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Iba, Zambales

South-eastern Asia

Iba is a municipality and the capital of Zambales province, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Founded in 1611 by Augustinian Recollect priests as the village of Paynauen, it later became the provincial capital in place of Masinloc for its central location, and it had a 2024 census population of 59,580 across 153.38 square kilometers. The town is the birthplace of Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh president of the Philippines, and takes its name from the iba tree, Phyllanthus acidus, whose sour fruit is a local product.

Facts
Population
59,580 1
Area (sq km)
153.38 1
Founding Year
1611 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
10 1
Latitude
15.333333 degrees north 1
Longitude
119.983333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Iba, Zambales (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1611-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 59,580 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 15.333333, longitude 119.983333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 10 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 153.38 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 59580 (2024)
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 15.3333,119.9833
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 5.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.25, 119.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.25, 119.75
15.25 119.75 Am
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4. GeoNames: Iba - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1711437, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.86 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1711437, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.86 km)
15.3276 119.978 P PPLA3 PH 03 64 037105000 26935 13 Asia/Manila
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Wikidata: Iba, Zambales
Wikidata Q56566, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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