Metro Clark
Metro Clark
Metro Angeles | |
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From left to right: Clark Freeport Zone entrance, Bayanihan Park, New Clark City Sports Hub, San Guillermo Parish Church, Capas National Shrine, AUF Sports and Cultural Center, Giant Lantern Festival | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Provinces | Pampanga Tarlac |
| Cities | Pampanga: Angeles Mabalacat San Fernando |
| Municipalities | Pampanga: Arayat Bacolor Lubao Magalang Mexico Porac Santo Tomas Tarlac: Bamban Capas |
| Largest city | Angeles City |
| Population (2020) | 1.6 million |
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Metro Clark, also known as Metro Angeles, is an urban area in Pampanga and Tarlac, Philippines. It is primarily composed of three cities and nine municipalities. Its urban core consists of Angeles, San Fernando, and Mabalacat. It is a major urban area of the Philippines and is considered the industrial and residential center of Central Luzon.
Anchored on Clark International Airport and the Clark Special Economic Zone, the area's economy is based on transportation, logistics, education, commerce, banking, manufacturing and healthcare. It is also a major population center, housing 38% of people living in Pampanga, and 8% of all people living in Central Luzon. It is touted to be the second major metropolitan area in Luzon, serving as a "countermagnet" to Metro Manila and the Greater Manila Area, and also as a means to decongest the national capital region, metropolitan area, and urbanization region.