Malolos
Malolos | |
|---|---|
Component city | |
| City of Malolos | |
Malolos City Hall | |
|
Flag | |
| Nickname(s): Cradle of the Philippines Carabao Capital of the World Renaissance City of Central Luzon | |
Map of Bulacan with Malolos highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Malolos Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°50′37″N 120°48′41″E / 14.8436°N 120.8114°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 1st district |
| Settled | 10th century CE (part of the kingdom of Ma-i) |
| Founded |
|
| Cityhood | December 18, 1999 |
| Founded by | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
|
| Barangays | 51 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Christian D. Natividad |
| • Vice Mayor | Miguel Alberto T. Bautista |
| • Representative | Danilo A. Damingo |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 135,662 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.25 km2 (25.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 67.25 km2 (25.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −4 m (−13 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
| • Total | 269,809 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 64,898 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 8.99% (2021)[3] |
| • Revenue | ₱1,561,167,721.97 (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱3,036,073,567.43 (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱1,097,197,284.44 (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱796,738,247.41 (2022) |
| Utilities | |
| • Electricity | Meralco |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3000 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Climate type | Tropical monsoon climate |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Malolos |
| Website | www |
Malolos, officially the City of Malolos (Filipino: Lungsod ng Malolos), is a city in the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Bulacan. According to the 2020 census, 261,189 people lived there.
Malolos was the site of the constitutional convention of 1898, known as the Malolos Convention, that led to the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.
References
- ↑
- ↑ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.