PANIPUAN

📍 Geographic Profile

• Location & Classification: Parian is the town proper (Poblacion) of Mexico, Pampanga—a central barangay and one of the municipality’s official twenty-five barangays reddit.com+10philatlas.com+10commons.wikimedia.org+10commons.wikimedia.org+2commons.wikimedia.org+2commons.wikimedia.org+2.
  
  

• Coordinates: ~15.0652° N, 120.7191° E commons.wikimedia.org+4philatlas.com+4en.wikipedia.org+4.
  
  

• Elevation: ~9.7 m (31.8 ft) above sea level, making it moderately low-lying philatlas.com.
  
  

• Adjacent Barangays: Bordered by San Antonio, San Carlos, Santo Rosario, and San Jose Matulid pampanga.gov.ph+7philatlas.com+7elevationmap.net+7.
  
  

👥 Demographic Profile

• Population (2020): 5,756 residents, representing ~3.32% of the municipality philatlas.com+1govserv.org+1.
  
  

• Households (2015): 966 households, average size 4.38 members, total household population 4,231 philatlas.com.
  
  

• Age Distribution (2015):
  
  

  • Largest: ages 20–24 (493, 11.7%)
    
    

  • Smallest: ages 75–79 (32, 0.76%)
    
    

  • Median age ≈ 27.95 years; total dependency ratio ~37.5% govserv.org+3philatlas.com+3kapampanganku.com+3.
    
    

📈 Historical Growth

• Population increased from 4,109 (1990) to 5,756 (2020).
  
  

• Notable jump from 2015–2020: +35 % (annualized 6.69%), recovering from a dip in 2010–2015 philatlas.com.
  
  

🏘 Land Use & Economy

• Central hub: hosts administrative offices, municipal hall, banks, money changers, drugstores, and commercial establishments .
  
  

• Land Values (2025): Approx. ₱13,250/m² for commercial frontage streets (e.g., De Leon, Rizal, Gomburza) and ₱6,500–8,000/m² for residential .
  
  

• Local livelihood: Features SME retail, restaurants (like Lillian Borromeo’s heritage kitchen “Kusinang Matua”), and emerging housing subdivisions pampanga.gov.ph+4govserv.org+4en.wikipedia.org+4.
  
  

🏛 Cultural & Community Landmarks

• Sta. Monica Parish Church and adjacent Belfry, historic civic symbols en.wikipedia.org+2pampanga.gov.ph+2pampanga.gov.ph+2.
  
  

• San Jose Matulid Chapel, one of Pampanga’s oldest chapels, marks early settlement before Parian mexicopampanga.gov.ph+10pampanga.gov.ph+10en.wikipedia.org+10.
  
  

• Heritage residences like Catigbak and Panlilio homes, plus the Borromeo Culinary Museum, highlight Parian’s cultural significance en.wikipedia.org+2pampanga.gov.ph+2pampanga.gov.ph+2.
  
  

🌊 Flood Risk & Environment

• Low elevation (~8–10 m) makes flooding relatively common; a 2 m sea-level rise would increase flood risk elevationmap.net+1philatlas.com+1.