Valenzuela | |
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Dr. Pio Valenzuela Museum Arkong Bato | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): "Tayo na, Valenzuela!" "Valenzuela, May Disiplina" | |
| Anthem: Himig Valenzuela Valenzuela Hymn | |
 Map of Metro Manila with Valenzuela highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Valenzuela Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°42′N 120°59′E / 14.7°N 120.98°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| Province | none |
| District | 1st and 2nd district |
| Founded | November 12, 1623[1][2] |
| Cityhood and HUC | December 30, 1998[3] |
| Founded by | Juan Taranco and Juan Monsód |
| Named for | Pío Valenzuela |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Weslie T. Gatchalian (NPC) |
| • Vice Mayor | Lorena N. Borja (NPC) |
| • Representatives |
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| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 443,611 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.02 km2 (18.15 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 119th of 145 cities |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −5 m (−16 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[7] | |
• Total | 714,978 |
| • Rank | 11th of 145 cities |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 193,025 |
| Demonym(s) | Valenzuelaño Valenzuelano Valenzuelaña Valenzuelana |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 1.50 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 5,041 million (2020), 2,130 million (2012), 2,200 million (2013), 2,522 million (2014), 3,142 million (2015), 3,601 million (2016), 3,661 million (2017), 4,172 million (2018), 4,625 million (2019), 5,436 million (2021), 6,109 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 12,885 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 4,836 million (2020), 1,917 million (2012), 2,042 million (2013), 2,201 million (2014), 2,632 million (2015), 2,950 million (2016), 3,108 million (2017), 3,682 million (2018), 4,036 million (2019), 5,272 million (2021), 5,409 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 4,820 million (2020), 1,141 million (2012), 1,232 million (2013), 2,020 million (2014), 2,645 million (2015), 3,281 million (2016), 3,685 million (2017), 4,035 million (2019), 4,499 million (2021), 5,175 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)02 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | valenzuela |
Valenzuela (/ˌvælənzjuˈɛlə/, Tagalog: [valensˈwela]), officially the City of Valenzuela (Filipino: Lungsod ng Valenzuela), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 714,978 people.[7]
It is the 6th most populous city in the National Capital Region, and the 11th most populous in the country. It is located about 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) north of Manila, the nation's capital. Valenzuela is categorized under Republic Act Nos. 7160 and 8526 as a highly urbanized, first-class city based on income classification and number of population.[9][10] A landlocked chartered city located on the island of Luzon, it is bordered by the province of Bulacan, and cities of Caloocan, Malabon and Quezon City. Valenzuela shares border and access to Tenejeros-Tullahan River with Malabon. It has a total land area of 45.75 square kilometers (17.66 sq mi), where its residents are composed of about 72% Tagalog people followed by 5% Bicolanos with a small percentage of foreign nationals.
Valenzuela was named after Pío Valenzuela, a physician and a member of the Katipunan, a secret society founded against the colonial government of Spain. The city, as a town, originally had the name Polo, initially formed in 1621 after separation from Meycauayan, Bulacan. The Battle of Malinta of the Philippine–American War was fought in Polo in 1899. In 1960, President Carlos P. Garcia ordered the split of Polo's southern barangays to form another town named as Valenzuela. The split was revoked by President Diosdado Macapagal in 1963 after political disagreements and the new merged town was named Valenzuela. The modern-day Valenzuela with its borders was chartered in 1998.
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