Angeles City (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Angeles; Kapampangan: Ciudad ning Angeles), geographically located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, is locally classified as a first-class, highly urbanized city. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 267,788.
Angeles is served by the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport inside the Clark Special Economic Zone (formerly Clark Air Base and now renamed Clark Freeport Zone), which is located on the northwestern part of the city. Being the former home of the biggest American base outside of the United States mainland, it was significantly affected by the base pullout brought about by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 as the economy of Angeles then was heavily dependent on the US base.
Endowed with economic and business opportunities, Angeles is dubbed as the "Entertainment Capital of Central Luzon." Sisig is one dish that exemplifies all these and is a favorite dish among Filipinos, which, according to the Center for Kapampangan Studies, originated from this city and has been at the menu since the 1730s, thus it has also become known as the culinary center in Pampanga.