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Intramuros (Manila)
The historic walled city of Manila built during the Spanish colonial period, containing Fort Santiago and San Agustin Church.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Minalin
Central Luzon, Philippines · Asia
About Minalin
Minalin sits on the route: 10 minutes from Bacolor, 52km from Intramuros (Manila).
Minalin is in Central Luzon, Philippines, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bacolor, about 5 km away.
Minalin, officially the Municipality of Minalin (Kapampangan: Balen ning Minalin; Filipino: Bayan ng Minalin), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 50,126 people.
The name of the municipality came from the word "Minalis" or "Minalis la dingRead more
dutung". It was coined when, during the construction of the Sta. Maria Tabungao Church, a flood came and wiped out all the materials or dutung meaning woods and carried them to Santa Monica Parish Church.
The town is known for its 400-year-old church, the Santa Monica Parish Church, with its unique design that incorporates pre-colonial architectural motif alongside its European Catholic iconography. Minalin is also known for its "Aguman Sanduk" New Year's Celebration, where in which the town's straight men dress up as beauty queens and ride through town on festive floats. The town is also referred to as the "Egg Basket of Central Luzon" because of its large-scale production of eggs and chickens, prompting the town to put up the Philippines' first egg festival in 2008.
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What is there to see near Minalin?
Within an hour or so of Minalin: Intramuros (Manila) (52 km), National Museum of the Philippines (53 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Dalton Pass.
Where is Minalin?
Minalin is in Central Luzon, Philippines, about 5 km from Bacolor.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,527
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Central Luzon
- Timezone
- Asia/Manila
- Coordinates
- 14.9676, 120.6828
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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National Museum of the Philippines
Houses the Philippines' most important cultural treasures including the Spoliarium and pre-colonial gold artifacts.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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