Doña Remedios Trinidad, officially the Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad ( tgl, Bayan ng Doña Remedios Trinidad), is a 1st class

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in the

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Bulacan Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan ( tl, Lalawigan ng Bulacan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the Metr ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,656 people. It is known as "Bulacan's Last Frontier" because of its natural environment and as it is the least travelled town in the province.

Etymology

The municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad was named in honor of Doña Remedios T. Romualdez, mother of then First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who was a Bulakeña from the town of

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History

On September 13, 1977, Philippine President

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issued Presidential Decree No. 1196 creating the municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad. The municipality covers seven barangays, originally part of Angat,

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, and San Miguel. These are Pulong Sampaloc and Camachile of Angat; Bayabas and Kabayunan of Norzagaray; Talbac, Camachin and Kalawakan of San Miguel.

Geography

Doña Remedios Trinidad is the largest municipality in Bulacan, occupying almost 1/3 of the total land area of the province. It lies on the southern edge of the

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mountain range, and partially embraces three major conservation areas: the

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, Biak-na-Bato National Park, and Doña Remedios–General Tinio Watershed Forest Reserve, comprising 327.3 km² of alienable and disposable public land.

Topography

List of highest peaks in D.R.T by elevation: * Mount Sumag - * Mount Tanawan - * Mount Silad - * Mount Sumacbao - * Mount Palanas - * Mount Lumot - * Mount Mabio - * Mt. Susungdalaga - * Mount Silid - * Balistada Hill - * Digos hill - * Mount Gola - * Tila Pilon Hills - * Mount Manalmon -

Waterfalls

List of waterfalls in Dona Remedios Trinidad: * Verdivia Falls * Secret Falls * Talon ni Eva Falls * Talon Lucab Falls * Talon Pedro falls * Talon Pari Falls * 13th Falls * Zamora Falls

Rivers

* Balaong River * Madlum River

Barangays

Doña Remedios Trinidad is politically subdivided into the following 8

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Doña Remedios Trinidad was 28,656 people, with a density of . Doña Remedios Trinidad is the least populated of all the municipalities and cities of Bulacan, with less than one percent of the province's population.

Economy

Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad is a mainly agricultural town. Agricultural products, such as pineapples, are the main source of income of the town and its residents. On December 12, 2007, the

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and the

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(MWSS) signed an agreement for the development of an P11-billion bulk water supply project.

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-owned Manila Water Co. Inc. will implement the project. MWSS and Manila Water will provide a financial package of an infrastructure grant, a P10-million development assistance and a P10-million royalty fee to the towns of

and Doña Remedios Trinidad, which will host the water supply project.ABS-CBN, Bulacan govt, MWSS ink deal on bulk water supply project
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Education

One of the main secondary schools in DRT is the Laura De Leon Halili High School, located in Barangay Pulong Sampaloc. Most of the students in this school come from three barangays of DRT (Pulong Sampaloc, Camachile, and Bayabas) and some from the adjacent barangay of Banaban in Angat. The

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-based

Bulacan Agricultural State College Bulacan State Agricultural University or (BSAU) formerly known as ''Bulacan Agricultural State College'' is an agricultural state college in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines. It prides itself of being the lone agricultural higher education i ...

opened a branch campus as Bulacan Agricultural State College-DRT located in Barangay Sapang Bulak.

Gallery

File:JfDoñaRemediosArch1276PulongSampalocfvf 08.JPG, D.R.T. Welcome Arch File:FvfDRT6562 04.JPG, D.R.T. Police Station and Office of the Sangguniang Bayan File:FvfDRTBulacan6404a 03.JPG, D.R.T.'s 33rd year founding anniversary marker File:FvfDRTBulacan6561 17.JPG, Rural Bank of D.R.T., Inc. File:JfBanabanAngat1049PSampalocDRTHighwayfvf 24.JPG, Pulong Sampaloc Barangay Hall File:Puning Cave.jpg, Puning Cave

References

External links

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