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'''Candaba''', officially the '''Municipality of Candaba''' ([[Kapampangan language|Kapampangan]]: ''Balen ning Candaba''; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Candaba}}; formerly '''Candawe'''), is a [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Pampanga]], [[Philippines]]. According to the {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}, it has a population of {{PH wikidata|population_total}} people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}

==History==
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[[File:Philippine Island - Luzon Island - NARA - 68156787.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of typhoon-hit Candaba, 1936]]

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In mid-1966, during a meeting at [[Camp Olivas]] with President [[Ferdinand Marcos]], Mayor Anastacio L. Gallardo volunteered to become president of the Anti-Huk Mayor's League of Pampanga, which aimed to combat communist rebels from the [[Hukbalahap]], with him stating, "Mr. President, I am willing to lead the anti-Huk movement. Give us guns and we will fight them. We can solve the problem here even if my colleagues here are playing footsie with the Huks."<ref>{{cite book|last=Martinez|first=Manuel Festin|title=The Grand Collision: Aquino vs. Marcos|date=1987|pages=182–183|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3UxxAAAAMAAJ|access-date=August 12, 2025|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> On July 18, 1966, Mayor Gallardo was on his way to another meeting with President Marcos when he and his five escorts were assassinated by Hukbalahap rebels in Barrio Santa Lucia, [[Santa Ana, Pampanga]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gallardo slay suspect falls: Marcos orders award for mayor|work=[[The Manila Times]]|volume=XXI|issue=158|publisher=The Manila Times Publishing Company|date=August 1, 1966|location=[[Camp Olivas]], Pampanga|page=1|quote=A suspect in the ambush-slaying of Mayor Anastacio Gallardo of Candaba last July 19 [sic] was captured in his home in[...] Bulacan, this afternoon [July 31].}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pelayo|first=Libertito|title=Mayors accused of Huk tie-up[:] 3rd one linked to slay|work=[[The Manila Times]]|volume=XXI|issue=171|publisher=The Manila Times Publishing Company|date=August 14, 1966|page=1|quote=Another mayor of western Pampanga was linked to the ambush-slaying of Candaba Mayor Anastacio Gallardo and his five escorts last July 18 at barrio Sta. Lucia, Sta. Ana, Pampanga.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v26/d348|title=Intelligence Memorandum: The Huk Resurgence in the Philippines|date=April 19, 1967|access-date=August 12, 2025|website=[[Office of the Historian]]|publisher=[[United States Department of State|Department of State]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|quote=The most flagrant act of terror was the murder in July 1966 of Mayor Anastasio [sic] Gallardo of Candaba[...]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Candaba is located at the lowest point in the [[Central Luzon]] Region. The neighboring municipality of [[San Miguel, Bulacan|San Miguel]] (San Miguel de Mayumo) in Bulacan province used to be part of Candaba until San Miguel became a municipality itself (included is the area of [[Doña Remedios Trinidad]] bordering San Miguel and [[General Tinio]]).

Candaba is bounded by the following: Municipality of [[Arayat, Pampanga]], and Municipality of [[Cabiao, Nueva Ecija]], to the north; Municipality of [[San Miguel, Bulacan]], and Municipality of [[San Ildefonso, Bulacan]], to the east; Municipality of [[Baliuag, Bulacan]], to the south; Municipality of [[San Luis, Pampanga]], and Municipality of [[Santa Ana, Pampanga]], to the west.

Candaba is also divided to 3 regions, the Tagalog Region comprising the southern part of Candaba which was a boundary between it and Baliuag and San Ildefonso, next is the Poblacion Region to the west which boundaries with Sta Ana, and next is the Kapampangan Region to the east which boundaries San Miguel.

===Barangays===
Candaba is politically subdivided into 33 [[barangay]]s, as shown below. Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].

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* Bahay Pare
* Bambang
* Barangca
* Barit
* Buas (Poblacion)
* Cuayang Bugtong
* Dalayap
* Dulong Ilog
* Gulap
* Lanang
* Lourdes
* Magumbali
* Mandasig
* Mandili
* Mangga
* Mapaniqui
* Paligui
* Pangclara
* Pansinao
* Paralaya (Poblacion)
* Pasig
* Pescadores (Poblacion)
* Pulong Gubat
* Pulong Palazan
* Salapungan
* San Agustin (Poblacion)
* Santo Rosario
* Tagulod
* Talang
* Tenejero
* Vizal San Pablo
* Vizal Santo Cristo
* Vizal Santo Niño
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===Climate===
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| single line  = Yes
| Jan high C = 28
| Jan low C  = 20
| Feb high C = 29
| Feb low C  = 20
| Mar high C = 31
| Mar low C  = 21
| Apr high C = 33
| Apr low C  = 23
| May high C = 32
| May low C  = 24
| Jun high C = 31
| Jun low C  = 24
| Jul high C = 30
| Jul low C  = 24
| Aug high C = 29
| Aug low C  = 24
| Sep high C = 29
| Sep low C  = 24
| Oct high C = 30
| Oct low C  = 23
| Nov high C = 30
| Nov low C  = 22
| Dec high C = 28
| Dec low C  = 21
| Jan precipitation mm = 6
| Feb precipitation mm = 4
| Mar precipitation mm = 6
| Apr precipitation mm = 17
| May precipitation mm = 82
| Jun precipitation mm = 122
| Jul precipitation mm = 151
| Aug precipitation mm = 123
| Sep precipitation mm = 124
| Oct precipitation mm = 99
| Nov precipitation mm = 37
| Dec precipitation mm = 21
| Jan rain days        = 3.3
| Feb rain days        = 2.5
| Mar rain days        = 3.6
| Apr rain days        = 6.6
| May rain days        = 17.7
| Jun rain days        = 22.2
| Jul rain days        = 25.2
| Aug rain days        = 23.7
| Sep rain days        = 23.2
| Oct rain days        = 17.9
| Nov rain days        = 9.2
| Dec rain days        = 5.2
| source 1 = Meteoblue <small>(Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)</small><ref name="met_norms">
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| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/candaba_philippines_1719329
| title =  Candaba: Average Temperatures and Rainfall
| publisher = Meteoblue
| accessdate = May 5, 2020}}</ref>
| date = May 5, 2020
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Like rest of the area in Central Luzon, there are two seasons in the area, the [[wet season]] and [[dry season]]. The wet season occurs during the months of May to October, and the dry season the rest of the year.
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==Demographics==
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}}{{stack|float=right|[[File:Candabachurchjf.JPG|thumb|St. Andrew Parish Church]]}}In the 2020 census, the population of Candaba, Pampanga, was 119,497 people,{{PH wikidata|population_reference}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|119,497/176.40|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

===Religion===
[[Roman Catholic]] 60%, [[Members Church of God International]] 3.5%, [[Iglesia ni Cristo]] 5%, [[Evangelical]]s 29%, others (includes Islam, Buddhism and other religions) 1.5%.
The [[San Andres Apostol Church (Candaba)|'''San Andres Apostol Parish''']] serves as one of the [[Roman Catholic]] parish churches inside the municipality. Founded way back 1575, this parish is the oldest parish of the town that houses the town's patron, San Andres Apostol otherwise known as Apung Dalis, who celebrates his feast day during the 30th of November, every year.

[[File:Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Pampanga.jpg|left|thumb|Nuestra Se'''ñ'''ora de la Merced de Pampanga]]
{{stack|[[File:Nuestra sa Pinac.jpg|thumb|Nuestra sa Pinac]]|float=right}}
The second oldest parish is the [[Virgin of Mercy|'''Nuestra Señora de la Merced''']] Parish (F-1937) in Bahay Pare, Candaba, Pampanga where the miraculous and oldest image of Our Lady of Mercy in the Philippines is enshrined. Devotees flock to the parish to ask Mary to intercede for their spiritual, mental, and physical health, for their families and studies, and for the increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. The image is well known for her Dalit as She visits different places.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Darang |first=Josephine Clemente |title=A Purely Personal Book of Miracles: A Collection of Columns Published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer |publisher=Sound Publishing Corporation |year=2006 |isbn=9789718994801}}</ref> Her feast day is every September 24.

On August 22, 2021, "Nuestra sa Pinac" or "Nuestra Señora de la Merced sa Pinac", a statue of Our Lady of Mercy along the Candaba-Baliuag Road was blessed by the Most Rev. [[Florentino Lavarias|Florentino G. Lavarias]], D.D, Archbishop of San Fernando with Most. Rev. [[Paciano Aniceto]] during the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary. It has become a local tourist spot.

The other parishes in the town are '''Virgen de Lourdes Parish''' (F-1983) in Talang, '''Señor Salvador Parish''' (F-1985) in Salapungan, and '''Lord's Baptism Parish''' (F-1996) in Pasig. The parishes are under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando|Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga]].

One of the popular religious site in Candaba is in the barangay "'''''Pulong Gubat'''''". It pulls many pilgrims who believe that ''Nuestro Señor de la Paciencia'' will cure their illness or grant their wishes.{{clear left}}

== Economy ==
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[[File:Standrewjf.JPG|thumbnail|right|Candaba market]]
The Candaba Swamp (Pinac, Pinak) absorbs most of the flood waters that flow from the western slopes of the [[Sierra Madre (Philippines)|Sierra Madre Mountain Range]]. During the [[Wet season|rainy season]], the [[Pampanga River]] overflows and the swamp is submerged. But it is relatively dry during the [[dry Season]], hence making the land suitable for a variety agricultural production.

Candaba is noted for its production [[Cucumis melo|melon]], that are sold worldwide.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} The swamps are communal fishing grounds encompassing some 430&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of highly arable farmlands. Candaba swamps are very fertile due to its sustained deposits of [[humus]] and decaying plant residues. Migrant wild ducks and various wildlife bird from [[Siberia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Mongolia]] and other parts of [[Asia]] use Candaba as their yearly sanctuary.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}{{clear left}}

==Infrastructure==
;Drainage System
Candaba-San Miguel road is known for being flooded when a typhoon hits Candaba. The drainage system or ''rip-rap'', which is a part of Mayor Jerry Pelayo's road cementing project, was built on both sides of every cemented roads made so the rainwater from other parts of Pampanga will just flow on it and not on the road.
[[File:San_Agustine_Bridge_Malisik_River_Views5.jpg|150px|thumbnail|right|Malisik River-New San Agustin Bridge in 2024]]

===Transportation===
[[Public transport]] is mainly done by means of [[jeepneys]] and [[tricycles]]. Jeepneys have their routes as an itinerary route for various places. Candaba-San Miguel road or ''pinak'' was fully cemented by 2014.

===Telecommunication facilities===
Candabas telecommunication facilities and telephone services are provided by the [[Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company]] (PLDT), Datelcom, Evangelista Telephone Company, and the Pampanga Telecom Company.

===Water and power utilities===
;Waterworks
Candaba will soon have modern waterworks, following the start of a 24 million [[Philippine peso|Peso]] water supply development project of the Candaba Water District (CWD) with the financial and technical assistance of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} Other means to get [[drinking water]] are [[water well]]s.

;Electric power
The municipality receives it electric power in from the Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 1) and from [[Manila Electric Company]] (Meralco).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2003/ra_9209_2003.html |title = Republic Act No. 9209}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kuryente.org.ph/electric-company/municipalities/27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218061556/http://www.kuryente.org.ph/electric-company/municipalities/27 |archive-date=2016-02-18 |title=Kuryente › Electric Companies › PELCO 1}}</ref>

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|35405001||Bahay Pare||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
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|35405002||Bambang||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
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|35405003||Barangca||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405004||Barit||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405005||Buas (Poblacion)||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
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|35405008||Cuayang Bugtong||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative/Manila Electric Company||PELCO 1/MERALCO
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|35405009||Dalayap||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
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|35405010||Dulong Ilog||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
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|35405011||Gulap||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405012||Lanang||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405013||Lourdes||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative/Manila Electric Company||PELCO 1/MERALCO
|-
|35405014||Magumbali||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405015||Mandasig||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405016||Mandili||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405017||Mangga||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405018||Mapaniqui||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405020||Paligui||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405021||Pangclara||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405022||Pansinao||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405023||Paralaya (Poblacion)||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405024||Pasig||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405025||Pescadores (Poblacion)||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405026||Pulong Gubat||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405027||Pulong Palazan||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405028||Salapungan||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405029||San Agustin (Poblacion)||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405031||Santo Rosario||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405032||Tagulod||Nueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative||NEECO 1
|-
|35405033||Talang||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405034||Tenejero||Pampanga 1 Electric Cooperative||PELCO 1
|-
|35405035||Vizal San Pablo||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405036||Vizal Santo Cristo||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|-
|35405037||Vizal Santo Niño||Manila Electric Company||Meralco
|}

==Government==
[[File:Candaba Town Hall, Pampanga, The Philippines.jpg|thumb|right|Town hall]]
[[File:Candaba Pampanga.png|thumb|Former seal of the municipality]]
The following are the duly elected officials of this town for the term 2022-2025:
{| class="wikitable"
!Position
!Name
|-
|Mayor
|Rene E. Maglanque ([[PDP–Laban]])
|-
|Vice Mayor
|Restituto Sibug ([[PDP–Laban]])
|-
|Councilors
|Nelson Alonzo ([[PDP–Laban]])

Amy Rose Baylon ([[Independent politician|Independent]])

Joey Buco  ([[Independent politician|Independent]])

Dan Gallarado ([[Independent politician|Independent]])

Carol Foz  ([[Independent politician|Independent]])

Jun Gatus  ([[Independent politician|Independent]])

Ate Thelma Macapagal (KAMBILAN)

Siso Maglanque ([[PDP–Laban]])

Doña Salac  ([[PDP–Laban]])

Maine Santiago  ([[PDP–Laban]])
|-
| [[Liga ng mga Barangay|ABC]] President
| Pedy Balingit
|-
| [[Sangguniang Kabataan|SK]] Federation President
| Luis Angelo Sagum
|}

==Bird sanctuary==
[[File:Circus spilotonus.jpg|thumb|Eastern marsh harrier (''Circus spilonotus''), Candaba Marsh]]
In January 2008, a [[Philippine]] record of 17,000 birds (in the 24-hour count) visited the 32,000-[[hectare]] [[Candaba Swamp]], sanctuary for migratory birds. There are 80 species of [[bird migration|migratory]] birds were sighted at the 100-hectare fishpond of Mayor Jerry Pelayo in Barangay Doña Simang and in Barangay Paralaya. The rare birds spotted were: the Shrenck's bittern, [[great bittern]], [[gadwall]], [[coot]], Philippine [[mallard]] or ducks, and [[Eurasian spoonbill]] (''Platalea leucorodia''). Robert S. Kennedy's book ''A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines'' lists endemic and migratory birds which visit the Philippines. Pelayo organized the Ibon-Ebon Festival (“birds and eggs”) on February 1–2. The WBCP recorded three rare species in Candaba [[swamp]]: the [[purple swamphen]] (''Porphyrio porphyrio''), Chinese pond heron (''[[Ardeola bacchus]]'') and the black-crowned night heron (''[[Nycticorax nycticorax]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080113-112109/17000-birds-sighted-in-Candaba-swamp |title=17,000 birds sighted in Candaba swamp |access-date=2008-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201174915/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080113-112109/17000-birds-sighted-in-Candaba-swamp |archive-date=2008-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=September 11, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}</ref> They are Candaba East Schools District Office, and Candaba West Schools District Office.

===Primary and elementary schools===
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* Bahay Pare Elementary School
* Bambang Elementary School
* Barit Elementary School
* Candaba Ecumenical Learning Center
* Candaba Elementary School
* Dalayap Elementary School
* Divine Querubin Learning Academy
* Dulong Ilog Elementary School
* Eastern Candaba Christian School
* Gulap Elementary School
* Janielle Leigh Academy
* Lanang Elementary School
* Mandasig Elementary School
* Mangga Elementary School
* Paligue Elementary School
* Pangclara Elementary School
* Pansinao Elementary School
* Paralaya Elementary School
* Pasig Elementary School
* Pulong Gubat Elementary School
* Pulong Palazan Elementary School
* San Agustin Elementary School
* St. Peter Paul Academy of Vizal
* Sto. Rosario Elementary School
* Talang Elementary School
* Tenejero Elementary School
* Vizal San Pablo I Elementary School
* Vizal San Pablo II Elementary School
* Vizal Sto. Cristo Elementary School
* Vizal Sto. Niño Elementary School
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===Secondary schools===
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* Bahay Pare National High School
* Lanang High School
* Mangga High School
* Mapaniqui National High School
* Paralaya High School
* Pasig National High School
* Pulong Gubat High School
* Salapungan National High School
* Salapungan National High School (Mandili Annex)
* Tagulod High School
* Talang National High School
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==Notable personalities==
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* [[Cesar Lacbu Nucum|Cesar "Kuya Cesar" Nucum]] - Iconic radio personality known for his slow-paced, gentle delivery and his popular advice programs on DZMM, such as "Dear Kuya Cesar" and "Ikaw sa Likod ng mga Awit". A native of Barangay Pansinao, Candaba.
* [[Eddie del Mar]] - a FAMAS-winning Filipino actor, director, and producer who was born in Candaba, Pampanga. He became famous for his portrayals of national heroes, most notably for his role as José Rizal in the film Ang Buhay at Pag-ibig ni Dr. Jose Rizal and as Andres Bonifacio in Andres Bonifacio (Ang Supremo).
* [[Rafael Yabut]] - former Undersecretary and Acting Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==

* Gatbonton, Manuel, ''Ing Candawe'', excerpts, 1933.
* Henson, Mariano A., ''Pampanga and Its Towns (AD 1300-1965)'', Angeles: 1965.
* Licuanan, Virginia Benitez and Jose Llavador Mira, ''The Philippines Under Spain: A Compilation and Translation of Original Documents'', Quezon City: 1993.
* Pangilinan, Michael Raymon M. (Siuala ding Meangubie), ''Five Thousand Years of Antiquity: A Timeline of Candaba History'', Kapampangan Magazine, ed. by Elmer G. Cato, {{issn|1656-5592}}, Year 2004, Issue XV, pp.&nbsp;11–12.
* Pangilinan, Michael Raymon M. (Siuala ding Meangubie), ''Candaba: Timelessly Mystical'', Kapampangan Magazine, ed. by Elmer G. Cato, {{issn|1656-5592}}, Year 2004, Issue XV, pp.&nbsp;16–17.
* San Agustin, Gaspar de, ''Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas''; 1565–1615, 1st Bilingual Edition, Intramuros: 1998.
* ''The Historical Data Papers'', Candaba, Bureau of Public Schools, 1953
* ''The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary'' (Chinese-English Edition), Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing 2002.

==External links==
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* [https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r03/pampanga/candaba.html Candaba Profile at PhilAtlas.com]
* [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055602/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=5&frmIdProvince=30&frmIdLgu=563 Local Governance Performance Management System]

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Candaba
| North     = [[Cabiao, Nueva Ecija]]
| Northeast = [[San Isidro, Nueva Ecija]]
| East      = [[San Miguel, Bulacan]]<br />[[San Ildefonso, Bulacan]]
| Southeast = [[San Rafael, Bulacan]]
| South     = [[Baliuag, Bulacan]]
| Southwest = [[San Luis, Pampanga|San Luis]]
| West      = [[Santa Ana, Pampanga|Santa Ana]]
| Northwest = [[Arayat, Pampanga|Arayat]]
}}
{{Pampanga}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Pampanga]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Pampanga River]]