Location. Located in the Eastern part of Pampanga approximately 85 km north of Manila and 18 km East from the Provincial Capitol of the Province of Pampanga. Lies on coordinator 15°05’ latitude and 120°49’ longitude. It is bounded on the north by Arayat, Pampanga and Cabiao, N.E., on the east by San Miguel and San Ildefonso, Bulacan; on the south by Baliuag, Bulacan; and on the west by San Luis and Sta. Ana, Pampanga. It has 33 barangays of 3 regions, namely:

• Poblacion (Candaba West) – 11 barangays
• Tagalog (Candaba East) – 14 barangays
• Capampangan (Candaba North) – 8 brgys

Land Area. The total land area of Candaba is 20,370.29 hectares, broken down into the following land uses:

LAND USE Area (has.) 1. RESIDENTIAL 1,358.11 2. SOCIALIZED HOUSING 4.05 3. MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY 4.12 4. COMMERCIAL 113.59 5. INSTITUTIONAL 46.24 6. INDUSTRIAL 1 250.15 7. INDUSTRIAL 2 28.15 8. AGRI-INDUSTRIAL 25.0 9. PARKS/OPEN SPACE 30.10 10. ECO-TOURISM 57.0 11. AQUACULTURE 6,439.01 12. BUFFER 110.0 13. AGRICULTURAL 11,904.77 Total 20,370.29 URBAN LAND USE • The total area of the Municipality’s Urban Barangays is 4,252.12 hectares. This consists of Barangays Buas, Pescadores, San Agustin, Paralaya, Paligui, Bahay Pare and Pulong Palazan. GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC • Complex of freshwater ponds, swamps, and marshes with surrounding areas of seasonally flooded grassland and arable land on a vast alluvial plain. CLIMATE • The climate of Candaba is practically similar with that of the rest of Pampanga. It is characterized by two (2) distinct seasons: the wet and the dry seasons. The wet season starts from late May and end around October, the dry season from November to April. • The average yearly rainfall is 90 millimetres and the monthly average is 139.3 millimetres. During wet season that is from July to August, the temperature is between 25.8 degrees centigrade and 26.0 degrees centigrade. January and February are the coldest months. TOPOGRAPHY AND SOILS • The terrain of the municipality is generally flat with 0-10 % slope except at the swamp which is concave. On rainy seasons this area is always under water. The swamp represents the lowest area in Central Luzon. This unique terrain causes flood water to separating some barangays from the town proper. • Because of the swampy topography of the town, constituents far north and south have to travel via Bulacan or Nueva Ecija during rainy seasons to reach the town proper which is thrice the distance travelled during dry season.

Figure 1. Location Map of Candaba Municipality, base map from Google Maps

Figure 2. Vicinity Map of Municipality of Candaba

• Income Class – 1st Class
• Total Population – 119,497 (PSA 2020 data)
• of Households – 25,131 (MHO 2020 data)
• Household size – 5
• of Families – 37,202
• of Informal Settler Families – 327
• Population Growth Rate – 1.55
• Population Density – 6 persons/ha.
• 2020 Total LGU Income – Php316,844,511.80
• 2020 Locally-Sourced Revenue – Php18,576,028.40
• 2020 LGU Expenditures – Php291,707,234.94
• 2020 IRA Share – Php275,206,960.00

HEALTH PROFILE

INDICES

• Crude Birth Rate – 0.58
• Crude Death Rate – 3.33
• Infant Mortality Rate – 0
• Maternal Mortality – 0
• Top 3 LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY

• Top 3 LEADING CAUSES OF MORBIDITY

Source: Municipal Health Office

• Municipal Health Personnel
• of Physicians/Doctors – 3 (1:39,832 pop.)
• of Nurses – 5 (1:23899 pop.)
• of Dentist – 1 (1: 119,497 pop.)
• of Midwives – 12 (1:12,373 pop.)
• of Med. Technologist – 2 (1: 59,748 pop.)
• of Sanitary Inspectors – 2 (1: 59,748 pop.)
• of Active Barangay Health Workers – 166 (1:720 pop.)
• Candaba Municipal Infirmary
• of Physicians/Doctors – 3 (1: 39,832 pop.)
• of Nurses – 3 (ER) (1: 39,832 pop.)
• of Nurses – 2 (Admin) (1: 59,748 pop.)
• of Midwives – 0
• of Med. Technologist – 2 (1: 61,863 pop.)
• Available Cheap Medicine

RHU I – 3 barangays

RHU II – 5 barangays

RHU III – 5 barangays

SANITATION

• of households with access to improved water supply – 21,698 (96.45%)
• of households with sanitary toilet – 19,070 (84.77%)
• of households with complete basic sanitation facilities – 17,144 (76.20%)
• of households with satisfactory disposal of solid waste – 18,609 (82.72%)

• Total no. of Schools, Enrollees and Student-Teacher and Student-Classroom RatioNO. OF SCHOOLSNO. OF ENROLLEESSTUDENT-TEACHER RATIO STUDENT-CALSSROOM RATIO

  PUBLIC		PRIVATE		PUBLIC		PRIVATE
  ELEM.	H.S.	ELEM.	H.S.	ELEM.	H.S.	ELEM.	H.S.	ELEM.	H.S.	ELEM.	H.S.
  34	11	9	5	13,277	9,593	512	455	1:36	1:40	1:32	1:26

• • Total no. of PNP personnel – 40 (1:2,987)
  • Total no. of Bureau of Fire Personnel – 12 (1:9,958)

  CRIME	TOTAL NO.	CLEARED	SOLVED	CLEARANCE EFFICIENCY	SOLUTION EFFICIENCY
  INDEX	27	–	–	–	–
  NON-INDEX	174	–	–	–	–
  TOTAL	201	200	173	99.50%	86.07

• ECOSYSTEM

  • Agricultural Ecosystem

   

  TOURISM POTENTIAL

  • Nazareth Shrine in Pulong Gubat
  • Antique Churches
  • Antique Houses
  • Bird Watching – Eco-Tourism

   

  AGRICULTURE

  • The two major sources of income of the Candabeños are fishing and farming which is seasonal due to its swampy terrain. It is the catch basin of the three major rivers that cause flood during rainy season. 

   

  • Agricultural
  • Palay Production – 19,160.58 hectares planted – 92,623.08 metric tons with an

  average of 4.82 m.t./ha.

  • Corn Production – 246.5 hectares, 1,355.75 metric tons, ave. of 5.5 m.t./ha.
  • Melon & Watermelon Prod’n – 110.0 hectares, 825.0 m.t./ha., ave. of 7.5 m.t./ha.
  • Fishery
  • Fish Production – 405.0 hectares, 3,240.0 m.t., ave. of 8.0 m.t./ha.
  • Livestock
  • Carabao & Cattle – 2,216 heads
  • Poultry
  • Mallard duck (ITIK) – 814,568 heads
  • Chicken- 7,000 heads (broiler)

• of Business Commercial/Industrial Establishments – 618
  • New – 157
  • Renewal – 461
• of employees derived from registered new businesses and business renewals – 1,212
• Transportations:
• First North Luzon (Bus) – 4
• Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) – 126
• Motorized Tricycles – 2,000
• of Postal Offices – 1

• Communications:
• PLDT ○ Globe Telecom Inc.                                                    
• Converge ○ Smart Communication Inc.
• Sun Cell ○ Dito Telecommunication
• Sky Cable ○ Cignal                            

• Financial Institutions:
• Rural Bank of Florida
• GM Bank
• Palawan Express
• Cebuana Lhullier
• Western Union
• Merlin Pawnshop
• Pega Pawnshop
• M Lhuillier Financing Services
• 2Go

 LABOR/EMPLOYMENT

• of Crop Farmers – 7,763
• of Livestock and dairy farmers – 1,330
• Poultry farmers – 449
• of Hog raisers – 1,073
• of Fisher folks (Aqua-farm cultivators)– 226
• Labor Force – 84,583
• of young dependents – 40,979
• of old dependents – 5,973
• Employment Rate – 3-5%

• Income per capita – P17,243.00/year or P47.27 per day
• Poverty incidence is relatively high – 18,125 Families (Magnitude of poor)

ADMINISTRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE

• Main Municipal Hall
• 2 Extension Municipal Hall
• Mayor’s Action Center
• Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) Candaba Campus
• Library Building
• Earth Park
• 29 Barangays with Covered Court
• Municipal Trade Center
• 3 Public Markets
• 1 Infirmary Hospital
• 3 Rural Health Units
• 30 Barangay Health Stations
• 2 Birthing Stations
• 2 TB DOTS
• 37 Day Care Centers
• Main Municipal Police Station Bldg. (Poblacion)
• 1 Extension Municipal Police Station (Bahay Pare)
• 1 Extension Municipal Police Station (Pansol Pasig)
• Elderly Center (Pansol Pasig)

LAND TRANSPORT

• First North Luzon (Bus) – 4
• Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) – 126
• Motorized Tricycles – 2,000

 ELECTRIFICATION

• Total No. of Household served – 17,183(70.06%)
• PELCO I
• MERALCO
• NEECO

WATER SYSTEM

• Candaba Water District – 9,503 households served – (41.92%)
• Paralaya
• Pulong Palazan
• Mandasig
• Pasig

• Methods of Solid Waste Disposal/Treatment

  	Quantity (Total municipal solid waste generated)	No. of household served	Agency Responsible
  1. Collected and disposed to:
  – Sanitary Landfill	8,291.77 kgs/day	12,722	LGU/Metro Clark
  2. Composting	17,003.43 kgs/day	12,722	LGU
  3. Recycling	3,935,10 kgs/day	12,722	LGU

  Source: MENRO