Castillejos

Castillejos, officially the Municipality of Castillejos (Ili ti Castillejos; Bayan ng Castillejos), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,889 people.

History


Castillejos was established in 1743 by Tagalog settler families who migrated from Bataan.

A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred on 5:11pm (UTC+08:00), April 22, 2019, according to PHIVOLCS.

Geography
Castillejos is located between San Antonio, Subic and San Marcelino. It is 57 km from Iba, 21 km from Olongapo, and 147 km from Manila.

Barangays
Castillejos is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


 * Balaybay
 * Buenavista
 * Del Pilar
 * Looc
 * Magsaysay
 * Nagbayan
 * Nagbunga
 * San Agustin
 * San Jose (Poblacion)
 * San Juan (Poblacion)
 * San Nicolas
 * San Pablo (Poblacion)
 * San Roque
 * Santa Maria

Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Castillejos was 67,889 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.

Education



 * Elementary schools:
 * Precious Child Montessori of Zambales, Inc.
 * San Isidro Elementary School
 * Aldersgate Learning Center
 * Hanniel Christian Academy
 * Castillejos Elementary School
 * Pres.Ramon F. Magsaysay Elementary School
 * San Agustin Elementary School
 * Santa Maria Elementary School
 * Magsaysay Elementary School
 * Del Pilar Elementary School
 * Balaybay Elementary School
 * Villaflor Elementary School
 * Looc Elementary School
 * Nagbayan Elementary School
 * Hanjin Integrated School


 * High schools:
 * Precious Heritage of Zambales, Inc.
 * St. Nicholas Academy
 * Castillejos National High School
 * San Agustin High School
 * Castillejos Resettlement High School (formerly Jesus F. Magsaysay High School Annex)
 * Jesus F. Magsaysay Tech. Voc. High School
 * Hanjin Integrated School

College/University:
 * President Ramon Magsaysay State University, College of Governance