GULAP

📍 Geographic & Classification

• Type: Barangay within Candaba Poblacion region, combining semi-urban and agricultural lands.
  
  

• Coordinates & Elevation: Located at approximately 15.1019° N, 120.8193° E, with an elevation of ~12.6 m (41 ft) above sea level oocities.org+15philatlas.com+15commons.wikimedia.org+15commons.wikimedia.org+5commons.wikimedia.org+5commons.wikimedia.org+5.
  
  

👥 Demographics & Population

• Population (2020): 4,910 residents, representing 4.11% of Candaba’s total populace en.wikipedia.org+2philatlas.com+2philatlas.com+2.
  
  

• Households (2015): 4,408 people across 820 households, averaging 5.38 persons/household philatlas.com+1philatlas.com+1.
  
  

• Age Profile (2015):
  
  

  • Median age: 23.10 years
    
    

  • Largest cohort: 5–9 years (~11.3% of population)
    
    

  • Dependency ratio: Youth 55.1%, Elderly 7.8%, Total 62.9% philatlas.com+1philatlas.com+1.
    
    

📈 Population Trends

• Growth from 2,334 (1990) to 4,910 (2020)—an increase of 2,576 residents over 30 years philatlas.com.
  
  

• Recent annual growth: +2.30% (2015–2020) .
  
  

🏡 Land Use & Real Estate

• Mixed-use landscape: Semi-urban core in Poblacion, surrounded by rice paddies, fishponds, and seasonal farmland—part of the Candaba Swamp ecosystem commons.wikimedia.org+14geocities.ws+14en.wikipedia.org+14.
  
  

• Likely zonal values: ₱1,500–₱1,700/m² for road-adjacent lots; ₱750–1,000/m² for interior/residential lots, consistent with nearby barangays .
  
  

🏗 Infrastructure & Amenities

• Barangay Hall, Chapel, and Covered Court, as visible in images.
  
  

• Likely hosts elementary school and health services common to Poblacion barangays.
  
  

• Served by farm-to-market roads linking Gulap to Poblacion and adjacent communities; evident from road images commons.wikimedia.orgcommons.wikimedia.org+8commons.wikimedia.org+8commons.wikimedia.org+8.
  
  

🚗 Transport & Connectivity

• Strategically set along the Maharlika Highway corridor, transitioning between Poblacion and rural zones commons.wikimedia.org+3commons.wikimedia.org+3commons.wikimedia.org+3.
  
  

• Served by jeepneys and tricycles; though seasonal flooding from Pampanga River and swamp may affect access geocities.ws+1en.wikipedia.org+1.
  
  

🌟 Economy & Community Life

• Dual economic character: commercial activity in town proper and swamp-based agriculture—rice during dry season, fishing and duck farming in wet season .
  
  

• Part of Candaba's duck-egg and tilapia producing barangays commons.wikimedia.org+15oocities.org+15oocities.org+15.
  
  

• Community life incorporates both urban amenities and rural traditions, with religious, civic events likely centered in chapel and court.
  
  

🌏 Context within Candaba Municipality

• One of 33 barangays of Candaba, contributing to the most populous cluster—Poblacion combined with swamp-side economies en.wikipedia.org+2wikimapia.org+2philatlas.com+2.
  
  

• Integrated into the Candaba Swamp landscape, a vital flood – retention and biodiversity zone in Central Luzon mapcarta.com+7en.wikipedia.org+7pia.gov.ph+7.