DOLORES

📍 Geographic Profile

• Location & Classification: Urban barangay within San Fernando, Pampanga—one of its 35 barangays (turn0search0commons.wikimedia.org+15philatlas.com+15commons.wikimedia.org+15en.wikipedia.org).
  
  

• Coordinates & Elevation: Located at approx. 15.0388° N, 120.6809° E, with an elevation of 11 m (36 ft) above sea level commons.wikimedia.org+10philatlas.com+10sites.google.com+10.
  
  

• Adjacent Barangays: Neighbors with Juliana, Lourdes, San Jose, San Agustin within SF and Masamat in Mexico en.wikipedia.org+4philatlas.com+4elevationmap.net+4.

👥 Demographic Profile

• Population (2020): 20,542, accounting for ~5.79% of the city's population philatlas.com+7philatlas.com+7sites.google.com+7.
  
  

• Households (2015): 19,536 residents in 4,836 households, averaging 4.04 persons per household philatlas.com.
  
  

• Age Structure (2015):
  
  

  • Largest cohort: 20–24 years (1,947; 9.94%)
    
    

  • Smallest: 80+ years (196; 1.00%)
    
    

  • Median age: 28.6 years
    
    

  • Dependency ratios: youth ~33.7%, elderly ~8.78%, total ~42.5% philatlas.com+4deviantart.com+4philatlas.com+4elevationmap.net+7philatlas.com+7philatlas.com+7.
    
    

• Growth Trends: Population grew from 13,836 in 1990 to 20,542 in 2020, with a moderate annual growth rate of 1.01% from 2015 to 2020 philatlas.com.
  
  

🏗 Infrastructure & Land Use

• Land Use: Barangay Dolores is centrally located along MacArthur Highway and the Olongapo–Gapan Road, featuring a mix of commercial establishments, religious facilities, and residential areas—evident in local landmarks like the Our Lady of Sorrows Parish and the barangay Welcome Arch mapcarta.com+4commons.wikimedia.org+4commons.wikimedia.org+4.
  
  

• Civic & Commercial Buildings: Includes its Barangay Hall, local chapel/parish, and financial institutions such as Saviour Rural Bank commons.wikimedia.org.
  
  

• Transport Links: Benefiting from major roads and nearby footbridges, Dolores enjoys strong connectivity, while the MacArthur Highway flyover supports urban traffic flow .

⛪ Culture & Community

• As part of San Fernando's Heritage and crucial festival zones, Dolores plays a role in the city's iconic Giant Lantern Festival, contributing lantern entries and community involvement mapcarta.com+3sites.google.com+3en.wikipedia.org+3.