Bustos, Bulacan

Bustos
Municipality of Bustos
(From top, left to right): Bustos Municipal Hall • Bulacan Military Area Park • Santo Niño de Bustos Parish Church • Bustos Dam panoramic view
Flag of Bustos
Official seal of Bustos
Motto: 
Minasa ng kaunlaran!
Anthem: Bayang Dakila (Himno ng Bustos)
Map of Bulacan with Bustos highlighted
Map of Bulacan with Bustos highlighted
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Bustos is located in Philippines
Bustos
Bustos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°57′N 120°55′E / 14.95°N 120.92°E / 14.95; 120.92
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceBulacan
District 2nd district
FoundedJanuary 1, 1917
Named forJose Pedro Pérez de Busto[s]
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorFrancis Albert G. Juan
 • Vice MayorMartin S. Angeles
 • RepresentativeAugustina Dominique C. Pancho
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate48,827 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total69.99 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Highest elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Lowest elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total77,199
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Households
19,596
Demonym(s)Bustosenyo (male)
Bustosenya (female)
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.50
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 213.9 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 182.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 207.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 57.96 million (2020)
Utilities
 • ElectricityMeralco
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3007
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)44
Native languagesTagalog

Bustos, officially the Municipality of Bustos (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bustos), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,199 people.[3]

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, Bustos is part of Manila's built-up area which reaches San Ildefonso, Bulacan at its northernmost part

  1. ^ Municipality of Bustos | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.