Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan

Doña Remedios Trinidad
Municipality

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Doña Remedios Trinidad

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 15°00′N 121°05′E / 15.000°N 121.083°E / 15.000; 121.083Coordinates: 15°00′N 121°05′E / 15.000°N 121.083°E / 15.000; 121.083
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon (Region III)
Province Bulacan
District 3rd District
Founded 1977
Barangays 8
Government[1]
 • Mayor Ronaldo T. Flores
Area[2]
 • Total 932.96 km2 (360.22 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 19,878
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
 • Poverty rate Decrease 24.6%
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3009
Dialing code 44
Income class 1st class rural
Electricity Manila Electric Company
• Consumption 0.79 million kWh (2003)

Doña Remedios Trinidad is a first class rural municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 19,878 people.[3] It is also known as "Bulacan's Last Frontier" because of its untouched natural beauty and it is the least travelled town in the province.

History

On September 13, 1977, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1196 creating the municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad.[4] The municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad was named 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.

Geography

Doña Remedios Trinidad is the largest municipality in Bulacan, occupying almost 1/3 of the total land area of the province. It lies on the southern edge of the Sierra Madre mountain range, and partially embracing two major portions of the Angat Watershed reservation: the Bulacan forest reserve and the Biak-na-Bato National Park, comprising 327.3 km² of alienable and disposable public land.

Barangays

Doña Remedios Trinidad is politically subdivided into the following 8 barangays:[2]

  • Bayabas
  • Camachile
  • Camachin
  • Kabayunan
  • Kalawakan
  • Pulong Sampalok (Poblacion)
  • Sapang Bulak
  • Talbak

Demographics

Doña Remedios Trinidad is the least populated of all the municipalities and cities of Bulacan.

Population census of Doña Remedios Trinidad
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 8,614—    
1995 11,194+5.03%
2000 13,636+4.32%
2007 19,086+4.75%
2010 19,878+1.49%

Bulacan P11-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.[5]

Education

One of the main secondary school in DRT is the Doña Remedios Trinidad High School located in Brgy. Pulong Sampaloc. Most of the students in this school came from the four barangays of DRT (Pulong Sampaloc, Camachile, Sapang Bulak, and Bayabas) and some students from the adjacent barangay of Banaban in Angat. The San Ildefonso-based Bulacan Agricultural State College opened a branch campus as Bulacan Agricultural State College-DRT located in Barangay Sapang Bulak.

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: BULACAN". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Presidential Decree No. 1196, creating the Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad.
  5. ↑ ABS-CBN, Bulacan govt, MWSS ink deal on bulk water supply project

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