Castillejos

{{Short description|Municipality in Zambales, Philippines}}

{{For|the town in Morocco with the same Spanish name|Fnideq}}

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| 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

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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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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}}

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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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