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San Luis
Municipality
Seal
Flag
San Luis
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
15224N 1204731ECoordinates:
15224N 1204731E
Country
Philippines
Region
Province
Pampanga
District
4th District
Founded
1761
Barangays
17
Government[1]
Mayor
Venancio Sagum-Macapagal
Area[2]
Total
Population (2010)[3]
Total
49,311
Density
Time zone
PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
2014
Dialing code
45
Income class
3rd class
San Luis is a third-class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the
2010 census, it has a population of 49,311 people.[3]
Contents
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1Barangays
2Demographics
o 2.1Religion
3Local government
4Economy
5Landmarks
o 5.1St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church
6Education
7Notable people
8Images
9References
10External links
Barangays[edit]
San Luis is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.[2] Like the town itself, all political subdivisions are
named after Roman Catholicsaints.
San Agustin
San Carlos
San Isidro
San Jose
San Juan
San Nicolas
San Roque
San Sebastian
Santa Catalina
Santa Cruz Pambilog
Santa Cruz Poblacion
Santa Lucia
Santa Monica
Santa Rita
Santo Nio
Santo Rosario
Santo Tomas
Demographics[edit]
Population census of San Luis
Year
Pop.
% p.a.
1990
31,920
1995
36,005
+2.28%
2000
41,554
+3.12%
2007
47,517
+1.87%
2010
49,311
+1.36%
Like other municipalities and cities in Pampanga, its people are mostly Kapampangan.
Religion[edit]
Roman Catholicism remains the faith of the majority in San Luis, although there are other
denominations in the town, including:
Roman Catholics
Iglesia ni Cristo
United Methodist Church
Church of Christ
Members Church of God International
Evangelicals
Ang Iglesia Metodista sa Pilipinas
Baptist Church
Iglesia DeLa Sagrada Familia
Born Again
others
Local government[edit]
The municipal government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The
judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The executive branch
is composed of the mayor and the barangay captains for the barangays. The legislative branch is
composed of the Sangguniang Bayan (town assembly), Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council),
and the Sangguniang Kabataan for the youth sector.
The current mayor of San Luis, Venancio "Asyong" Macapagal, and the vice mayor is Leonardo S.
Salas Jr.[1]
Economy[edit]
Transportation, trade and commerce in San Luis is concentrated at the town center where the public
market, cockpit, municipal hall, church, schools, hospital, clinics, and commercial spaces are
situated.
Landmarks[edit]
Education[edit]
There is a prime school in the town aside from public elementary and high schools.
Notable people[edit]
Luis Taruc (June 21, 1913 - May 4, 2005), founder and leader of Hukbalahap, was born of
peasant folks in the farming town of San Luis, Pampanga.
Images[edit]
Public market
District Hospital