Pulilan | |
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| Municipality of Pulilan | |
      From top, left to right: Skyline of Pulilan from Barangay Paltao; Pulilan Municipal Hall; San Isidro Labrador Parish Church; kneeling carabaos and church decorations at the annual Carabao festival | |
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| Motto: Celebrate Pulilan Power! | |
| Anthem: Ako ang Pulileño English: (I am a Pulileño) | |
 Map of Bulacan with Pulilan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Pulilan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°54′07″N 120°50′56″E / 14.902°N 120.849°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | January 20, 1796 |
| Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Maria Rosario O. Montejo |
| • Vice Mayor | Rolando S. Peralta Jr. |
| • Representative | Danilo A. Domingo |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 66,128 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.89 km2 (15.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
| • Total | 108,836 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 28,066 |
| Demonym(s) | Pulileño (male) Pulileña (female) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.35 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 498.5 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 656.8 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 505.5 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 153.1 million (2020) |
| Utilities | |
| • Electricity | Meralco |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3005 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog Kapampangan |
| Website | www |
Pulilan, officially the Municipality of Pulilan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pulilan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 108,836 people.[4]
The town is famous for its Carabao Festival where carabaos are paraded and kneel as they pass through San Isidro Labrador Parish Church, in honor to the town's patron saint, San Isidro Labrador.[6]
Many years ago, Pulilan was primarily a little-known rural town in the northern part of Bulacan where its economy heavily dependent on farming and poultry raising. Most of the population committed their entire lives on farming as their livelihood. Today, the town is moving towards commercialization and industrialization as it is becoming one of the major growth-rate area and center of commerce and industry in the province.
Because of the major economic growth, due to presence of commercial establishments, real estates, industrial plants and major road projects. Pulilan has experienced increased in the total gross income in the past few years. The town's income in year 2016 was P323.86 million, an increase of P69.27 million from its previous income in 2014. It surpass the income of fifteen municipalities in Bulacan such as San Miguel, Bocaue, Plaridel, Hagonoy and Calumpit.
With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, Pulilan is part of Manila's built-up area which reaches San Ildefonso, Bulacan at its northernmost part.
- ^ Municipality of Pulilan | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Pulilan Kneeling Carabao Festival". Philippine Primer. Retrieved July 12, 2018.