Guiguinto, Bulacan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Municipality of Guiguinto | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Location | |
 |
|
| Government | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 2nd District |
| Barangays | 14 |
| Income class | 1st |
| Mayor | Isagani C. Pascual |
| ZIP Code | 3015 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 27.50 km² |
| Population
Total |
89,225 |
| Population Census of Guiguinto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 52,575 |
|
|
| 2000 | 67,571 | 5.53% | |
| 2007 | 89,225 | 3.91% | |
Guiguinto is one of the fast growing municipalities in the province of Bulacan. From a predominating agricultural economy, it gradually urbanized and developed. It is now a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It's now conurbated with Metro Manilla. According to the latest census, it has a population of 89,225 in 14,513 households.
Contents |
[edit] Built up area
With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now included in Manila built up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its Northernmost part.
[edit] Jalamanan Festival
On January 23, 2008, Guiguinto celebrated the 9th Halamanan or Garden Festival with Guiguinto Foundation day. 1/4 of its 2,512 hectares was converted into nurseries giving livelihood to 500 families of gardeners and landscapers. Mayor Isagani Pascual announced that the landscaping business in Guiguinto is now a P 50 ($1 = 40) million industry. Jojo Sebastian, chair of the Guiguinto Garden City Cooperative stated that their garden stores sell P 100,000 to P 300,000 plants and contracts for garden and landscapes designs a month.[1]
[edit] Barangays
Guiguinto is politically subdivided into 14 barangays:
- Cutcut
- Daungan
- Ilang-Ilang
- Malis
- Panginay
- Poblacion
- Pritil
- Pulong Gubat
- Santa Cruz (Brgy. of STARS)
- Santa Rita
- Tabang
- Tabe
- Tiaong
- Tuktukan
[edit] External links
[edit] References
|
||||||||
