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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude15.333333 degrees north 1 Longitude119.983333 degrees east 1 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)
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