Sucat is an administrative division in southern
Metro Manila
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, the
Philippines
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. It is an
urban
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Urban may also refer to:
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barangay
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in
Muntinlupa City
Muntinlupa, officially the City of Muntinlupa ( fil, Lungsod ng Muntinlupa), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 543,445 people.
It is cla ...
with many high-rise condominiums and commercial establishments in the area.
The area is also well known for the Sucat exit of the
South Luzon Expressway
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and
Metro Manila Skyway
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.
It is bounded on the north by Barangays
Bagumbayan and South Daang Hari of
Taguig
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; on the south by the Sucat River and Barangays
Buli and
Cupang; on the west by Barangays
San Martin de Porres, Marcelo Green,
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, and
BF Homes of
Parañaque
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; and on the east by the
Laguna de Bay
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.
Etymology
The name of the barangay, Sucat comes from the
Malay
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and
Filipino
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vernacular word ''
sukat ''which means “measurement”. Historically, the community was measured several times by the Posadas family when Don Juan Posadas, who at that time had a very close association with the Spanish government officials, was the
mayor
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of
Manila
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. He did acquire all the land that he wanted to measure.
Subdivisions
While barangays are the administrative divisions of the city, and are legally part of the addresses of establishments and homes, residents also include their
subdivision
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Arts and entertainment
* Subdivision (metre), in music
* ''Subdivision'' (film), 2009
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. Listed below are subdivisions in this barangay.
* Augusto Posadas Village
* Lakefront (La Posada, Marina Heights, Presidio and The Marfori)
* Corinthian Villas
* Don Juan Bayview Subdivision
* Dona Rosario Heights Subdivision
* Dona Rosario Bayview
* Patio Homes
Demographics
Barangay Sucat is the fifth most-populated barangay in Muntinlupa, with a population of 56,354 people according to the 2020 census,
down from a population of 57,504 in the 2015 census.
See also
*
Sucat People's Park
The Sucat People's Park, also known simply as Sucat Park and Sucmun Park, is a lakefront park located on the shore of Laguna de Bay in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is a public community park in a reclaimed portion of the village ...
*
Sucat Thermal Power Plant
*
Sucat railway station
References
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Muntinlupa
Barangays of Metro Manila