Olongapo City

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Olongapo City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 194,260 people in 43,107 households. The name Olongapo is derived from a phrase head of the chief or Ulo ng Apo, in Tagalog.

Related Topics:
City - Province - Zambales - Philippines - 2000

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Olongapo administers itself autonomously from Zambales province. Adjacent to the city is the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, which until 1992 was a United States naval base. The naval presence in Olongapo City and Subic Bay was the subject of a controversial book published by Robert Clark Young in 1999. Olongapo was originally governed as a part of the United States naval reservation until 1959.

Related Topics:
Subic Bay Freeport Zone - 1992 - United States - Olongapo City - Subic Bay - Robert Clark Young - 1999

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