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| | Region III (Central Luzon) |
 | | September 24, 1972: Region III (Central Luzon) created from Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales with San Fernando, City of, as the regional centre, by Presidential Decree No. 1 as part of the Integrated Reorganisation Plan. |
 | | May 17, 2002: Aurora transferred from Region IV (Southern Tagalog) by Executive Order No. 103. |
 | | May 28, 1873: Tarlac created as a province from Pampanga and Pangasinan. |
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