Bulacan, Bulacan

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Bulacan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 62,903 people in 13,577 households.

Bulacan is the birthplace of Marcelo H. del Pilar, a Filipino nationalist who published the Filipino propaganda paper La Solidaridad. The town is also the birthplace of his nephew, Gregorio del Pilar, a Filipino revolutionary general, and Soc Rodrigo, a former Philippine senator.

[edit] Barangays

Bulacan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

• Bagumbayan
• Balubad
• Bambang
• Matungao
• Maysantol
• Perez
• Pitpitan
• San Francisco
• San Jose (Pob.)
• San Nicolas
• Santa Ana
• Santa Ines
• Taliptip
• Tibig

[edit] History

The name "Bulacan" is derived from the Tagalog word "bulak", which means "cotton". The Spaniards named the town Bulacan due to the abundance of cotton plants growing in the region. The town is one of the oldest in the country. The Augustinians founded the town in 1574 and dedicated it under the patronage of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Records tell us that Father Agustin del Alburqueque, OSA is the first priest and founder of the town of Bulakan.

By the year 1591, the town of Bulacan had 1,200 tributer or 4,800 persons, one Augustinian convent and one Alcalde Mayor who had jurisdiction over the town of Malolos. Bulacan was originally the capital of the Bulacan province. The capital was moved to Malolos shortly after the American occupation. In the heart of the town stands the centuries old adobe church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in front of it, stand the municipal hall and the park dedicated to Gregorio del Pilar.

[edit] External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information