Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan

Doña Remedios Trinidad
—  Municipality  —
Map of Bulacan showing the location of Doña Remedios Trinidad
Doña Remedios Trinidad Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°0′N 121°5′E / 15°N 121.083°E / 15; 121.083Coordinates: 15°0′N 121°5′E / 15°N 121.083°E / 15; 121.083
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Bulacan
District	3rd District
Founded	1977
Barangays	8
Government
– Mayor	Ronaldo "RTF" Flores
Area
– Total	932.98 km2 (360.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	19,086
– Density	20.5/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3009
Income class	1st class rural

Population Census of Doña Remedios Trinidad
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	11,194		—
2000	13,636		4.33%
2007	19,086		4.75%

Doña Remedios Trinidad is a 1st class rural municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 19,086 people in 2,808 households.

History

On September 13, 1977, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1196 creating the municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad.^[1] The largest in Bulacan, it is partially embracing two major portions of the Angat Watershed reservation. Bulacan forest reserve, Biak-na-Bato National Park and 327.3 km² of alienable and disposable public land.

The new 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.

Barangays

Doña Remedios Trinidad is politically subdivided into the following 8 barangays.

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

The municipality of Dona Remedios Trinidad was created in honor of the late mother (Remedios T. Romualdez) of then First Lady, Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who was a Bulakeña from Baliuag.

Bulacan P 11-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.^[2]

Education

The San Ildefonso-based Bulacan Agriculrural State College opened a branch campus as Bulacan Agricultural State College-DRT.

References

1. ^ Presidential Decree No. 1196, creating the Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad
2. ^ ABS-CBN, Bulacan govt, MWSS ink deal on bulk water supply project

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information