poblacion
Poblacion is a term used in the Philippines to denote the town center, or central district, of a municipality or city. The word derives from the Spanish poblacion, meaning a settlement or population center, and was adopted during the Spanish colonial period to refer to the seat of local government.
In many municipalities, Poblacion is an official or colloquial name for a barangay that forms the urban
Because Poblacion is a generic toponym rather than a single place, there are numerous towns with a
Today, the term is used to refer to a town’s historic or commercial center, even when the