Magalo

Magalo lies on the northwestern side of Mount Arayat, the solitary volcanic mountain rising above the central plains of Luzon. The name is associated with a Kapampangan word for movement, recalling the swift and dangerous flow of the Parua River. Augustinian missionaries separated Magalang from Arayat as a town in 1605. The fields of the plain and the mountain's wooded slopes gave its people contrasting landscapes within a short distance.

The later city of Angeles City lies here.