Bulacan (province)
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| Province of Bulacan | |||
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The Bulacan Provincial Capitol
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| Nickname(s): Northern Gateway from Manila | |||
 Location in the Philippines |
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| Coordinates: 15°00′N 121°05′E / 15°N 121.08°ECoordinates: 15°00′N 121°05′E / 15°N 121.08°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | ||
| Founded | August 15, 1578 | ||
| Capital | Malolos | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan | ||
| • Governor | Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado (Liberal) | ||
| • Vice Governor | Daniel Fernando (Liberal) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,796.10 km2 (1,079.58 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 46th out of 81 | ||
| Highest elevation (Mount Oriod) | 1,206 m (3,957 ft) | ||
| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 3,292,071 | ||
| • Rank | 2nd out of 81 | ||
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 4th out of 81 | ||
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| Divisions | |||
| • Independent cities | 0 | ||
| • Component cities | |||
| • Municipalities | |||
| • Barangays | 569 | ||
| • Districts | 1st to 4th districts of Bulacan, Legislative lone district of the city of San Jose del Monte | ||
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| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 3000–3024 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PH-BUL | ||
| Website | www |
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Bulacan (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Bulacan; Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Bulacan) (PSGC: 031400000; ISO: PH-BUL) is a province in the Philippines, located in the Central Luzon Region (Region III) in the island of Luzon, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Manila (the nation's capital), and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578.
It has 569 barangays from 21 municipalities and three component cities (Malolos the provincial capital, Meycauayan, and San Jose del Monte). Bulacan is located immediately north of Metro Manila. Bordering Bulacan are the provinces of Pampanga to the west, Nueva Ecija to the north, Aurora and Quezon to the east, and Metro Manila and Rizal to the south. Bulacan also lies on the north-eastern shore of Manila Bay.
In the 2015 census, Bulacan had a population of 3,292,071 people, the highest in Region III and the 2nd most populous in the Philippines. Bulacan's most populated city is San Jose del Monte, the most populated municipality is Santa Maria while the least populated is Doña Remedios Trinidad.
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