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The Municipality of Subic occupies the southernmost portion of the province of Zambales. It is about 139 km north of Manila and geographically situated at 14053’ latitude and 120014’ longitude. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Castillejos, on the southeast by the City of Olongapo, on the west by the Municipality of San Antonio.

Subic’s topography is characterized by rolling and rugged mountainous terrain. Based on landscape map, mountainous regions account for more than half (61.33%) of the total land area of Subic. Hilly and lowland areas have coverage of 26.33% and 12.04%, respectively. In terms of slope, a large portion of Subic municipality, about 8,776.55 hectares (34.56%)) have slopes ranging from 30-50%.