Mabalacat, officially Mabalacat City , is a component city in the northern part of the province of Pampanga, Philippines. Also known as Dau (from its largest barangay), the former municipality was officially converted into a city following a referendum on July 21, 2012, and became the third in Pampanga after Angeles City and City of San Fernando. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 215,610 people.