Castillejos
{{Short description|Municipality in Zambales, Philippines}}
{{For|the town in Morocco with the same Spanish name|Fnideq}}
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1743
| established_title1 = Reestablished
| established_date1 = January 1, 1910{{cite journal |last=Forbes |first=W. Cameron |title=Executive Order No. 57 |date=31 July 1909 |pages=148–149 |url=https://archive.org/details/ExecutiveOrders1144-1909/page/n147/mode/1up |access-date=11 January 2023}}
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Jeffrey D. Khonhun
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 = Christian Esposo
| leader_title2 = Representative
| leader_name2 = Jay Khonghun
| leader_title3 = Municipal Council
| leader_name3 = {{PH Town Council
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| 2=Maria Cecilia F. Rafanan
| 3=Voltaire Avera
| 4=Albert R. Tugadi
| 5=Jorge Ablao
| 6=Francis Villanueva
| 7=Oda R. Guevarra
| 8=Romeo Calimlim
| 9=Arturo P. Manzano
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| leader_title4 = Electorate
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Castillejos, officially the Municipality of Castillejos ({{langx|ilo|Ili ti Castillejos}}; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Castillejos}}), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,889 people.{{PH census|current}}
History
File:Castillejos PHC historical marker.jpg
Castillejos was established in 1743 by Tagalog settler families who migrated from Bataan.[http://castillejos.com.ph/municipal-profile/ Official Website of Castillejos][http://region3.dilg.gov.ph/zambales/index.php/about/who-we-are Who We Are: Zambales]
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred on 5:11pm (UTC+08:00), April 22, 2019, according to PHIVOLCS.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/news/8233-primer-on-the-22-april-2019-magnitude-6-1-central-luzon-earthquake-23-april-2019|title=PRIMER ON THE 22 APRIL 2019 MAGNITUDE 6.1 CENTRAL LUZON EARTHQUAKE|last=Staff|first=PHIVOLCS|website=www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-04-23}}
Geography
Castillejos is located between San Antonio, Subic, and San Marcelino. It is {{convert|57|km}} from Iba, {{convert|21|km}} from Olongapo, and {{convert|147|km}} from Manila.
=Barangays=
Castillejos is politically subdivided into 14 barangays, as indicated below.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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- Balaybay
- Buenavista
- Del Pilar
- Looc
- Magsaysay
- Nagbayan
- Nagbunga
- San Agustin
- San Jose (Poblacion)
- San Juan (Poblacion)
- San Nicolas
- San Pablo (Poblacion)
- San Roque
- Santa Maria
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=Climate=
{{Weather box
| location = Castillejos, Zambales
| width = auto
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 30
| Jan low C = 19
| Feb high C = 31
| Feb low C = 19
| Mar high C = 33
| Mar low C = 20
| Apr high C = 34
| Apr low C = 22
| May high C = 32
| May low C = 24
| Jun high C = 31
| Jun low C = 24
| Jul high C = 29
| Jul low C = 24
| Aug high C = 29
| Aug low C = 24
| Sep high C = 29
| Sep low C = 24
| Oct high C = 30
| Oct low C = 23
| Nov high C = 30
| Nov low C = 21
| Dec high C = 30
| Dec low C = 20
| Jan precipitation mm = 8
| Feb precipitation mm = 9
| Mar precipitation mm = 15
| Apr precipitation mm = 34
| May precipitation mm = 138
| Jun precipitation mm = 203
| Jul precipitation mm = 242
| Aug precipitation mm = 233
| Sep precipitation mm = 201
| Oct precipitation mm = 126
| Nov precipitation mm = 50
| Dec precipitation mm = 21
| Jan rain days = 3.7
| Feb rain days = 4.1
| Mar rain days = 6.5
| Apr rain days = 11.2
| May rain days = 21.2
| Jun rain days = 24.9
| Jul rain days = 27.7
| Aug rain days = 26.5
| Sep rain days = 25.5
| Oct rain days = 21.8
| Nov rain days = 12.6
| Dec rain days = 5.6
| source 1 = Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)
{{cite web
| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/castillejos_philippines_1718078
| title = Castillejos: Average Temperatures and Rainfall
| publisher = Meteoblue
| accessdate = 26 April 2020 }}
| date = 26 April 2020
}}
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Demographics
{{Philippine Census
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| title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}}
| 1903 = {{PH census population|1903}}
| 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}}
| 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}}
| 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}}
| 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}}
| 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}}
| 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}}
| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}
| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}
| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}
| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}
| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}
| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}
| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}
| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}
| 2025 =
| 2030 =
| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}
}}
In the 2020 census, the population of Castillejos was 67,889 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|67,889/92.99|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.
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Economy
{{PH poverty incidence}}
Education
File:Castillejos,Zambales16jf.jpg Ancestral House]]
;Elementary schools:
- Precious Child Montessori of Zambales, Inc.
- San Isidro Elementary School
- Aldersgate Learning Center
- Hanniel Christian Academy
- Castillejos Elementary School
- Pres.Ramon F. Magsaysay Elementary School
- San Agustin Elementary School
- Santa Maria Elementary School
- Magsaysay Elementary School
- Del Pilar Elementary School
- Balaybay Elementary School
- Villaflor Elementary School
- Looc Elementary School
- Nagbayan Elementary School
- Hanjin Integrated School
;High schools:
- Precious Heritage of Zambales, Inc.
- St. Nicholas Academy
- Castillejos National High School
- San Agustin High School
- Castillejos Resettlement High School (formerly Jesus F. Magsaysay High School Annex)
- Jesus F. Magsaysay Tech. Voc. High School
- Hanjin Integrated School
College/University:
- President Ramon Magsaysay State University, College of Governance
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r03/zambales/castillejos.html Castillejos Profile at PhilAtlas.com]
- [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Castillejos
| North = San Marcelino
| East = Subic
| South = Subic
| West = San Antonio
}}
{{Zambales}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Zambales
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