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Angeles

Angeles City in Pampanga had 483,452 residents at the 2024 census, and the built-up area around it is far larger (1,679,075). The Philippine Retirement Authority has its Central Luzon office here, and Westfields International School offers the IB near the Clark Economic Zone. [N1] [N2] [P2] [Angeles S1]

Country
Philippines
Region
Central Luzon
Population
483,452 in 2024. Angeles City (a highly urbanized city in Pampanga), 2024 Census of Population, 1 July 2024. It counts the city itself, not the larger built-up area around it that includes Clark and Mabalacat.. [N1]
Settings
In a city [N2]
Weather
Warm all year [W1]

Why it is here

Why Angeles is on the list.

A city is listed when there is evidence that people move there. This is the evidence.

  • The Philippine Retirement Authority runs its Central Luzon satellite office in Balibago, Angeles City, for the Clark and Subic area. [P2]
  • The authority counts about 5,400 holders of its retiree visa in Central Luzon, the third-most of any region after the National Capital Region and CALABARZON (approximate; regional, not for Angeles alone). [P1]
  • Westfields International School, in Angeles City near the Clark Economic Zone, has about 600 students and offers the International Baccalaureate programme alongside Cambridge and Oxford curricula. [Angeles S1]

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Questions about Angeles.

How big is Angeles?

Angeles City in Pampanga had 483,452 residents at the 2024 census. The continuous built-up area around it, which takes in Clark and Mabalacat by the compiler's own definition, had 1,679,075, so the city count is smaller than the built-up area.

Angeles City: population, Philippine Statistics Authority (2024 Census of Population, reference date 1 July 2024), as compiled by City Population (citypopulation.de, a private site); psa.gov.ph refused automated access (HTTP 403); Philippines: Agglomerations, Philippine Statistics Authority (2024 Census of Population, reference date 1 July 2024), as compiled by City Population (citypopulation.de, a private site); psa.gov.ph refused automated access (HTTP 403). Checked 16 October 2026

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What does a one-bedroom condo cost to rent in Angeles?

On 16 October 2026 one portal's first page of Angeles condo listings showed 14 one-bedroom units at PHP 12,000 to 60,000 a month, most between 20,000 and 45,000. These are asking prices from one site, not a city average, and bills were not checked.

Angeles condos for rent (listing index seen 16 October 2026), Dot Property (property portal, private, not official). Checked 16 October 2026

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Is there a retiree visa office near Angeles?

Yes. The Philippine Retirement Authority runs its Central Luzon satellite office in Balibago, Angeles City, for the Clark and Subic area. It counts about 5,400 retiree-visa holders in Central Luzon, the third-most of any region (approximate, with no as-of date).

Contact Us (head office and satellite offices), Philippine Retirement Authority; Geographic Concentration of SRRV Holders in the Philippines (public data feed behind the page), Philippine Retirement Authority. Checked 16 October 2026

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Is there an international school in Angeles?

Westfields International School, on the Friendship Highway in Angeles City near the Clark Economic Zone, has about 600 students and offers the IB programme alongside Cambridge and Oxford curricula, per its own site. Fees and places are unknown here.

Westfields International School, Westfields International School. Checked 16 October 2026

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How hot and rainy is it around Angeles?

Cubi Point, about 55 km west, is the nearest station with a 1991-2020 record. It has average daily highs of 30.5 to 34.7 °C, with no comfortable month. Rain averages 4.5 mm in February and 863.7 mm in August, so Angeles itself may differ.

Climate normals 1991–2020, Cubi Pt. Subic Bay Olongapo City (WMO 98426), PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration), WMO Climate Normals 1991–2020 via NOAA NCEI. Checked 16 October 2026

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Sources

Where each figure comes from.

Every figure on this page links to the page we read, with the date we checked it.

  1. [N1] Angeles City: population, Philippine Statistics Authority (2024 Census of Population, reference date 1 July 2024), as compiled by City Population (citypopulation.de, a private site); psa.gov.ph refused automated access (HTTP 403). Checked 16 October 2026. Angeles City (a highly urbanized city in Pampanga) 483,452 people on 1 July 2024 (462,928 in 2020). Wikipedia gives the same 2024 figure. It counts the city itself, not the built-up area around it. Coordinates 15.15 N, 120.58 E are from the Wikipedia article on Angeles.
  2. [N2] Philippines: Agglomerations, Philippine Statistics Authority (2024 Census of Population, reference date 1 July 2024), as compiled by City Population (citypopulation.de, a private site); psa.gov.ph refused automated access (HTTP 403). Checked 16 October 2026. The Angeles urban agglomeration (the continuous built-up area around the city, by the compiler's own definition) 1,679,075 people on 1 July 2024 (1,598,955 in 2020), the third-largest in the list after Manila (26,570,462) and Cebu (2,581,824). Supports the "city" setting; not the figure counted for the city's population.
  3. [P2] Contact Us (head office and satellite offices), Philippine Retirement Authority. Checked 16 October 2026. Head office: 29/F BDO Towers Valero, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City. Satellite offices: North Luzon, Unit 8, Nevada Square Bldg. 3, 2 Loakan Road, Baguio; Central Luzon, Savers Mall Bldg., Best Western Plus Metro Clark Hotel, McArthur Highway, Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga; Visayas, 2QUAD Bldg., Cebu Business Park, Cardinal Rosales Ave, Cebu City; Mindanao, Plaza de Luisa Building, Ramon Magsaysay Avenue, Davao City. The page lists no office in Dumaguete or Siargao.
  4. [Angeles S1] Westfields International School, Westfields International School. Checked 16 October 2026. School's own site, read 16 October 2026: 21-2 Friendship Highway, Angeles City, "minutes away" from the Clark Economic Zone; about 600 students; Oxford International Curriculum, CAIE and the International Baccalaureate programme from early years to senior high school.
  5. [W1] Climate normals 1991–2020, Cubi Pt. Subic Bay Olongapo City (WMO 98426), PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration), WMO Climate Normals 1991–2020 via NOAA NCEI. Checked 16 October 2026. Cubi Point, Subic Bay, about 55 km west of Angeles on the coast and the nearest station with a 1991–2020 record; the Port Area (Manila) and Science Garden (Quezon City) stations, about 75 km south-east, give 1 and 0 comfortable months. Mean daily highs (°C): January 31.2, February 32.1, March 33.6, April 34.7, May 33.6, June 32.0, July 31.1, August 30.5, September 30.9, October 31.8, November 31.9, December 31.3. Rainfall (mm): 5.1, 4.5, 13.2, 18.2, 301.6, 470.3, 805.1, 863.7, 678.7, 225.1, 73.2, 32.6. Comfortable (18 to 30 °C and under 150 mm): none (0 months). Station at 14°47′N, 120°16′E, 19.07 m.
  6. [P1] Geographic Concentration of SRRV Holders in the Philippines (public data feed behind the page), Philippine Retirement Authority. Checked 16 October 2026. Read 16 October 2026 from the data the page loads (pra.gov.ph/cms/whereabouts/public). Approximate numbers of Special Resident Retiree's Visa (SRRV) holders by region, rounded, with no as-of date given: National Capital Region 12,500; CALABARZON 7,200; Central Luzon 5,400; Central Visayas 4,200; Western Visayas 3,500; Davao Region 3,100; Northern Mindanao 2,800; Bicol 2,600; Ilocos 2,300; MIMAROPA 2,100; Eastern Visayas 1,900; Cagayan Valley 1,800; SOCCSKSARGEN 1,700; Zamboanga Peninsula 1,500; Caraga 1,300; Cordillera 1,200; Bangsamoro 100; "Others" 15,700 (the regions and "Others" add to 70,900). In the National Capital Region: Quezon City 2,200, Manila 1,500, Makati 1,100, Pasig 950, Taguig 900, Parañaque 850. Counts are for regions and Metro Manila cities only; no other city is listed.
  7. [C1] Price level index (GDP), Philippines, World Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 2025: 33.16 (United States = 100), read from the World Bank API on 15 October 2026.
  8. [Philippines S1] Global Peace Index 2026, overall rank, Institute for Economics and Peace. Checked 15 October 2026. The Philippines ranks 102nd of 163 countries.
  9. [H1] UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1), World Health Organization. Checked 15 October 2026. The Philippines: 69 out of 100 (2023).
  10. [K1] Executive Order No. 86: Authorizing the issuance of Digital Nomad Visa, Office of the President of the Philippines (text hosted by The Lawphil Project, Arellano Law Foundation; the Official Gazette refused automated access). Checked 16 October 2026. Signed 24 April 2025. Lets the Department of Foreign Affairs issue Digital Nomad Visas for up to one year, renewable, to people aged 18 or over who show proof of remote work, "sufficient income" earned outside the Philippines (no amount), no criminal record and health insurance, from countries that offer such visas to Filipinos. Section 7 gave the Department 30 days to issue implementing guidelines.
  11. [K3] Welcome to the Philippine Visa Online Portal (PH Visa Policy), Department of Foreign Affairs, Office of Consular Affairs (eVisaPH). Checked 16 October 2026. Lists the types of Philippine visa: 9(a) temporary visitor visas (a-1 to a-8) and visa-free entry for 30 days for nationals of listed countries, which include the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The page names no Digital Nomad Visa.
  12. [K4] Philippines Digital Nomad Visa 2026: Status & Reality, LiveInPH (private relocation guide, not official). Checked 16 October 2026. Says that on 15 October 2026 the Digital Nomad Visa was "created in law, not operational": the implementing guidelines were not published, no fee or country list had been set, and the visa was not among the options on the Department of Foreign Affairs e-visa portal. We confirmed the portal part on the portal itself (K3); the rest rests on this guide.
  13. [K2] Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Philippines, International Telecommunication Union, via the World Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 2024: 7.14 per 100 people, read from the World Bank API on 15 October 2026.
  14. [R1] Special Resident Retiree's Visa (SRRV), Philippine Retirement Authority. Checked 16 October 2026. Page read 16 October 2026. SRRV Classic: principal applicants aged 40 and over; visa deposit USD 15,000 (pensioner, 50 and over), USD 30,000 (non-pensioner, 50 and over), USD 25,000 (pensioner, 40 to 49) or USD 50,000 (non-pensioner, 40 to 49); a lifetime pension of at least USD 800 a month (USD 1,000 with dependents) for pensioners; PRA processing fee USD 1,500; annual fee USD 360. Benefits listed include "permanent residency in the Philippines" and "multiple entry and indefinite stay", and exemption from separate work or student permits. The page lists no maximum age.
  15. [F1] EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Philippines, EF Education First (private test-taker index). Checked 16 October 2026. Score 569, rank 28 of 123 countries and regions (read on the page on 16 October 2026; the page does not print a proficiency-band word); the 2026 edition was not yet published on 15 October 2026.

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