La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz ( pam, Balen ning La Paz; tl, Bayan ng La Paz), is a 2nd class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac ( pam, Lalawigan ning Tarlac; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Tarlac; ilo, Probinsia ti Tarlac; tgl, Lalawigan ng Tarlac; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,952 people.

History

The early history of La Paz is unclear. Legends state that there was an old pueblo called " Cama Juan" situated along the bank of the Chico River, bordering the province of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija. When the Chico River overflowed during a storm, a great flood swept the entire pueblo during the night. The flood is said to have devastated the area, claiming many lives. This forced the inhabitants of "Cama Juan" to evacuate. The old site (Cama Juan) is known as "Balen Melakwan" or "Abandoned Town". The inhabitants chose a field of evergreen grass and shrubbery on which to rebuild, which they named "Matayumtayum". Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Francisco Macabulos and Captain Mariano Ignacio selected a more centrally located site for the future town to be known as La Paz. This existed only as a barrio of the town of Tarlac until 1892, when it was separated from the latter and rechristened in honor of its patron saint Nuestra Senora de La Paz y Buen Viaje. Its emergence as a new town gave its citizens a chance to run their own government with Martin Aquino as the first Governadorcillo. La Paz was made the first seat of the revolutionary government of the province of Tarlac during the Spanish regime with Gen. Francisco Makabulos as its first provincial governor.

Geography

La Paz lies in the southeast portion of the province of

, from

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

, from the provincial capital ( Tarlac City) and from the regional center ( San Fernando City aka

San Fernando, Pampanga San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando ( pam, Lakanbalen ning Sampernandu; fil, Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a p ...

). It is bounded on the north by the town of Victoria, on the east by the Province of

Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( tgl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija , also ; ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: ''Lalawigan/Probinsia ning Nueva Ecija''), is a landlocked province ...

, on the south by the town of Concepcion and on the west by Tarlac City. The municipality has a total land area of which represents 2.34% of the entire provincial area. La Paz is politically subdivided into 18 barangays, of which barangays San Isidro and San Roque are considered as urban areas and the rest of the barangays are considered rural areas.

Barangays

La Paz is politically subdivided into 22

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of La Paz, Tarlac, was 68,952 people, with a density of .

Economy

Tourism

The feast of Nuestra De Seṅora De La Paz every January 23 to 24. Other tourism attractions in the town include Macabulos ancestral house, Nuestra Seṅora De La Paz Church, and Chico River Grill Station.

Transportation

The municipality has an approximate total road network of which are classified into four (4) categories, namely: national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads. The barangay road network has an approximate length of . The roads are paved with either concrete, asphalt, gravel or dirt. The gravel and dirt roads have a total length of . La Paz is the northern terminus of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) where it connects with

Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway The Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network and R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access toll expressway that connects the Central Luzon region with the ...

(TPLEx) and Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx). Several buses from

going

passes through the town via Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).

Points of interest

* (F-1790) Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaj

La Paz 2314 Tarlac, Philippine

(Titular: Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, Feast day, January 24; Former Parish Priest: Father Ramon Capun

under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac

Pilgrims seek healing

Vicariate of Immaculate Conception (Victoria, Tarlac) Vicar Forane: Father Vely Lapita
LA PAZ: THE CORRIDOR OF UPCOMING MARKET GROWTH AND BOOM

Gallery

File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7309 02.JPG, Highway File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7308 07.JPG, Legislative building File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7324 12.JPG, Public market File:LaPazChurchjf7549 15.JPG, La Paz Church Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7424 06.JPG, Park File:LaPaz,Tarlacjf7308 10.JPG, Town hall Facade

References

External links

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