Angeles (pop. 462,928) is a city in the Philippines. It is located in the northern part of the province of Pampanga, in central Luzon. It lies on the main highway and railway line from Manila to the northern part of the country. Important landmarks in the city include the Angeles Cathedral and the Nepomuceno Mart. The City Hall annex buildings were used by the government of the first Philippine Republic of 1898. Angeles University was founded in the city in 1962.
The United States established a military camp in Angeles after the Spanish-American War of 1898. The base was named Clark Air Base in 1918 after Major Harold M. Clark, an early American pilot. Angeles was severely damaged in 1991 by an eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano. Clark Air Base was buried under ash, and the United States abandoned it.
