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44-454: Wucheng Township (simplified Chinese: 吴家乡; traditional Chinese: 吳家鄉) is a township in Beizhen , Liaoning , China . As of the 2018 census , it had a population of 11,569 and an area of 58.87 square kilometres . As of 2020, the township is divided into six villages : Township Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area , that tends to be an exception to

88-459: A commune-level town ( thị trấn ) is similar to a township; it is a subdivision of a rural district ( huyện ) and is the lowest administration subdivision in the country. In Zimbabwe , the term township was used for segregated parts of suburban areas. During colonial years in Rhodesia , the term township referred to a residential area reserved for Black citizens within the boundaries of

132-750: A 200-hectare (490-acre) mixed-used development, hosts facilities and offices for the Philippine government. Located inside NGAC is the Integrated Operations and Disaster Recovery Center, intended to be backup operations center for the national government in case the capital Manila is incapacitated by disasters, and includes a satellite office of the Office of the President of the Philippines . The New Clark City Sports Hub, located within

176-408: A 50-year contract with Filinvest to develop the 288 hectares (710 acres) of land allocated for the project. BCDA also managed to forge partnership with foreign firms to develop Clark Green City such as Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corp. which plans to connect Clark Green City to Manila as well as surrounding cities by rail, and IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute which will assist

220-541: A city or town and is still commonly used colloquially. This reflected the South African usage. In present-day Zimbabwe, the term is also used to refer to a residential area within close proximity of a rural growth point. New Clark City New Clark City is a planned community currently undergoing development, owned and managed by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). It

264-458: A flood catchment basin. The Sierra Madre mountain range is located on the development's east while the Zambales mountain range is located on the west, with both geographical features providing New Clark City a natural protection from typhoons. The maximum elevation of New Clark City is at around 800 metres (2,600 ft). The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has assessed

308-456: A lead up to the 2021 PFL Season , United City F.C. announced that it has adopted New Clark City in Capas , Tarlac as its home locality. It also has entered a partnership with the local government of Pampanga . Filinvest New Clark City is a mixed-use and industrial district being developed under a joint venture agreement between BCDA and Filinvest Land. Covering a 288-hectare portion of NCC,

352-474: A luxury mountain resort by Hann Development Corporation in collaboration with Accor , Marriott International , and the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA). The resort will feature three 18-hole championship golf courses and PGA-affiliated player development facilities, hotels by Banyan Tree, Angsana , Sofitel , Emblems, The Luxury Collection , and The Westin , as well as

396-555: A mixed-use commercial center, and a 10-hectare public park. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on November 5, 2022. The following institutions and agencies have either moved their operations, completely or partially, or have recently been established and constructed their first offices and facilities in New Clark City. New Clark City is connected to other areas in the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone through

440-501: A precise legal meaning and is used on land titles in all areas regardless of the demographics of the respective region. In Taiwan , townships are administered by a county together with a county-administered city . There are three types of townships in Taiwan: urban townships, rural townships, and mountain indigenous townships. Mountain indigenous townships are those with significant populations of Taiwanese aborigines . In England ,

484-742: A rural area. The term is generally comparable to that of a village in England. In the Philippines , townships refer to administrative divisions established during the American Civil Government in the country. Many of these political divisions were originally established as rancherias during the Spanish Regime . The term was later replaced with " municipal district ". Most municipal districts would later be converted into regular municipalities by executive orders from

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528-483: A small town; in the cases of predominant Jewish population the latter is sometimes translated as shtetl ). In South Africa under apartheid , the term "township" was used to describe residential developments that confined non-Whites, including Blacks, Coloureds, and Indians, living near or working in White-only communities. Soweto and Mdantsane were both prominent townships under apartheid. The term also has

572-478: A unit of government. Townships are governed as part of a larger council (such as that of a shire , district or city ) or authority. In Canada , two kinds of township occur in common use: In China , townships are found at the fourth level of the administrative hierarchy , below counties , districts , and county level cities but above villages and communities, together with ethnic townships , towns and subdistricts . In India , townships are found at

616-624: Is located within the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in the municipalities of Bamban and Capas in Tarlac , Philippines. It covers an area of approximately 9,450 hectares (23,400 acres) and is designed to accommodate up to 1.2 million people. New Clark City, initially known as Clark Green City was first planned, designed and founded by the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) under

660-502: Is located within the former U.S. military base of Camp O'Donnell . The development is located in the municipalities of Capas and Bamban , Tarlac province although it is administered from Angeles City as part of the Clark Special Economic Zone . The development is not a flood-prone area with its minimum elevation being at 54 metres (177 ft) above sea level and its planned central park also serves as

704-567: The National Land Code , adopted in 1965. In New Zealand , towns and townships no longer exist; all land is part of either a city , which is mostly urban, or a district , which is mostly rural. Since 1979, municipalities have existed in New Zealand but are rare and not formally defined legally. As a term, however, townships are still in common usage in New Zealand, used in referring to a small town or urban community located in

748-730: The Philippine Science High School . He also sent to Singapore's Nanyang Technological University , 100 scholars including mayors and town planners of the towns surrounding the new city as well as BCDA core team for training on green city planning and governance under the auspices of the Temasek Foundation. He also initiated talks with the Rungis Market of France for an Asian food logistics hub in Clark Green City to ensure food security in

792-521: The United States : civil and survey. A state may have one or both types. In states that have both, the boundaries often coincide in many counties. In the first U.S. census of Puerto Rico , the population centers known as townships were referred to as " barrios ," a term first used when Puerto Rico was under Spanish colonial rule . Like townships in most U.S. states, barrios are subdivisions and function as municipalities . In Vietnam ,

836-516: The 6.98 km (4.34 mi) six-lane New Clark City-Mac Arthur Access Road which will connect the NCC to MacArthur Highway . In 2023, the BCDA The signed a memorandum of agreement with Japan-based Zenmov, Inc. and Philippine-based MC Metro Transport Operation, Inc. for a demonstration of an energy-efficient and smart public transportation system that will run within New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac and

880-536: The BCDA to come up with "smart and disaster-resilient" features for the planned community. An agreement was also signed between Paris-based Vivapolis. To build the human capital of the new city, Casanova caused the donation by BCDA of 70 hectares of land for the new University of the Philippines campus, a 40 hectare property for the Technological University of the Philippines and the 20 hectares for

924-616: The Clark Loop, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system serving NCC, Clark International Airport , and other developments in the economic zone. It was opened in time for the 30th Southeast Asian Games. The Philippine National Railways' North–South Commuter Railway will connect NCC to Metro Manila through the future New Clark City NSCR Station. New Clark City will also be served by the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway and Central Luzon Link Expressway specifically through

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968-589: The Highlands generally the term may describe a very small agrarian community . In Wales , the term "township" is used to describe a population center created by an Act of Parliament in 1539, such as the Townships in Montgomeryshire . In the United States , a township is a subdivision of a county and is usually 36 square miles (about 93 square kilometres) in area. There are two types of townships in

1012-699: The NGAC, contains an athletes' village for accommodation, an aquatics center , and the 20,000-seater New Clark City Athletics Stadium . It will also house the Olympic Museum by the Philippine Olympic Committee . New Clark City was one of the host cities of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games , which took place all over Luzon . The closing ceremony was held in the Athletics Stadium. These facilities were also to be used as

1056-537: The Philippine president. Mambukal , a hill station geographically located in Murcia, Negros Occidental , is the only legally constituted township in the Philippines, created under Republic Act No. 1964, approved in June 1957. As a term, the word "township" in the Philippines is used to refer to new developments with their own amenities, including both vertical and horizontal projects. The modern and largest townships in

1100-911: The Philippines are New Clark City with 9,450 hectares in Capas of Tarlac , Hamilo Coast with 5,900 hectares in Nasugbu of Batangas , Nuvali with 2,290 hectares in Santa Rosa of Laguna , Lancaster New City with 2,000 hectares in Kawit Imus GenTri of Cavite , Vista City with 1,500 hectares in Las Piñas Muntinlupa of Metro Manila , and Dasmariñas of Cavite, Twin Lakes with 1,149 hectares in Tagaytay of Cavite and Alviera with 1,125 hectares in Porac of Pampanga . The majority of

1144-400: The administration of then-BCDA President and CEO Arnel Paciano Casanova in 2012. The then-proposal was met with skepticism from some high-ranking government officials due to the development's proposed location being remote. Casanova envisioned a new metropolis north of Metro Manila to be the first green and smart metropolis of the country. Casanova was moved to build the new city as a response to

1188-443: The application of innovative technologies to run the city. It was also a response to the hellish gridlock that Metro Manila has been experiencing and the imperative of making mobility better and dignified for citizens. He also envisioned the development to be free of gated communities to discourage heavy traffic. The BCDA held a design competition for the master conceptual development plan for Clark Green City with AECOM coming up with

1232-494: The area to be relatively less prone to earthquakes. The Capas National Shrine , a memorial for Allied soldiers who perished at the Bataan Death March during World War II , is located at the entrance of the development. The site was a former concentration camp during the war. The New Clark City Central Park , a 44.8-hectare urban park , is planned to be located in the heart of the metropolis. Aside from

1276-521: The challenges of climate change which placed Metro Manila and many Philippine coastal cities at risk. This was witnessed in the massive floods in Metro Manila during Typhoon Ketsana in 2009 and the destruction of Tacloban City during Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. The imminent threats of climate change made the movement of new communities to higher and safer ground. This will be a development with numerous parks and wide and tree-shaded pedestrian lanes with

1320-548: The connection between the ecclesiastical functions of ancient parishes and the civil administrative functions that had been introduced in these areas beginning in the 16th century. As of the 21st century, some councils, mostly in Northern England , have revived the term. In Scotland , the term is still used for some rural settlements. In parts of the Highlands and Islands , a township is a crofting settlement. In

1364-547: The country and to connect Philippine farmers to the global market. He also led the investment of BCDA for the Luzon Bypass Line with the Department of Communications and Information Technology (then ICTO) and Facebook in exchange for 2tpbs bandwidth to provide fast and free internet access to all government offices, schools and parks and to spark the movement of technopreneurs in the country. To strengthen further

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1408-462: The current townships are near Metro Manila, which permits faster access to the capital region by road or rail transport. The former Russian Empire , Soviet Union , and Commonwealth of Independent States states is sometimes used to denote a small semi-urban, sometimes industrial, settlement and used to translate the terms поселок городского типа ( townlet ), посад ( posad ), местечко ( mestechko , from Polish " miasteczko ",

1452-539: The district will include the Innovation Park , a business hub which will host warehouse and factory facilities for logistics, e-commerce, light manufacturing, and data center operations of local and international businesses, including the StB Giga Factory, Filinvest Innovation Park, Phase 1, the first Philippine lithium iron phosphate battery manufacturing plant. 450-hectare will be developed into

1496-656: The flagship projects of President Rodrigo Duterte , the succeeding President. Under the leadership of BCDA President Vince Dizon , the New Clark City entered development. In March 2018, the development of Phase 1-A of the National Government Administrative Center which consists of the New Clark City Sports Hub began and would serve as one of the venues to the country's hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games . The sports facilities were completed in record time for

1540-473: The fourth level of the city. In Jersey , township is a redundant term, as the only surviving local government level at present are the 12 parishes of the island. In Malaysia , townships are found at the third level of the administrative hierarchy , is a subdivision of a daerah ( district or county ) or autonomous sub-district ( daerah kecil ), while above kampung ( village ) and taman (residential neighbourhood) as defined in

1584-675: The games. In July 2020, the BCDA and the Department of Agriculture unveiled plans to put up an Agro-Industrial Hub in New Clark City aimed to support farming communities, and strengthen food security in Luzon. The BCDA in September 2020 signed a memorandum of understanding with the British Embassy Manila for the design of NCC Central Park, as well as an affordable housing project in the new metropolis. A symbolic marker

1628-589: The government support, Casanova sought the official support of the Philippine Congress. In March 2015, the Philippine Congress approved House Resolution 116 in support of Clark Green City. After Casanova's tenure in BCDA ended, he joined AECOM as the firm's representative in the Philippines. The groundbreaking rites for New Clark City, led by then-President Benigno Aquino III was made on April 11, 2016. The development became one of

1672-416: The rule. In Australia , Canada , Scotland , and parts of the United States , the term refers to settlements too small or scattered to be considered urban. The Australian National Dictionary defines a township as "a site reserved for and laid out as a town ; such a site at an early stage of its occupation and development; a small town". The term refers purely to the settlement; it does not refer to

1716-403: The term "township" is no longer in official use, but still maintains some meaning, typically used to describe subdivisions of large parishes for administrative purposes. This definition became legally obsolete at the end of the 19th century when local government reform converted many townships that had been subdivisions of ancient parishes into the newer civil parishes , which formally separated

1760-442: The two major parks, BCDA plans to allocate portions of NCC for green spaces. Out of 9,450 hectares of the city, only 3,500 hectares will be developed, leaving the rest for green and open spaces, making it a green city . New Clark City is divided into various districts depending on primary function. As of 2022, there are three areas in the city with sizable on-going development. The National Government Administrative Center (NGAC),

1804-544: The venues for the aquatics and athletics events in the 2020 ASEAN Para Games , before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2019, BCDA, the Asian Swimming Federation , Philippine Swimming and Philippine Sports Commission signed a partnership agreement for the country's hosting of the 2020 Asian Swimming Championships which will be held in New Clark City. In June 2021, in

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1848-566: The winning design in 2015. Members of the screening committee included notable local and international urban planners and designers such as: Andrea Dorotan and Paul Letana of Bases Conversion Development Authority ; Jezreel Apelar of Urban Land Institute ; Julia Nebrija of World Bank ; Grace Ramos of the University of the Philippines ; Stephen Gray of Harvard University , Fadi Masoud of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and, Mary Anne Ocampo of international design firm Sasaki . The city

1892-470: Was officially founded on April 11, 2016 with the late President Aquino and Casanova breaking ground and leading the ceremonies and attended by international and local dignitaries and business leaders. During Casanova's term, overall masterplan development plan was completed by BCDA. In laying the foundation for the city, he led the influx of businesses, educational and government institutions and global linkages with credible partners in development. BCDA signed

1936-666: Was unveiled in July 2021 at New Clark City by BCDA and the British Embassy Manila to ceremonially lay the foundation of the central park. After the Completion of NCC, BCDA will Manage it, and it will administered in Angeles City as part of Clark Special Economic Zone. Initially named "Clark Green City," the planned city was renamed to the present "New Clark City" during President Rodrigo Duterte 's administration . New Clark City spans an area of 9,450 hectares (23,400 acres) and

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