Santa Maria, BulacanSanta Maria ( , Tagalog:), officially the Municipality of Santa Maria (Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Maria), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 322,525 people. Located on the banks of the Santa Maria River, Santa Maria has been a thriving settlement for almost four centuries.
Balagtas, BulacanBalagtas (), officially the Municipality of Balagtas (Tagalog: Bayan ng Balagtas), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 80,221 people. EtymologyThe town was formerly known as Bigaa and it was renamed in honor of Filipino poet Francisco Balagtas who was born and raised in Bigaa.
Obando, BulacanObando, officially the Municipality of Obando (Tagalog: Bayan ng Obando), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 61,073 people. HistoryObando was likely originally called Binuwangan according to 18th-century maps. In the 1734 map of the Philippine islands by Pedro Murillo Velarde, the places labeled Vinuangan,Polo (now Valenzuela), and Maycauayan were indicated separately and proximate to one another.
BulacanBulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Bulacan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzonregion. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region. This province is a part of the Greater Manila Area.
MarilaoMarilao ([mɐɾiˈlaʊ]), officially the Municipality of Marilao (Tagalog: Bayan ng Marilao), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 263,507 people.
BarangayThe barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically known as the barrio, is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisions of cities and municipalities, and are analogous to villages, districts, neighborhoods, hamlets, suburbs, or boroughs.
Bocaue Pagoda FestivalThe Bocaue Pagoda Festival, also known as the Bocaue River Festival, is an annual religious celebration in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines. It is best known for its river procession dedicated to the Catholicrelic, the Holy Cross of Wawa (Tagalog: Krus sa Wawa). HistoryThe Bocaue River Festival's devotion is connected to the Holy Cross of Wawa. Made of wood, it was found rushing through the Wawa section of the Bocaue River during a typhoon in 1850.
PhilippinesArchipelagic country in Southeast AsiaThe Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers. The islands are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions. From north to south, the divisions are: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Tagalog languageTagalog ( tə-GAH-log; native pronunciation: [tɐˈɡaːloɡ] ; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized and codified form, Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one language of the nation's two official languages, alongside English.
Municipalities of the PhilippinesA municipality is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from a city, which is a separate category of LGU. Provinces are subdivided into cities and municipalities, which in turn are divided into barangays (formerly barrios). As of June 30, 2024, there are 1,493 municipalities across the country.
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Provinces of the PhilippinesIn the Philippines, provinces (Filipino: lalawigan or probinsiya) are the country's primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces, which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government units in the National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are administratively independent of any provincial government.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.