Tarlac

Tarlac (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Tarlac) is a landlocked province of the Philippines in Central Luzon. Tarlac is surrounded by Pampanga at the south, Nueva Ecija at the east, Pangasinan at the north and Zambales at the west. It is a part of Central Luzon. Tarlac is populated by 1,273,240 people as of 2010.^[1]

Tarlac Province Lalawigan ng Tarlac
Province
Province of Tarlac
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Nickname(s):  Melting Pot Of Central Luzon Sugar Capital Of Luzon
Map of the Philippines with Tarlac highlighted
Coordinates: 15°30′N 120°30′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Founded	1872
Capital	Tarlac City
Government
• Type	Province of the Philippines
• Governor	Victor Yap (NPC)
• Vice Governor	Pearl Angeli Pacada (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
Area
• Total	2,736.6 km2 (1,056.6 sq mi)
• Rank	49th out of 80
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,273,240
• Rank	17th out of 80
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Rank	12th out of 80
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	1
• Municipalities	17
• Barangays	511
• Districts	1st to 3rd districts of Tarlac
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP Code	2300
Spoken languages	Kapampangan, Tagalog, Ilocano, Pangasinan, English