Everything about Bocaue Bulacan totally explained
Bocaue is a 1st class urban
municipality in the
province of
Bulacan,
Philippines. The municipality of Bocaue lies 27 kilometers northeast of
Manila and is located at the midsouthwestern portion of Bulacan. The town is bounded on the north by the municipalities of
Balagtas and a portion of the municipality of
Santa Maria; by the municipalities of
Marilao and
Obando on the south; larger portion of Santa Maria on the east; a portion of the municipality of
Bulacan on the extreme southwestern side and a portion of Balagtas on the western side.
The word Bocaue came from the old tagalog word Bokawe which is a type of tree.
According to the
2000 census, it has a population of 86,994 people in 18,237 households. The town is established in 1606 by the Spanish Friars and is carved out from the nearby town of
Marilao.
The
Bocaue River runs through most of the town, and the Bocaue Museum is located near the center. The Bocaue River festival is celebrated on the first Sunday of every July.
In July 2, 1993, over 260 people died drown the river with more than over 200 victims meanwhile over more than 300 secured in Bocaue river during the paradise in the
Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy.
Bocaue is about 27 kilometres north of Manila and has its own exit on the
North Luzon Expressway.
Barangays
Bocaue is politically subdivided into 19
barangays.
- Antipona
- Bagumbayan
- Bambang
- Batia
- Biñang 1st
- Biñang 2nd
- Bolacan
- Bundukan
- Bunlo
- Caingin
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Duhat
Igulot
Lolomboy
Poblacion
Sulucan
Taal
Tambobong
Turo
Wakas
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Mayors of Bocaue, Bulacan
Eduardo Villanueva, Jr. (2007 - Present)
Serafin dela Cruz (2004 - 2007)
Eduardo Villanueva, Jr. (2001 - 2004)
Jose Santiago, Sr. (1998 - 2001)
Serafin dela Cruz (1992 - 1998)
Lorenzo Gonzales (1988 - 1992)
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Vice Mayors of Bocaue, Bulacan
Jose Santiago, Jr. (2007 - Present)
Kennedy Valdez (2004 - 2007)
Peter Christopher Gonzales (2001 - 2004)
- Other names to follow -Further Information
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