Angeles is a city in the Philippines. Dotting the Santo Rosario District are period buildings, such as the colonial Holy Rosary Church, built in the late 19th century. Housed in a restored 1920s building, the Museo Ning Angeles explores local history. City landmarks include the opulent 1890s Pamintuan Mansion and the stone Founders’ Residence, built in 1824. West of the city is the active volcano Mount Pinatubo. Angeles, officially the City of Angeles (Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Angeles; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Angeles), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the province of Pampanga, where it is geographically situated but remains politically independent. It is located in the region of Central Luzon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 411,634 people. Angeles ranked 15th in a survey by MoneySense magazine as one of the “Best Places to Live in the Philippines” in its March — April 2008 issue. The name Angeles is derived from the Spanish El Pueblo de los Angeles (“The Town of the Angels”) in honour of its patron saints, Los Santos Angeles Custodios (Holy Guardian Angels), and the name of its founder, Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda.