Its creation in 1571 makes it the first Spanish province on Luzon Island ( Cebu is older as it was founded by the Spaniards in 1565). The name La Pampanga was given by the Spaniards, who encountered natives living along the banks ( pampáng) of the Pampanga River. Its capital is the City of San Fernando Angeles City, while geographically within Pampanga, is classified as a first-class, highly urbanized city and is governed independently of the province. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast. Pampanga or Pampaŋga (PSGC: 035400000 ISO: PH-PAM ) is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Nickname(s): Culinary Capital of the PhilippinesĬoordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 668: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.ĭennis "Delta" G. For other uses, see Pampanga (disambiguation). This article is about the Philippine province.
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