Bocaue

Bocaue
Bokawe
Municipality of Bocaue
From the top, left to right: Shrine of Saint Andrew Kim, Bocaue Municipal Hall, Saint Martin of Tours Parish Church, Philippine Arena
Official seal of Bocaue
Nickname: 
Fireworks Capital of the Philippines
Map of Bulacan with Bocaue highlighted
Map of Bulacan with Bocaue highlighted
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Bocaue is located in Philippines
Bocaue
Bocaue
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°48′N 120°56′E / 14.8°N 120.93°E / 14.8; 120.93
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceBulacan
District 5th district
Founded1582
(as a barrio of Meycauayan)
CharteredApril 11, 1606
(as an independent town)[1][2]
Annexation to BigaaOctober 8, 1903
RestoredNovember 20, 1903
Founded by
  • Dayang Panginuan
  • Fray Juan de Plasencia, OFM
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
[3]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEduardo J. Villanueva Jr.
 • Vice MayorSherwin N. Tugna
 • RepresentativeAmbrosio C. Cruz Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate77,091 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Elevation
9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Highest elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Lowest elevation
−4 m (−13 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[5]
 • Total141,412
 • Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Households
34,682
Demonyms
  • Bocaueño (male)
  • Bocaueña (female)
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.13
% (2021)[6]
 • Revenue₱ 461.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 542.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 453.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 210.2 million (2020)
Utilities
 • ElectricityMeralco
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3018
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)44
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.bocaue.gov.ph

Bocaue [bɔˈkawɛ], officially the Municipality of Bocaue (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bocaue), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 141,412 people.[5]

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, Bocaue is part of Manila's built-up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its northernmost part. The Bocaue River runs through most of the municipality.

Among its tourist attractions are a town museum located near the municipality's center and the town's river festival celebrated on the first Sunday of every July. The river festival is in commemoration of the Holy Cross of Wawa, believed to be miraculous by the town's predominantly Roman Catholic population.

  1. ^ "Proclamation No. 1268, s. 2007". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 10, 2007. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bocaue plans theme park, pyro village". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Municipality of Bocaue | (DILG)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.