Caloocan City

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City of Caloocan

Location
Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Caloocan
Government
Region	National Capital Region
Province	—
District	1st and 2nd Districts of Caloocan City
Barangays	188
Income class:	1st class city; urban
Mayor	Enrico Echiverri (NPC)
Cityhood	February 16, 1962
Official Website	www.caloocancity.gov.ph
Physical characteristics
Area	53.33 km²
Population      Total (2000)      Density	1,177,604 22,081/km²

The City of Caloocan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Caloocan), officially spelled Kalookan City, is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. Located just north of and adjacent to the City of Manila, Caloocan is the country's third most populous city with a population of 1,177,604. In the 2020's, SM Prime Holdings, Brgy. 14 Llano, and Kalookan Officials will plan SM City Caloocan. In the same year, SMPH will plan SM Supercenter Camarin.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Barangays 3 Highlights 4 Railroad System 5 Controversy 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Geography

Caloocan is divided into two areas. Southern Caloocan City lies directly north of the City of Manila and is bounded by Malabon City and Valenzuela City to the north and west, Navotas to the west, and Quezon City to the east. Northern Caloocan City is the northern most territory of Metro Manila and lies to the east of Valenzuela City, north of Quezon City, and south of San Jose del Monte City in the province of Bulacan.

[edit] Barangays

The city is politically subdivided into 188 barangays, which officially are not named but simply numbered Barangay 1 through Barangay 188.^[1] However, place names, rather than numbers, are commonly used as well, and some are given below.

• Baesa
• Bagbaguin
• Bagong Barrio (east and west)
• Bagong Silang
• Bagumbong
• Balintawak
• Bankers Village
• Camarin
• Dagat-Dagatan
• Deparo
• Grace Park
• Kaybiga
• Llano
• Makatipo
• Malaria
• Maypajo
• Morning Breeze
• Novaliches (2/3 is from Quezon City)
• Sangandaan
• Tala
• Talipapa
• University Hills Subdivision

[edit] Highlights

Caloocan "Cradle of the Katipunan"

This city was once the land that centered to Andres Bonifacio's the plans to fight for the Spanish Regime. Caloocan, from the tagalog word "Lo-ok" then bacame "Calooc-loocan" (Kaloob-looban)means "within". The City bounders to many other cities such as Quezon City, Manila, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela and San Jose Del monte Bulacan at the North. During the formation of Rizal Province, Caloocan was included in its matrix until it became a city in 1962.

The city's most celebrated landmark is the monument of Philippine revolutionary Andres Bonifacio, which is located at the end of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The monument was created by the nationalist sculptor Guillermo Tolentino to mark the first encounter between Bonifacio's Katipunan group against Spanish soldiers on August 3, 1896. The monument was erected in 1933. Recently, renovations have been made on the environs of the monument, including the Bonifacio Circle where the actual monument was put up and the Caloocan stretch of EDSA that is 100 meters away from the monument. The area around the monument has come to be known as Monumento.

The Light Rail Transit (LRT-1) has a terminal at Monumento. The railway traverses Rizal Avenue Extension of Caloocan City, into the City of Manila and into Pasay City. The whole line can be traveled in about 30 minutes.

Caloocan City's 10th Avenue area is well-known for the clusters of motorcycle dealers and motorcycle spare parts dealers. One of the major and famous streets here is P. Zamora St.

The city's lone public university the University of Caloocan City (formerly Caloocan City Polytechnic College). Another Educational Institution in the city is the University of the East Caloocan and Manila Central University.

In front of the city hall locates San Roque Parish Cathedral.

The North Luzon Expressway Operations and Maintenance Center and the Balintawak Toll Barrier is also located in Caloocan City.

[edit] Railroad System

In LRT are Monumento and 5th Ave. and in PNR is Caloocan.

[edit] Controversy

You will observed that Caloocan has 2 separate areas. During the Spanish era, Caloocan was a whole pueblo (town). In the creation of Quezon City, Novaliches and Balintawak was chopped-off from its original matrix..Caloocan. That is why young children today are curious about their study on Philippine History. The Cry of Pugad Lawin happened really in Caloocan wherein today the area (some place at Kangkong, Balintawak near QCGH) was now Project 5, Quezon City. Where Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora) was born and died. Teodoro Agoncillo (Filipino Historian) once quoted "it is a barbaric act that Balintawak was chopped-off from its original matrix...CALOOCAN".

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Caloocan City Online - Official government website
• Interactive map of Caloocan City - courtesy of www.kabeet.com
• List of Subdivisions in Caloocan