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Castillejos
Municipality in Zambales, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Castillejos, officially the Municipality of Castillejos (Ilocano: Ili ti Castillejos; Tagalog: 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.[6]
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History

Castillejos was established in 1743 by Tagalog settler families who migrated from Bataan.[7][8]
On April 22, 2019, a strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 5:11 pm local time (UTC+08:00) according to PHIVOLCS.[9]
Geography
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Castillejos is located between San Antonio, Subic, and San Marcelino. It is 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Iba, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Olongapo, and 147 kilometres (91 mi) from Manila.
Barangays
Castillejos is politically subdivided into 14 barangays, as indicated below. [10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
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Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Castillejos was 67,889 people,[17] with a density of 730 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,900 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Castillejos
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24.97 2003
14.23 2006
6.20 2009
12.47 2012
7.75 2015
18.15 2018
7.04 2021
17.88 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] |
Education
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The Castillejos Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[26]
Primary and elementary schools
- Balaybay Elementary School
- Balaybay Resettlement Elementary School
- Buenavista Elementary School
- Castillejos Aldergate Learning Center
- Castillejos Elementary School
- Del Pilar Elementary School
- Guardian Angel Child Development Center
- Hanniel Christian Academy
- Kanaynayan Community School
- Looc Elementary School
- Magsaysay Elementary School
- Maranatha Christian Academy
- Mia Angela Montessori
- Nagbayan Elementary School
- Precious Child Montessori (Main)
- Precious Child Montessori (Annex)
- Pres. Ramon F. Magsaysay Elementary School
- San Agustin Elementary School
- San Isidro Elementary School
- San Nicolas Primary School
- Santa Maria Elementary School
- St. Nicholas Academy
- Sta. Maria Elementary School
- To God Be the Glory Christian Academy
- V. Gallardo Elementary School
- Villaflor Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Castillejos National High School
- Castillejos Resettlement High School
- Hanjin Integrated School
- Jesus F. Magsaysay Technical Vocational High School
- Looc Integrated School
- Precious Heritage of Zambales
- San Agustin High School
- St. Nicholas Academy
Higher educational institution
- President Ramon Magsaysay State University
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