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The City of Olongapo (Tagalog language: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Sambal language: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized Philippine city formerly in the Philippine province of Zambales province, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 194,260 people in 43,107 households.

Unlike the rest of the Philippines which gained independence from the United States after World War II in 1946, Olongapo was governed as a part of the United States naval reservation. After lobbying efforts of James Leonard T. Gordon, the area was relinquished to the Philippine government and converted into a municipality on December 7 1959. Six years later under Mayor James Leonard T. Gordon, Olongapo was reconverted to a chartered city on June 1, 1966. Olongapo City administers itself autonomously from Zambales province. Adjacent to the city is the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, which until 1992 was a United States U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay. Like his father before him, Mayor Richard Gordon (politician) lobbied for the turnover of the facility and its conversion into a freeport after the Senate of the Philippines rejected an extension of a treaty with the United States government. The city is known for it's innovative methods of urban management in the 1980's in addressing crime and cleanliness that has been copied by local governments nationwide. These include the public utility color-code, traffic management system, waste management system earning Olongapo City national and international award such as the UNESCO Cities for Peace representing Asia and the Pacific in 1997 and the Konrad Adenauer Local Medal of Excellence in 1999. Furthermore, the Asian Development Bank and World Bank have also recognized it's successful urban redevelopment and city development strategy after the US Base turnover.

Name According to popular legend, there once were a group of warring tribes who lived in the area in and around what is now the modern city. A wise, old man, seeing the perils of disunity, exerted great effort toward uniting the warring tribes. There were, however, some who bitterly opposed his idea and, one day, the old man just disappeared.

After a long search, the old man's body was found, but with the head missing. It is said that the tribesmen launched search parties to locate the severed head of the man. (To the Sambal people, decapitation was the only permissible form of assassination.It was recorded as customary for the Sambal to execute those who have taken another person’s life, unless done by decapitation. Their manner of execution was to bore a hole at the top of the skull and then scrape out the brains.) These efforts proved to be futile, and the search was eventually called off. A boy, however, vowed to himself that he would not stop searching until he found the elder’s head. He searched for weeks, but found nothing. Then, one day, he chanced upon what appeared to be the old man’s head, resting on top of a bamboo pole. The boy ran back to his people crying, “Olo nin apo! Olo nin apo!” (“head of the elder” in Sambal language; translates as “ulo ng apo” in Tagalog language), running hysterically from village to village.

The phrase stuck, and that, according to legend, is how the area got its name, Olongapo. To this day, the old man’s head acts as a symbol of the unity of the people of what is now a modern city.

Barangays Olongapo City is politically subdivided into 17 barangays:

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{{Infobox Philippine city |infoboxtitle = City of Olongapo | sealfile = | locatormapfile = Ph_locator_zambales_olongapo.png | caption = Map of [Zambales showing the location of Olongapo. | region = [Central Luzon (Region III) | province = [Zambales | districts = 1st district of Zambales | barangays = 17 | class = 1st class city; highly urbanized | areakm2 = 170.30 | pop2000 = 194,260 | mayor = James Gordon Jr. ([Nacionalista Party (Philippines)/[Lakas-CMD) | cityhood = June 1, [http://members.tripod.com/Olongapo/legend.html Olongapo City - Brief History| coordinates = | -->

The City of Olongapo (Tagalog language: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Sambal language: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized Philippine city formerly in the Philippine province of Zambales province, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 194,260 people in 43,107 households.

Unlike the rest of the Philippines which gained independence from the United States after World War II in 1946, Olongapo was governed as a part of the United States naval reservation. After lobbying efforts of James Leonard T. Gordon, the area was relinquished to the Philippine government and converted into a municipality on December 7 1959. Six years later under Mayor James Leonard T. Gordon, Olongapo was reconverted to a chartered city on June 1, 1966. Olongapo City administers itself autonomously from Zambales province. Adjacent to the city is the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, which until 1992 was a United States U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay. Like his father before him, Mayor Richard Gordon (politician) lobbied for the turnover of the facility and its conversion into a freeport after the Senate of the Philippines rejected an extension of a treaty with the United States government. The city is known for it's innovative methods of urban management in the 1980's in addressing crime and cleanliness that has been copied by local governments nationwide. These include the public utility color-code, traffic management system, waste management system earning Olongapo City national and international award such as the UNESCO Cities for Peace representing Asia and the Pacific in 1997 and the Konrad Adenauer Local Medal of Excellence in 1999. Furthermore, the Asian Development Bank and World Bank have also recognized it's successful urban redevelopment and city development strategy after the US Base turnover.

Name According to popular legend, there once were a group of warring tribes who lived in the area in and around what is now the modern city. A wise, old man, seeing the perils of disunity, exerted great effort toward uniting the warring tribes. There were, however, some who bitterly opposed his idea and, one day, the old man just disappeared.

After a long search, the old man's body was found, but with the head missing. It is said that the tribesmen launched search parties to locate the severed head of the man. (To the Sambal people, decapitation was the only permissible form of assassination.It was recorded as customary for the Sambal to execute those who have taken another person’s life, unless done by decapitation. Their manner of execution was to bore a hole at the top of the skull and then scrape out the brains.) These efforts proved to be futile, and the search was eventually called off. A boy, however, vowed to himself that he would not stop searching until he found the elder’s head. He searched for weeks, but found nothing. Then, one day, he chanced upon what appeared to be the old man’s head, resting on top of a bamboo pole. The boy ran back to his people crying, “Olo nin apo! Olo nin apo!” (“head of the elder” in Sambal language; translates as “ulo ng apo” in Tagalog language), running hysterically from village to village.

The phrase stuck, and that, according to legend, is how the area got its name, Olongapo. To this day, the old man’s head acts as a symbol of the unity of the people of what is now a modern city.

Barangays Olongapo City is politically subdivided into 17 barangays:

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