Bustos, Bulacan
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| Coordinates: 14°58′N 120°55′E / 14.96°N 120.92°ECoordinates: 14°58′N 120°55′E / 14.96°N 120.92°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | ||
| Province | Bulacan | ||
| District | 2nd District | ||
| Founded | April 26, 1867 | ||
| Barangays | 14 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Arnel F. Mendoza (NUP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 69.99 km2 (27.02 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 67,039 | ||
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) | ||
| • Poverty rate |
 5.9% |
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| Demonym(s) | Bustosenyo | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 3007 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 | ||
| Income class | 2nd Class | ||
| Electricity | Manila Electric Company | ||
| • Consumption | 19.66 million kWh (2003) | ||
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Bustos is a second class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 67,039 people.
With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, Bustos is now included in the Greater Manila's built-up conurbation area which reaches San Ildefonso, Bulacan at its northernmost part.
Bustos was a part of the town of Baliuag as its barrio during the Spanish Period. The town was separated from Baliuag by a tragic incident when around 1860, a rainy Sunday, a group of natives from Bustos with babies in their arms were on their way to St. Augustine Parish Church of Baliuag for baptismal when they drowned when the raft or planceta they were riding capsized while crossing the wild river of Angat due to the strong water current. This fateful event led the people of Bustos to request and build their own parish church to be able to avoid crossing the wild river for community safety. The people chose Holy Child Jesus (Sto. Niño) as their patron saint in honor of those infants that died in the river.
Bustos also gained its independence from Baliuag in April 29, 1867 through the painstaking efforts and sacrifices of its inhabitants with the integration of barrios Bonga Mayor and Bonga Menor. The town got its name from Don Jose Pedro de Busto[s], a mining engineer from Asturias, Spain, and right-hand of Simon de Anda y Salazar who was appointed tenyente heneral alkalde of Bulacan and an aide of a Spanish Governor General of the Philippines during the late 1700s. But the town became a part of Baliuag again during the American period. Bustos became also a part of the historical World War II in the Philippines and it served as the headquarters of soldiers in the province of Bulacan during the war in 1945.
Bustos was again separated from Baliuag and became a distinct municipality on January 1, 1916 during the Philippine Assembly through 4th Philippine Legislature Assemblyman Ricardo Lloret Gonzalez. After a year when the town became a distinct municipality, the town inaugurated its Municipal Hall on January 1, 1917. Leon Prado became its first local leader and served from 1917 to 1919. Padre Gabriel Alvarez served as the first parish priest of the institutionalized Sto. Niño de Bustos Parish Church.
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