Capas, Tarlac
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Capas is a first class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 122,084 people in 18,333 households. It is a part of the Third Municipal district of Tarlac with Mayor Antonio "TJ" Capitulo Rodriguez, Jr. as its incumbent Mayor and Hon. Jeci A. Lapus as its Congressman.
Originally a part of Zambales
and Pampanga
, the municipality contains the Capas National Shrine
an Obelisk
with a central bell, which was built and is maintained by the Philippine government as a memorial to the Filipino and American soldiers who died in Camp O'Donnell
at Barangay Navy. during the end of the Bataan Death March
. This is an important site related to Veterans Day in the Philippines, every April 9, the anniversary of the surrender of the combined US and Philippine forces to the Japanese in 1942.
Capas is Bordered by San Jose, Tarlac
on the North, Tarlac City
on the North-East, Concepcion, Tarlac
on the East, Botolan, Zambales
on the West and South West and Bamban, Tarlac
on the rest of the southern parts.
Barangay Santa Juliana is a preferred route to Mount Pinatubo
, Capas is also the location of Mount Telakawa or Straw hat Mountain on the boundaries of Santa Juliana and Maruglu. Mount Bueno,the site of Bueno hot springs in Barangay Bueno. Malatarlak and Salay or Lemon grass grows abundantly on Mor-Asia or Talahib mountain at Sitio Kalangitan. Mount Canouman is the largest in terms of surface area, known as the mountain of Spirits, it's a 10-hour walk from Sitio Salangui, only desperate farmers in search of Bulo or hut
building material take the dangerous trip known for a few disappearances and casualties in the past. The majority of mountains in Capas are relatively easy climbs. Mount Dalin, the smaller straw hat mountain is near a 300-meter peak called Prayer Mountain or Peniel with a few rooms a person can check into for a few pesos. Many of the water ways in the province contain small bits of Petrified Wood, fish, fresh water crabs and other animals.
Namria and Dingding creek merge as the two major tributaries to Lucong river in Concepcion, Tarlac
. Most of Tarlac's waterways that originate from Mt. Pinatubo pass through Capas, including the Bulsa Moriones River and Sta. Lucia River that form Tarlac River.
Barangay Cutcut meaning "Hole", "Gorge" or "Dug up hole" which owns Kawiliwili, Donia Lutgarda, Ligtasan, Buca and Sitio Kalangitan (The Heavens) is known for its landfill where garbage from other Municipalities are sometimes disposed of. Malutung gabun or Red sand has a replica of Capas National Shrine which is sometimes featured on Philippine maps. Barangay Sto. Rosario (Holy Rosary) has Villa De Sto. Rosario, Rosaryville, Small Tokyo, Sitio Salangui, Pascuala which has the most Poultries and Piggeries in Capas, Pinagpala which has a sugar-cane farm etc. Sto. Rosario is also the location of Capas Public Cemetery or Cabu Santu. Sto. Rosario is the location of the San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish which is the town church that stands next to The Dominican College of Tarlac which is visible from McArthur Highway, other schools in Capas include Capas East Central School, Dolores Highschool, Gabaldon Elementary School among others which are obscure from view when at the Highway.
Cubcub is the location of the Public Market and is on the right side of McArthur Highway facing North whereas Sto. Rosario is on the left. Sta. Rita is among the smallest barrios (Barangays) of the Municipality but has a church and school. Barangay Talaga is known for its production of Tinapa or smoked fish, Barangay Dolores has its garden plants and Sto. Domingo has the Capas Junction which also has fast food chains like the town proper. Barangay Aranguren is home to Poet Laureate Renato Alzadon, who is also known as the current "Ari ning Parnasong Capampangan" or "King of Capampangan Literature". Barangay Manlapig has rice fields and is among the liveliest barangays during the evening. Barangay Lawy is known for being a place for many of the first Ilocano settlers in the municipality. Barangay Mangga (Mango) used to be filled with the fruit bearing tree or presumably. Barangay Estrada is the last stop before reaching Tarlac City through McArthur highway. Patling, sta. Lucia, Bueno, Maruglu and Sta. Juliana are mountainous and hilly while filled with vast lands and forest, presumably the place where the earliest settlers of the town stayed.
Capas has relatively high ground, places near the mountain range are at an approximate 46 meters.
The feast day of San Nicolas De Tolentino is held every 10 September; the origin of the name Capas is disputed but has two prominent sources, it is said that town was either named after the edible plant called Capas-Capas or was taken from the first three letters of the surnames Capitulo, Capunfuerza, Capunpue, Capili, Capongga, Capunpun, Capati, Capadosa, Capil and Capuno etc. then adding the letters "a" and "s" hence forming "Capas".
Among the first residents of this municipality were the Kapampangan
and the Aeta
.
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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 122,084 people in 18,333 households. It is a part of the Third Municipal district of Tarlac with Mayor Antonio "TJ" Capitulo Rodriguez, Jr. as its incumbent Mayor and Hon. Jeci A. Lapus as its Congressman.
Originally a part of Zambales
Zambales
Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac and Pampanga to the east, and Bataan to the south. The province lies between the South China Sea and the Zambales Mountains. With a land area of...
and Pampanga
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
, the municipality contains the Capas National Shrine
Capas National Shrine
The Capas National Shrine in Barangay Navy Capas, Tarlac, The Philippines was built by the Philippine government as a memorial to the Filipino and American soldiers who died in Camp O'Donnell at the end of the Bataan Death March...
an Obelisk
Obelisk
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...
with a central bell, which was built and is maintained by the Philippine government as a memorial to the Filipino and American soldiers who died in Camp O'Donnell
Camp O'Donnell
Camp O'Donnell was a facility of the United States Air Force in Capas, Tarlac, The Philippines. Before the facility was transferred to the Air Force, it was first a Philippine Constabulary post then a United States Army facility....
at Barangay Navy. during the end of the Bataan Death March
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of prisoners.The march was characterized by...
. This is an important site related to Veterans Day in the Philippines, every April 9, the anniversary of the surrender of the combined US and Philippine forces to the Japanese in 1942.
Capas is Bordered by San Jose, Tarlac
San Jose, Tarlac
San Jose is a 4th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 32,728 people in 5,860 households. It was created into a municipality pursuant to RA 6842; ratified on April 21, 1990; taken from the municipality of Tarlac.The...
on the North, Tarlac City
Tarlac City
The City of Tarlac is a 1st class city in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. Tarlac provincial capitol building is shown on the back of the Philippines 500 peso note that features former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr...
on the North-East, Concepcion, Tarlac
Concepcion, Tarlac
Concepcion is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 135,213 people in 20,851 households. The 2007 Municipal Survey counted Concepcion with 133,011 of Population....
on the East, Botolan, Zambales
Botolan, Zambales
Botolan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 51,675 people in 9,629 households.Botolan is the largest municipality in terms of land area in the province...
on the West and South West and Bamban, Tarlac
Bamban, Tarlac
Bamban is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 61,644 people in 9,113 households....
on the rest of the southern parts.
Barangay Santa Juliana is a preferred route to Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon, near the tripoint of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga. It is located in the Tri-Cabusilan Mountain range separating the west coast of Luzon from the central plains, and is west of the dormant and...
, Capas is also the location of Mount Telakawa or Straw hat Mountain on the boundaries of Santa Juliana and Maruglu. Mount Bueno,the site of Bueno hot springs in Barangay Bueno. Malatarlak and Salay or Lemon grass grows abundantly on Mor-Asia or Talahib mountain at Sitio Kalangitan. Mount Canouman is the largest in terms of surface area, known as the mountain of Spirits, it's a 10-hour walk from Sitio Salangui, only desperate farmers in search of Bulo or hut
Hut
Hut may refer to:*Hut , a small and crude shelter*Hans Hut , Anabaptist leader*Hut Records, an English audio records company*Sunglass Hut International, largest American retailer of sunglasses...
building material take the dangerous trip known for a few disappearances and casualties in the past. The majority of mountains in Capas are relatively easy climbs. Mount Dalin, the smaller straw hat mountain is near a 300-meter peak called Prayer Mountain or Peniel with a few rooms a person can check into for a few pesos. Many of the water ways in the province contain small bits of Petrified Wood, fish, fresh water crabs and other animals.
Namria and Dingding creek merge as the two major tributaries to Lucong river in Concepcion, Tarlac
Concepcion, Tarlac
Concepcion is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 135,213 people in 20,851 households. The 2007 Municipal Survey counted Concepcion with 133,011 of Population....
. Most of Tarlac's waterways that originate from Mt. Pinatubo pass through Capas, including the Bulsa Moriones River and Sta. Lucia River that form Tarlac River.
Barangay Cutcut meaning "Hole", "Gorge" or "Dug up hole" which owns Kawiliwili, Donia Lutgarda, Ligtasan, Buca and Sitio Kalangitan (The Heavens) is known for its landfill where garbage from other Municipalities are sometimes disposed of. Malutung gabun or Red sand has a replica of Capas National Shrine which is sometimes featured on Philippine maps. Barangay Sto. Rosario (Holy Rosary) has Villa De Sto. Rosario, Rosaryville, Small Tokyo, Sitio Salangui, Pascuala which has the most Poultries and Piggeries in Capas, Pinagpala which has a sugar-cane farm etc. Sto. Rosario is also the location of Capas Public Cemetery or Cabu Santu. Sto. Rosario is the location of the San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish which is the town church that stands next to The Dominican College of Tarlac which is visible from McArthur Highway, other schools in Capas include Capas East Central School, Dolores Highschool, Gabaldon Elementary School among others which are obscure from view when at the Highway.
Cubcub is the location of the Public Market and is on the right side of McArthur Highway facing North whereas Sto. Rosario is on the left. Sta. Rita is among the smallest barrios (Barangays) of the Municipality but has a church and school. Barangay Talaga is known for its production of Tinapa or smoked fish, Barangay Dolores has its garden plants and Sto. Domingo has the Capas Junction which also has fast food chains like the town proper. Barangay Aranguren is home to Poet Laureate Renato Alzadon, who is also known as the current "Ari ning Parnasong Capampangan" or "King of Capampangan Literature". Barangay Manlapig has rice fields and is among the liveliest barangays during the evening. Barangay Lawy is known for being a place for many of the first Ilocano settlers in the municipality. Barangay Mangga (Mango) used to be filled with the fruit bearing tree or presumably. Barangay Estrada is the last stop before reaching Tarlac City through McArthur highway. Patling, sta. Lucia, Bueno, Maruglu and Sta. Juliana are mountainous and hilly while filled with vast lands and forest, presumably the place where the earliest settlers of the town stayed.
Capas has relatively high ground, places near the mountain range are at an approximate 46 meters.
The feast day of San Nicolas De Tolentino is held every 10 September; the origin of the name Capas is disputed but has two prominent sources, it is said that town was either named after the edible plant called Capas-Capas or was taken from the first three letters of the surnames Capitulo, Capunfuerza, Capunpue, Capili, Capongga, Capunpun, Capati, Capadosa, Capil and Capuno etc. then adding the letters "a" and "s" hence forming "Capas".
Barangays
- Aranguren
- Bueno
- Cubcub
- Cutcut
- Cutcut pangadua (Cutcut 2nd)
- Dolores
- Estrada (Calingcuan)
- Lawy
- Manga
- Manlapig
- O'Donnell
- Santa Lucia
- Santa Rita
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Domingo Pangadua (Santo Domingo 2nd)
- Santo Rosario
- Talaga
- Maruglu
- Santa Juliana
- Navy
Among the first residents of this municipality were the Kapampangan
Kapampangan
Kapampangan, Capampañgan or Pampangan may refer to:*Kapampangan people of the Philippines*Kapampangan language...
and the Aeta
Aeta
The Aeta , Agta or Ayta are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines. They are considered to be Negritos, who are dark to very dark brown-skinned and tend to have features such as a small stature, small frame, curly to kinky afro-like textured...
.