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Region III
Region III; Central Luzon
	— Region —
	Map of the Philippines showing the location of Region III
Country	Philippines
Island group	Luzon
Regional center	San Fernando City, Pampanga
	Area
- Total	21,543 km2 (8,317.8 sq mi)
	Population (2007)
- Total	9,720,982
- Density	451.2/km2 (1,168.7/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
Provinces	7
Cities	13
Municipalities	117
Barangays	3,102
Cong. districts	20
Languages	Tagalog, Kapampangan, Ilokano, Sambal, English, others

Central Luzon (or "Gitnang Luzon" in Filipino) , also known as Region III (or Region 3), is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces (probinsiya or lalawigan) of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon (the largest island), for administrative convenience. The region contains the largest plain in the country and produces most of the country's rice supply, earning itself the nickname "Rice Bowl of the Philippines". Its provinces are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.

Central Luzon Region is located north of Manila, the nation's capital. Bordering the region are the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley regions to the north; National Capital Region and CALABARZON to the south; and of waters of Manila Bay to the south; South China Sea to the west; and The Philippine Sea to the east.

There are thirteen cities which include: Balanga in Bataan; Malolos, Meycauayan and San Jose del Monte in Bulacan; Cabanatuan, Gapan, Muñoz, Palayan and San Jose in Nueva Ecija; Angeles and San Fernando in Pampanga; Tarlac in Tarlac; and Olongapo in Zambales.

The City of San Fernando, in Pampanga, is the regional center.

Aurora was transferred from Region IV by Executive Order No. 103.

[edit] Political Divisions

Political map of Central Luzon

Province/City	Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
Aurora	Baler	173,797	3,239.5	53.6
Bataan	Balanga City	557,659	1,202.7	463.67
Bulacan	City of Malolos	2,234,088	2,625.0	851.1
Nueva Ecija	Palayan City	1,659,883	5,284.3	314.1
Pampanga	City of San Fernando	1,882,730	2,118.74	888.6
Tarlac	Tarlac City	1,068,783	3,053.4	350.0
Zambales	Iba	433,538	3,714.4	116.7

Angeles City	—	263,971	62.16	4,246.6
Olongapo City	—	194,260	170.30	1,141.0

¹ Angeles City and Olongapo City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Pampanga and Zambales respectively.

[edit] Cities

The Central Luzon Region has thirteen cities.

[edit] Governors

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