Country Philippines Founded 1977 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Local time Saturday 1:59 PM | District 3rd District Barangays Area 933 km² Province Bulacan | |
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Region Central Luzon (Region III) Weather 32°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 40% Humidity Points of interest Puning Cave, Mt Gola, Bahay Paniki Cave, Verdivia Falls, Mt Susong Dalaga | ||
Balitaan bagong pag asa sa do a remedios trinidad bulacan
Doña Remedios Trinidad is a first class partially urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 22,663 people.
Contents
- Balitaan bagong pag asa sa do a remedios trinidad bulacan
- Map of DoC3B1a Remedios Trinidad Bulacan Philippines
- History
- Geography
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Bulacan P11 billion bulk water supply project
- Education
- References
Map of Do%C3%B1a Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan, Philippines
It is 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. 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 embraces three major conservation areas: the Angat Watershed Forest Reserve, Biak-na-Bato National Park, and Doña Remedios–General Tinio Watershed Forest Reserve, comprising 327.3 km² of alienable and disposable public land.
Barangays
Doña Remedios Trinidad is politically subdivided into the following 8 barangays:
Demographics
In the 2015 census, the population of Doña Remedios Trinidad was 22,663 people, with a density of 24 inhabitants per square kilometre or 62 inhabitants per square mile.
Doña Remedios Trinidad is the least populated of all the municipalities and cities of Bulacan.
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.
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.