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Candaba
Municipality
Municipality of Candaba
Downtown area
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Map of Pampanga with Candaba highlighted
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Candaba Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°05′36″N 120°49′42″E / 15.09333°N 120.82833°E / 15.09333; 120.82833
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Pampanga
District	4th district
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Rene E. Maglanque
• Vice Mayor	Engr. Resty Sibug
• Representative	Anna York P. Bondoc
• Municipal Council	Members Thelma C. Macapagal Rene A. Maglanque Jr. Donato K. Bondoc III Lourdes Sharmaine B. Santiago Charina M. Dela Cruz Nelson S. Alonzo Reyneil B. Baylon Quenie A. Culala
• Electorate	77,393 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	176.40 km2 (68.11 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Highest elevation	1,024 m (3,360 ft)
Lowest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	119,497
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Households	27,052
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	14.42 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 425.2 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 339 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 371.1 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 23.28 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2013
PSGC	0305405000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Kapampangan Tagalog
Website	www.candaba.gov.ph

Candaba, officially the Municipality of Candaba (Kapampangan: Balen ning Candaba; Tagalog: Bayan ng Candaba; formerly Candawe), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 119,497 people.^[3]

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Candaba represents the lowest point in Central Luzon Region of Luzon Island. The neighboring municipality of San Miguel (San Miguel de Mayumo) in Bulacan province used to be part of Candaba until San Miguel became a municipality itself.

Candaba's municipal boundaries are: Municipality of Arayat, Pampanga, and Municipality of Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, to the north; Municipality of San Miguel, Bulacan, and Municipality of San Ildefonso, Bulacan, to the east; Municipality of Baliuag, Bulacan, to the south; Municipality of San Luis, Pampanga, and Municipality of Santa Ana, Pampanga, to the west.

Candaba is also divided to 3 regions, the Tagalog Region comprising the southern part of Candaba which was a boundary between it and Baliuag and San Ildefonso, next is the Poblacion Region to the west which boundaries with Sta Ana, and next is the Kapampangan Region to the east which boundaries San Miguel.

Candaba is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Like rest of the area in Central Luzon, there are two seasons in the area, the wet season and dry season. The wet season occurs during the months of May to October, and the dry season the rest of the year.

Population census of Candaba

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 11,783 —     1918 14,434 +1.36% 1939 19,956 +1.55% 1948 16,036 −2.40% 1960 28,811 +5.00% 1970 41,512 +3.72% 1975 48,458 +3.15% 1980 52,945 +1.79%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 68,145 +2.56% 1995 77,546 +2.45% 2000 86,066 +2.26% 2007 96,589 +1.60% 2010 102,399 +2.15% 2015 111,586 +1.65% 2020 119,497 +1.36%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8][9]

In the 2020 census, the population of Candaba, Pampanga, was 119,497 people,^[3] with a density of 680 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,800 inhabitants per square mile.

Roman Catholic 60%, Members Church of God International 3.5%, Iglesia ni Cristo 5%, Evangelicals 29%, others (includes Islam, Buddhism and other religions) 1.5%. The San Andres Apostol Parish serves as one of the Roman Catholic parish churches inside the municipality. Founded way back 1575, this parish is the oldest parish of the town that houses the town's patron, San Andres Apostol otherwise known as Apung Dalis, who celebrates his feast day during the 30th of November, every year.

The second oldest parish is the Nuestra Señora de la Merced Parish (F-1937) in Bahay Pare, Candaba, Pampanga where the miraculous and oldest image of Our Lady of Mercy in the Philippines is enshrined. Devotees flock to the parish to ask Mary to intercede for their spiritual, mental, and physical health, for their families and studies, and for the increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. The image is well known for her Dalit as She visits different places.^[10] Her feast day is every September 24.

On August 22, 2021, "Nuestra sa Pinac" or "Nuestra Señora de la Merced sa Pinac", a statue of Our Lady of Mercy along the Candaba-Baliuag Road was blessed by the Most Rev. Florentino G. Lavarias, D.D, Archbishop of San Fernando with Most. Rev. Paciano Aniceto during the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary. It has become a local tourist spot.

The other parishes in the town are Virgen de Lourdes Parish (F-1983) in Talang, Señor Salvador Parish (F-1985) in Salapungan, and Lord's Baptism Parish (F-1996) in Pasig. The parishes are under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga.

One of the popular religious site in Candaba is in the barangay "Pulong Gubat". It pulls many pilgrims who believe that Nuestro Señor de la Paciencia will cure their illness or grant their wishes.

Poverty incidence of Candaba

5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 22.50 2009 17.65 2012 6.60 2015 12.48 2018 6.99 2021 14.42 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

The Candaba Swamp (Pinac, Pinak) absorbs most of the flood waters that flow from the western slopes of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. During the rainy season, the Pampanga River overflows and the swamp is submerged. But it is relatively dry during the dry Season, hence making the land suitable for a variety agricultural production.

Candaba is noted for its production melon, that are sold worldwide.^{[citation needed]} The swamps are communal fishing grounds encompassing some 430 km² of highly arable farmlands. Candaba swamps are very fertile due to its sustained deposits of humus and decaying plant residues. Migrant wild ducks and various wildlife bird from Siberia, New Zealand, Mongolia and other parts of Asia use Candaba as their yearly sanctuary.^{[citation needed]}

Drainage System

Candaba-San Miguel road is known for being flooded when a typhoon hits Candaba. The drainage system or rip-rap, which is a part of Mayor Jerry Pelayo's road cementing project, was built on both sides of every cemented roads made so the rainwater from other parts of Pampanga will just flow on it and not on the road.

Public transport is mainly done by means of jeepneys and tricycles. Jeepneys have their routes as an itinerary route for various places. Candaba-San Miguel road or pinak was fully cemented by 2014.

Candabas telecommunication facilities and telephone services are provided by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), PSE.DGTL, Datelcom, Evangelista Telephone Company and the Pampanga Telecom Company.

Waterworks

Candaba will soon have modern waterworks, following the start of a 24 million Peso water supply development project of the Candaba Water District (CWD) with the financial and technical assistance of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).^{[citation needed]} Other means to get drinking water are water wells.

Electric power

The municipality receives it electric power in from the Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 1) and from Manila Electric Company (Meralco).^[19][20]

PSGC	Barangay	Electric Utility	Acronym
35405001	Bahay Pare	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405002	Bambang	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405003	Barangca	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405004	Barit	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405005	Buas (Poblacion)	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405008	Cuayang Bugtong	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative/Manila Electric Company	PELCO 1/MERALCO
35405009	Dalayap	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405010	Dulong Ilog	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405011	Gulap	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405012	Lanang	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405013	Lourdes	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative/Manila Electric Company	PELCO 1/MERALCO
35405014	Magumbali	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405015	Mandasig	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405016	Mandili	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405017	Mangga	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405018	Mapaniqui	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405020	Paligui	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405021	Pangclara	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405022	Pansinao	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405023	Paralaya (Poblacion)	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405024	Pasig	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405025	Pescadores (Poblacion)	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405026	Pulong Gubat	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405027	Pulong Palazan	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405028	Salapungan	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405029	San Agustin (Poblacion)	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405031	Santo Rosario	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405032	Tagulod	Nueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative	NEECO 1
35405033	Talang	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405034	Tenejero	Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative	PELCO 1
35405035	Vizal San Pablo	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405036	Vizal Santo Cristo	Manila Electric Company	Meralco
35405037	Vizal Santo Niño	Manila Electric Company	Meralco

The following are the duly elected officials of this town for the term 2022-2025:

Position	Name
Mayor	Rene E. Maglanque (PDP–Laban)
Vice Mayor	Restituto Sibug (PDP–Laban)
Councilors	Nelson Alonzo (PDP–Laban) Amy Rose Baylon (Independent) Joey Buco (Independent) Dan Gallarado (Independent) Carol Foz (Independent) Jun Gatus (Independent) Ate Thelma Macapagal (KAMBILAN) Siso Maglanque (PDP–Laban) Doña Salac (PDP–Laban) Maine Santiago (PDP–Laban)
ABC President	Pedy Balingit
SK Federation President	Luis Angelo Sagum

In January 2008, a Philippine record of 17,000 birds (in the 24-hour count) visited the 32,000-hectare Candaba Swamp, sanctuary for migratory birds. There are 80 species of migratory birds were sighted at the 100-hectare fishpond of Mayor Jerry Pelayo in Barangay Doña Simang and in Barangay Paralaya. The rare birds spotted were: the Shrenck's bittern, great bittern, gadwall, coot, Philippine mallard or ducks, and Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). Robert S. Kennedy's book A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines lists endemic and migratory birds which visit the Philippines. Pelayo organized the Ibon-Ebon Festival (“birds and eggs”) on February 1–2. The WBCP recorded three rare species in Candaba swamp: the purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus) and the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax).^[21]

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• Licuanan, Virginia Benitez and Jose Llavador Mira, The Philippines Under Spain: A Compilation and Translation of Original Documents, Quezon City: 1993.
• Pangilinan, Michael Raymon M. (Siuala ding Meangubie), Five Thousand Years of Antiquity: A Timeline of Candaba History, Kapampangan Magazine, ed. by Elmer G. Cato, ISSN 1656-5592, Year 2004, Issue XV, pp. 11–12.
• Pangilinan, Michael Raymon M. (Siuala ding Meangubie), Candaba: Timelessly Mystical, Kapampangan Magazine, ed. by Elmer G. Cato, ISSN 1656-5592, Year 2004, Issue XV, pp. 16–17.
• San Agustin, Gaspar de, Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas; 1565–1615, 1st Bilingual Edition, Intramuros: 1998.
• The Historical Data Papers, Candaba, Bureau of Public Schools, 1953
• The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (Chinese-English Edition), Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing 2002.

• Candaba Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System