Pampanga is located south of Tarlac, west of Nueva Ecija and Bulacan, north of Manila Bay, and east of Zambales. With the exception of the high mountains in the northwestern side of the province and the 1,030-meter Mt. Arayat in the eastern side, terrain is mostly plain. Climate is characterized by two pronounced seasons: dry fom November to April and wet during the rest of the year.

1. Diosdado Macapagal - President, Senator
2. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - President, Senator, Daughter of Diosdado Macapagal
3. Jose Abad Santos - fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; Acting President of the Philippines during World War II
4. Aurelio Tolentino - playwrigth, poet, educator and patriot
5. Vicente Manansala - National Artist for visual arts (painting)
6. Alfredo C. Santos - 1978 National Scientist in chemistry (industrial pharmacy)
7. Lea Salonga - International stage actress, singer, writer
8. Aljur Abrenica - Movie and television actor, Model
9. Joseph Bitangcol - Movie and Television Actor
10. Hilda Koronel - Movie Actress
11. Jacklyn Jose - Movie and Television Actress
12. Jean Garcia - Movie and Television Actress
13. Ritz Azul - Television Actress
14. Ronnie Liang - Filipino Singer
15. Efren 'Bata' Reyes - Famous pool/billiard player
16. Brillante Mendoza - Multi-awarded movie and television director

Poverty incidence in Pampanga is one of the lowest in the country. It stood at 10.8% in 2006, slightly lower than Bataan's 10.5 and was the 4th lowest in the country.

Agricultural production in 2007 is as follows (figure in thousand metric tons, rank among 79 provinces)

Animal inventory of Pampanga in 2007 are as follows (figure in thousand, rank among 79 provinces)

As of 2007, 215 banks were operating in Pampanga with total deposits of 60.2 billion pesos. Among the famous Philippine companies operating in Pampanga are

1. San Miguel Corporation with its sprawling compound in the City of San Fernando
2. Trust International Paper Comapny in Mabalacat
3. Texas Instrument in Clark Economic Zone
4. SM Group with a mall in Clark and in the city of San Fernando
5. Robinsons Mall in the City of San Fernando

With its stategic location and the presence of superb infrastructure, Pampanga is poised to become a center for small and large enterprises. The full development of the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport will rival Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila as the main gateway of the Philippines. The province is linked with Metro Manila , Tarlac, and the international port of Subic via expressways that will soon be extended to as far as Aurora in the east and Pangasinan and La Union in the north. Already, the former Clark military airbase of the United States is a haven of foreign and domestic investors.

1. Mount Pinatubo - latest eruption in 1991
2. Mount Arayat - an extinct volcano with a park
3. San Guillermo Church - Bacolor
4. Church of Minalin - contains a 300-year-old Mural map of the province
5. City of San Fernando - best time to visit is during the Lantern Festival in December and during Holy Week to witness penitents
6. Sacobia Valley
7. Puning Hot Spring in Porac

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