Tarlac is a province in Central Luzon. Tarlac is best known for its fine foods and vast sugar and rice plantations, and its fine cooking scene is due to its position as the crossroads of four major cultures. It offers some of the best cuisines from the places of ancestry of its settlers, the provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Pangasinan, and the Ilocos Region.

Historical sites, fine food, vast plantations, a beautifully landscaped golf course, and so many other attractions – all these make the province of Tarlac one of the best of the places to visit in Central Luzon.

Map of Tarlac

As of 2018, the province has one city and 17 towns.

• 15.486944120.591 Tarlac City - the capital city of the province, it is completely landlocked and consists predominantly of plains with the remaining being mountains. Tourism has not really been a big part of Tarlac although it does have some great historical areas, rice, corn and sugar plantations and golf courses for those so inclined.
• 15.730386120.6264142 Anao
• 15.274167120.5669443 Bamban
• 15.686667120.4130564 Camiling - known as the "Chicharon and Iniruban Capital of the Philippines", Camiling is rich in history and culture. Visit the house of the real life Maria Clara.
• 15.337222120.595 Capas - well-known as the northern end of the Bataan Death March during World War II. It now also seconds as the jump-off point for treks to Mount Pinatubo
• 15.324853120.6553866 Concepcion
• 15.606944120.5986117 Gerona
• 15.443056120.7288898 La Paz
• 15.620278120.37759 Mayantoc
• 15.733056120.572510 Moncada
• 15.668056120.57888911 Paniqui
• 15.6248120.64812 Pura
• 15.666667120.64166713 Ramos
• 15.711944120.36027814 San Clemente
• 15.478056120.46388915 San Jose - Visit the miraculous relic of the cross at the Monasterio De Tarlac at Brgy. Lubigan. It also has a Jesus statue like the one at Rio De Janeiro, only a bit small.
• 15.7975120.60722216 San Manuel
• 15.616667120.43333317 Santa Ignacia
• 15.578056120.68194418 Victoria

Tarlac is the most multicultural of the Central Luzon provinces, with a mixture of four major ethnic groups, the Kapampangan (or Pampangos) in the south, the Ilocanos and the Pangasinan (or Pangasinenses) in the north, and the Tagalog at the border with Nueva Ecija.

Tarlac is a predominantly flat province, with plains abounding with rice paddies dominating its landscape, except to the west where it is rugged, hilly and mountainous. The local economy is largely dominated by agriculture.

Tarlac is often seen only as a agricultural backwater north of Pampanga, and a mere obligatory stopover along the route to Baguio or Ilocos. With the possible exception at Capas, which is anchored by Mount Pinatubo and the under-construction New Clark City, tourist infrastructure remains rudimentary.

Kapampangan is spoken by half of the population followed by Ilocano spoken by 41%, mostly in the northern towns bordering Pangasinan. Everybody understands the Tagalog language.

Buses and jeepneys are the best way around, with frequent departures from terminals in Tarlac City. Modern jeepneys go from Tarlac City to serve most towns.

• Trek Mt. Pinatubo: visit the canyons, the Aeta Village, take a dip in the crater lake.

There are various shopping malls:

• Plaza Luisita Center - the first shopping mall in central Luzon owned by the Cojuancos of Tarlac and its located along MacArthur Highway, San Miguel.
• SM City Tarlac - the first SM Supermall in the province and is located along MacArthur Highway, San Roque.
• Robinsons Luisita - the first Robinson mall in the province and its located along MacArthur Highway, San Miguel.
• Paniqui Mall - a mall at Paniqui town.
• Metro Town Mall - a mall at Tarlac City located along MacArthur Highway, Sto. Cristo
• Magic Star Mall - a mall at Tarlac City located along Romulo Blvd, Cut-cut.
• Uniwide - Tarlac Central Mall - a mall at Tarlac City located along Aquino Blvd., San Nicolas.
• EZ City Center - a shopping complex at Tarlac City located along MacArthur Hi-way corner Ligtasan St.

• Pangasinan
• Nueva Ecija