Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan
| Doña Remedios Trinidad | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
 |
|
 Doña Remedios Trinidad
|
|
| Coordinates: 15°0′N 121°5′E / 15°N 121.083°ECoordinates: 15°0′N 121°5′E / 15°N 121.083°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 3rd District |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Barangays | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ronaldo "RTF" Flores |
| Area | |
| • Total | 932.98 km2 (360.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 19,086 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 3009 |
| Income class | 1st class rural |
| Population Census of Doña Remedios Trinidad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 11,194 |
|
|
| 2000 | 13,636 | 4.33% | |
| 2007 | 19,086 | 4.75% | |
Doña Remedios Trinidad is a first class rural municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 19,086 people in 2,808 households.
Contents |
[edit] History
On September 13, 1977, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1196 creating the municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad.[1] The largest in Bulacan, it is partially embracing two major portions of the Angat Watershed reservation. Bulacan forest reserve, Biak-na-Bato National Park and 327.3 km² of alienable and disposable public land.
The municipality of Dona Remedios Trinidad was created in honor of the late mother (Remedios T. Romualdez) of then First Lady, Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who was a Bulakeña from Baliuag.
The municipality covers seven barangays, originally part of Angat, Norzagaray, and San Miguel. These are Pulong Sampaloc and Camachile of Angat; Bayabas and Kabayunan of Norzagaray; Talbac, Camachin and Kalawakan of San Miguel.
[edit] Barangays
Doña Remedios Trinidad is politically subdivided into the following 8 barangays:
- Bayabas
- Camachile
- Camachin
- Kabayunan
- Kalawakan
- Pulong Sampalok (Poblacion)
- Sapang Bulak
- Talbak
[edit] Bulacan P 11-billion bulk water supply project
On December 12, 2007, Bulacan and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) signed an agreement for the development of an P11-billion bulk water supply project. Ayala-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 Norzagaray and Doña Remedios Trinidad, which will host the water supply project.[2]
[edit] Education
The San Ildefonso-based Bulacan Agricultural State College opened a branch campus as Bulacan Agricultural State College-DRT.
[edit] References
- ^ Presidential Decree No. 1196, creating the Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad
- ^ ABS-CBN, Bulacan govt, MWSS ink deal on bulk water supply project
[edit] External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
 |
Gapan, Nueva Ecija | General Tinio, Nueva Ecija | |
|
| San Miguel San Ildefonso San Rafael |
 |
Dingalan, Aurora | ||
 Doña Remedios Trinidad  |
||||
 |
||||
| Angat | Norzagaray | General Nakar, Quezon |
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
