Apalit, Pampanga
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| Motto: Pampanga's Gateway to Manila The Blacksmith Capital of Pampanga |
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 Map of Pampanga showing the location of Apalit |
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| Coordinates: 14°57′N 120°46′E / 14.950°N 120.767°ECoordinates: 14°57′N 120°46′E / 14.950°N 120.767°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Pampanga | |
| District | 4th District | |
| Barangays | 12 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Peter C. Nucom | |
| • Vice Mayor | Augusto D. Manlapaz | |
| • Congressman | Juan Pablo Bondoc (NP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 61.47 km2 (23.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 101,537 | |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2016 | |
| Dialing code | 45 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
Apalit is a first class municipality in the province of Pampanga, on Luzon Island in the Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 101,537 inhabitants.
Apalit is surrounded by Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin and San Simon in Pampanga, and Calumpit, Pulilan, and Baliuag in Bulacan.
Apalit is politically subdivided into 12 barangays:
Like other towns in the Philippines, Apalit is governed by a mayor and vice mayor who are elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head and leads the town's departments in executing the ordinances and improving public services. The vice mayor heads a legislative council (Sangguniang Bayan) consisting of councilors from the Barangays of Barrios.
Elected officials 2016:
For elementary and high school education, Apalit has numerous schools.
Most inhabitants of Apalit are Christian, with a majority professing Catholicism.
Apalit was first established as one of the visitas (mission chapel) under the administration of Convento de Calumpit. In 1597, the Augustinian chapter accepted Apalit as House of Order under the advocacy of San Pedro Apostol where Fray Pedro de Vergara OSA as its first parish priest In conjunction with the annual town fiesta, the Libad was established by the Capitan del Pueblo, Don Pedro Armayan-Espíritu y Macam, on June 28, 1844.Libad fluvial procession also reaching Calumpit even today to signify the old relationship of Apalit to its mother town Calumpit where San Juan Bautista is the patron of the Town.
The first church and convento was constructed under the tenure of Fray Juan Cabello as parish priest from 1641 to 1645. Fray Simón de Alarcia built another church made of concrete and tile in 1854-1860, but it was destroyed by a strong earthquake in 1863. The present neo-classical church was built under Fray Antonio Redondo, who was assigned to Apalit from 1873 to 1886.
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