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Pampanga, Philippines
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Southwest Pampanga, administratively the 2nd District, is composed of seven municipalities (and their town centers) of the province of Pampanga. They are to the west of San Fernando, the provincial capital.
By road
The gateway to Southwest Pampanga is the San Fernando exit of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), from which motorists turn west towards Bacolor.
Perhaps save for Jose Abad Santos Avenue, most of the area's roads are narrow, and houses and building encroach the sidewalk and shoulder.
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