Angeles

Angeles , officially the City of Angeles , ( Kapampangan : Lakanbalen ning Angeles ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Angeles ), or simply referred to as Angeles City , is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Central Luzon , Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 411,634 people. It is bordered by Mabalacat to the north; Mexico to the east; San Fernando to the southeast; Bacolor to the south; and Porac to the southwest and west. Though the city administers itself autonomously from Pampanga , it is the province's commercial and financial hub. Angeles is served by the Clark International Airport in Clark Freeport Zone . Being home of the former Clark Air Base (then the largest United States military facility outside the continental United States), it was significantly affected by the fallout brought about by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. The economy of Angeles was heavily dependent on the American base at that time. In 1993, a full cleanup and removal of volcanic ash deposits began and the former U.S. base re-emerged as Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ). The creation of CSEZ has helped to offset the loss of income and jobs previously generated by the presence of the U.S. base in the city. Today, Angeles and Clark form the hub for business, industry, aviation, and tourism in the Philippines as well as a leisure, fitness, entertainment and gaming center of Central Luzon . Angeles ranked 15th in a survey by MoneySense magazine as one of the "Best Places to Live in the Philippines" in its March–April 2008 issue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeles,_Philippines