.07% a year[1, 2]slower1.43% a year13th of 22
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary1,838[6]more crowded1,1837th of 22
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary166.80 km²[6]2,186.22 km²5th of 22
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.6[1, 2]lower4.0not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary92.6%[5]higher69.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

San Fernando City, the capital of Pampanga
15.9 km south
Manila
83.5 km southeast

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. MagalangPampanga7.6 km east
  2. Angeles CityPampanga8.4 km southwest
  3. ConcepcionTarlac14.2 km northeast
  4. San Fernando CityPampanga15.9 km south
  5. ArayatPampanga18.4 km east
  6. CapasTarlac18.5 km northwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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