Lubao, officially the Municipality of Lubao (; ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 173,502 people.
It is noted for rice, sugar cane, fish, and sampaguita.
Etymology
The town's name derives from the indigenous term lubo which means low or sunken, reflective of the area's muddy and flooded characteristics. Lubao is also known by its Kapampangan language equivalent Baba.
Geography
Located in the south-western part of Pampanga, Lubao is bounded by the municipalities of Sasmuan on the east, Guagua on the north-east, Floridablanca on the north and Hermosa, Bataan, on the south.
Lubao is from San Fernando, from Angeles, and from Manila.
Barangays
Lubao is politically subdivided into 44 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Cluster 1:
San Isidro
Santiago
Santo Niño (Prado Saba) San Roque Arbol Baruya (San Rafael) Lourdes (Lauc Pau) Prado Siongco
Cluster 2:
San Jose Gumi
Balantacan
Santa Teresa 2nd
Bancal Sinubli
Bancal Pugad
Calangain
Cluster 3:
San Pedro Palcarangan
San Pedro Saug
San Pablo 1st
San Pablo 2nd
De La Paz
Santa Cruz
Cluster 4:
Remedios
Santa Maria
Del Carmen
San Agustin
Santa Rita
Santa Teresa 1st
Cluster 5:
Santo Tomas (Poblacion) San Roque Dau Santo Cristo San Matias Don Ignacio Dimson Santa Monica
Cluster 6:
Santo Domingo
San Miguel
Concepcion
San Francisco
San Vicente
San Antonio
San Jose Apunan
Cluster 7:
San Nicolas 2nd
San Juan (Poblacion) San Nicolas 1st (Poblacion) Santa Barbara Santa Catalina Santa Lucia (Poblacion)
Bancal Pugad
Bancal Pugad is a barangay of the Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines. The population is 1,374 in 2020.
In legend, Bancal Pugad was once known as "Pinak" being the birthplace of the princess Alitaptap. Bancal Pugad continues to flood due of the climate change.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Lubao, Pampanga, was 173,502 people, with a density of .
Religion
As the first Augustinian missionary center in Central and Northern Luzon, majority of the residents in Lubao are Roman Catholics.
Lubao at present has six parishes : San Agustin Parish, Plaza, Lubao (oldest in Pampanga - Established 1572) San Roque Dau Parish, San Roque Dau, Lubao (established Oct.1, 1990) Holy Cross Parish, Santa Cruz, Lubao (established May 22, 1951) San Rafael Parish, Baruya, Lubao (established August 31, 1939) San Antonio de Padua Parish, San Antonio, Lubao (established November 10, 1986) Conversion of St. Paul Parish, San Pablo 1st, Lubao (newly established - 2010)
There are adherents of Iglesia ni Cristo wherein a chapel in Barangay Baruya was dedicated to God on November 26, 2011, with Pastoral Visitation of the present Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo Brother Eduardo V. Manalo.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) has also significant numbers of member in the town, last August 17, 2012, they celebrated their 25th Year anniversary of the Opening of the Missionary work in the said town with Cong. Juan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo as the special guest. The chapel is located at Santa Cruz, Lubao, Pampanga with 600 Members.
Other religion includes Protestantism and Nondenominational Christianity. Among the Protestant churches in Lubao are the United Methodist Church, C&MA, Pentecostal, and Baptist.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church that has 1,100 members is also a remarkable distinct denomination for giving community services and free livelihood seminar to the town all the year round.
Economy
Culture
Sampaguita Festival
The Parish of Saint Augustine celebrated its 440th Founding Anniversary on May 5, 2012, with the launching of the 1st Sampaguita Festival; participated by the six parishes of Lubao. Parish of St. Augustine de Hippo bagged the Over-All Champion trophy.
2nd Sampaguita Festival was held on May 5, 2013, participated by the 10 secondary public schools of Lubao. San Vicente National High School emerged as the Over-All Champion of the festival.
The 3rd Sampaguita Festival was celebrated on May 4, 2014, and participated by the 7 clustered barangays of Lubao. Cluster 6 (Cluster Malagu - Barangay Santo Domingo, San Miguel, Concepcion, San Francisco, San Vicente,