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]
History
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Aerial view of typhoon-hit Candaba, 1936
Geography
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 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.
Barangays
Candaba is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[5]
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.
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.
Religion
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.
Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Pampanga
Nuestra sa Pinac
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.
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]
Infrastructure
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.
Malisik River-New San Agustin Bridge in 2024
Transportation
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.
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
Government
Town hallFormer seal of the municipality
The following are the duly elected officials of this town for the term 2022-2025:
In January 2008, a Philippine record of 17,000 birds (in the 24-hour count) visited the 32,000-hectareCandaba 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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Pangilinan, Michael Raymon M. (Siuala ding Meangubie), Candaba: Timelessly Mystical, Kapampangan Magazine, ed. by Elmer G. Cato, ISSN1656-5592, Year 2004, Issue XV, pp. 16–17.
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