Marilao, Bulacan

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Municipality of Marilao
Location
Map of Bulacan showing the location of Marilao.
Government
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Bulacan
District	4th District
Barangays	16
Income class	1st class urban
Mayor	Epifanio Villamar Guillermo
ZIP Code	3019
Physical characteristics
Area	33.74 km²
Population      Total	160,452

Population Census of Marilao
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	68,761		—
2000	101,017		8.60%
2007	160,452		6.59%

Marilao is a first class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 160,452 inhabitants in 22,363 households. In 2007, The City of Meycauayan and the town of Marilao in Bulacan province share a slot in the list of the world’s 30 most polluted places in the developing world drawn up by a private New York-based institute. In its report, “The World’s Worst Polluted Places” for 2007, the Blacksmith Institute said: “Industrial waste is haphazardly dumped into the Meycauayan, Marilao and Obando River system, a source of drinking and agricultural water supplies for the 250,000 people living in and around” the Meycauayan-Marilao area. Marilao is also border with Caloocan City.

“The river system is extremely polluted due to wastes received from tanneries, gold and precious metals refineries, the largest lead smelter in the Philippines, which is the City of Meycauayan, Bulacan and numerous municipal dumpsites,” it said.^[1]

Contents 1 Built up area 2 Barangays 3 Famous attaction in the town 4 External links 5 References

[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] Barangays

Marilao is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. ^[2]

Abangan Norte Abangan Sur Ibayo Lambakin Lias Loma de Gato Nagbalon Patubig

Poblacion 1st Poblacion 2nd Prenza 1st Prenza 2nd Santa Rosa 1st Santa Rosa 2nd Saog Tabing-ilog

[edit] Famous attaction in the town

• SM Marilao
• Shrine of divine Mercy

[edit] External links

• Official Website - Municipality of Marilao, Bulacan
• Bulacan Official Website - Marilao
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• The Blacksmith Institute - World's Worst Polluted Places

[edit] References

v • d • e Component local government units of Bulacan Municipalities: Angat • Balagtas • Baliuag • Bocaue • Bulacan • Bustos • Calumpit • Doña Remedios Trinidad • Guiguinto • Hagonoy • Marilao • Norzagaray • Obando • Pandi • Paombong • Plaridel • Pulilan • San Ildefonso • San Miguel • San Rafael • Santa Maria Component cities: Malolos • Meycauayan • San Jose del Monte

Largest Municipalities of the Philippines
Rank	Municipalities	Province	Population	Rank	Municipality	Province	Population	view • talk • edit
1	Bacoor	Cavite	441,197	11	Santa Maria	Bulacan	205,258
2	Cainta	Rizal	289,833	12	Mabalacat	Pampanga	203,307
3	San Pedro	Laguna	281,808	13	Silang	Cavite	199,285
4	Biñan	Laguna	262,735	14	San Mateo	Rizal	184,860
5	Taytay	Rizal	262,485	15	Tanza	Cavite	171,795
6	Imus	Cavite	253,158	16	Marilao	Bulacan	160,452
7	Binangonan	Rizal	238,931	17	Lubao	Pampanga	143,058
8	Rodriguez	Rizal	223,594	18	Mexico	Pampanga	141,298
9	General Trias	Cavite	218,387	19	Jolo	Sulu	140,307
10	Cabuyao	Laguna	205,376	20	San Miguel	Bulacan	138,839
Philippines 2007 Census

Coordinates: 14°45′29″N 120°56′53″E / 14.758°N 120.948°E / 14.758; 120.948