Floridablanca

Floridablanca is a first class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, Floridablanca has a population of 110,846, with an area of, the third largest geographically in the province, after Porac and Candaba.Floridablanca is located on the western part of Pampanga along the Zambales mountain ranges and is bounded by the municipalities of Porac on the north, Lubao on the south, Guagua on the east, and Dinalupihan, Bataan on the west. It is 40 kilometers from the city of San Fernando and from Manila. The town is at an elevation of 12 feet (4 m) above sea level.HistoryIn the 1920s, the Pampanga Sugar Mill was set up at Del Carmen and became a major sugar manufacturer in the Philippines.During World War II, the founding establishment of the local military general headquarters and camp bases of the Commonwealth Army of the Philippines was found active on January 03, 1942 to June 30, 1946 and the 2nd Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was active again on October 28, 1944 to June 30, 1946 and they military stationed in Floridablanca, Pampanga.