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English: Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes of Bamban - Dolores, Bamban, Tarlac[1][2] Bamban Hills: Site of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.[3] [4] Bamban Park / Lugay Park Sampalok – Panaisan road, Bamban, Tarlac This park has a 100-step stairway that leads to a grotto of the Our Lady of Lourdes. At its sides are bonsai farms and mini-restaurants.[5] [6] [7] Bamban Park The park was carved along the hilly area near the national highway in Tarlac and is quite visible from the road with its imposing grotto of Virgin Mary pedestalled on a hill. One has to hurdle a 100-step stairway before reaching the grotto. The area is characterized by stretches of roadside mini-restaurants and bonsai farms - all catering to commuters bound for the north. People visit the place to pay homage to the Blessed Mother or do mountain trekking on the side. [8] Barangay Pag-asa[9] [10] Geographical Information for Bamban - Latitude: 15° 21' 50" N Longitude: 120° 34' 25" E Population range of place: is between 10,000 and 20,000 Country ISO code: PH[11] Bamban, Tarlac[12] is a second class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 62,413 people. [13] The municipality of Bamban is the southernmost gateway of the melting pot province of Tarlac in the Central Plain of Luzon in the Philippines. It, however, is still predominantly Kapampangan, like the Municipalities of Capas and Concepcion.[14] It was in 1873 when Bamban was politically transferred from the province of Pampanga and became a town of the province of Tarlac. Don Manuel Sibal was its first “Kapitan” or head. Roads were established and a wooden bridge connecting it to Pampanga was erected in 1888.Tinaguriang mini-Jerusalem, mabibisita sa Bamban, Tarlac Mar 20, 2013[15] Land Area: 251.98 km² ZIP Code: 2317 Coordinates: 15°14'56"N 120°28'30"EBAMBAN: GATEWAY TO TARLAC [16] May 2013 Elections List of Local Candidates In Bamban, Tarlac