Gerona, Tarlac

Geography

Gerona is one of the 17 towns of the province of Tarlac. It is bounded on the north by Paniqui; on the east by the Pura; on the south by the provincial capital Tarlac City; and on the west by Santa Ignacia. The town is 14 km from Tarlac City the provincial capital, 72 km from the regional center San Fernando, and 138 km north of Metro Manila. The MacArthur Highway goes through the center of the town.

Gerona has a land area of 141.47 km2 of plain and rugged agricultural land representing 4.63% of the province total area. The Tarlac River, which originates from the eastern slopes of the Zambales Mountains, cuts across the west central areas, dividing the town into two parts.

The eastern area consists of 31 barangays with total land area of 90.50 km2 representing 63.9% of the total area. It is characterized as plain, low-lying agricultural land.

The second part is the Western Area consisting of 13 barangays with total area of 50.97 km2 representing 36.03% of the total land area. It is characterized by hilly and rugged agricultural land and is also forested.

Barangays

Gerona is politically subdivided into 44 barangays, as shown below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Abagon
• Amacalan
• Apsayan
• Ayson
• Bawa
• Buenlag
• Bularit
• Calayaan
• Carbonel
• Cardona
• Caturay
• Danzo
• Dicolor
• Don Basilio
• Luna
• Mabini
• Magaspac
• Malayep
• Matapitap
• Matayuncab
• New Salem
• Oloybuaya
• Padapada
• Parsolingan
• Pinasling (Pinasung)
• Plastado
• Poblacion 1
• Poblacion 2
• Poblacion 3
• Quezon
• Rizal
• Salapungan
• San Agustin
• San Antonio
• San Bartolome
• San Jose
• Santa Lucia
• Santiago
• Sembrano
• Singat
• Sulipa
• Tagumbao
• Tangcaran
• Villa Paz

Climate

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Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Gerona was 97,937 people, with a density of {{sigfig|97,937/128.89|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

Tourism

Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church

It is located in Brgy. Poblacion, Vicariate of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Vicar Forane: Father Alfredo Dizon, Titular: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Feast day, November 24 Parish Priest: Father Alfredo Dizon, succeeded by Fr. Ramon Capuno Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Paulo Dela Cruz - Don Federico Bartolome Street, McArthur Highway, Gerona, Tarlac 2302, Philippines under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac led by Most Rev. Florentino F. Cinense, D.D., PhD, STL.

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. There are Gerona North Schools District Office, and Gerona South Schools District Office.

Primary and elementary schools

• Abagon Elementary School
• Amacalan Elementary School
• Apsayan Elementary School
• Ayson Elementary School
• Bawa Elementary School
• Buenlag Elementary School
• Bularit Elementary School
• Carbonel Elementary School
• Cardona Elementary School
• Caturay Elementary School
• Dicolor Elementary School
• Danzo Elementary School
• Don Basilio Elementary School
• Gabaldon Elementary School
• Gerona Catholic School
• Gerona Ecumenical Christian School
• Gerona North Central Elementary School
• Holy Child School
• Luna Elementary School
• Mabini Elementary School
• Magaspac Elementary School
• Malayep Elementary School
• Marian School of Gerona
• Matapitap Elementary School
• Matayungcab Elementary School
• Mother Regina School
• New Salem Elementary School
• New Salem United Methodist Learning Center
• Oloybuaya Elementary School
• Padapada Primary School
• Parsolingan Elementary School
• Pinasling Elementary School
• Plastado Elementary School
• Quezon Elementary School
• Rizal Elementary School
• Rodrigo A. Fernando Memorial Adventist School
• Salapungan Elementary School
• San Antonio Elementary School
• San Bartolome Elementary School
• San Jose Elementary School
• Sembrano Elementary School
• Singat Elementary School
• Sta. Lucia Elementary School
• Sulipa Elementary School
• Tagumbao Elementary School
• Tangcaran Primary School
• Villa Paz Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Buenlag National High School
• Calayaan Integrated School
• Cardona National High School
• Corazon C. Aquino High School
• Gerona Western National High School
• Quezon National High School
• San Agustin Integrated School
• Santiago Integrated School
• Tagumbao National High School

Higher educational institutions

• Gerona Junior College
• Sacred Heart College of Science & Technology

Gallery

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References

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