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Balagtas
Bigaa | |
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| Municipality of Balagtas | |
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 Map of Bulacan with Balagtas highlighted | |
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| Coordinates: 14°48′52″N 120°54′30″E / 14.81447°N 120.90847°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | 1596 |
| Renamed | June 18, 1966[1] |
| Named for | Francisco Balagtas |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eladio E. Gonzales Jr. (NUP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Ariel C. Valderama (NUP) |
| • Representative | Ambrosio C. Cruz Jr. (Lakas-CMD) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 51,503 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.66 km2 (11.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 77,018 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 19,461 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.78 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 405.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 789.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 366.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 260.6 million (2022) |
| Utilties | |
| • Electricity | Meralco |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3016 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Balagtas ([bɐlɐgˈtas]), officially the Municipality of Balagtas (Tagalog: Bayan ng Balagtas), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,018 people.[4]
- ^ Republic Act No. 4702 (June 18, 1966), "An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Bigaa in the Province of Bulacan to the Municipality of Balagtas", The Corpus Juris
- ^ Municipality of Balagtas | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.