Norzagaray, Bulacan
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The Sierra Madre Mountains in Norzagaray
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 Map of Bulacan showing the location of Norzagaray |
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| Coordinates: 14°55′N 121°03′E / 14.92°N 121.05°ECoordinates: 14°55′N 121°03′E / 14.92°N 121.05°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Bulacan | |
| District | 3rd District | |
| Founded | 1860 | |
| Barangays | 13 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Geronimo G. Cristobal Jr. | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 309.77 km2 (119.60 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 1,188 m (3,898 ft) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 111,348 | |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) | |
| • Poverty rate |
 6.7% |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3013 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 | |
| Income class | 1st class urban | |
| Electricity | Manila Electric Company | |
| • Consumption | 21.23 million kWh (2003) | |
| Website | norzagaray |
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Norzagaray is a first class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 111,348 people.
It is the location of Angat Dam which sits on the lower realms of the Sierra Madre mountain range, the Dam is notable for being a major water and power supply for the National Capital Region.
The nucleus of what today is the Town of Norzagaray traces from the old barrio Casay and barrio Matictic which was ecclesiastically and politically administered by the Augustinians from the Town of Angat as its visitas as shown in the document "Mapa del Teritorio de Bulacan" by Fray Emmanuel Blanco O.S.A in 1832 which appeared in another document "Administracion Espiritual de los Padres Agustinos calzados de la Provincia del Dulce Nombre de Jesus de las Islas Filipinas" of Fray Francisco Villacorta in 1833.
The people of Barrio Casay worked for reforms politically, socially and economically, in order to be separated from Angat. They succeeded in their separation bid through Governor-General Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero (1857-1860) who issued a Real Cedula declaring barrio Casay together with barrio Matictic to be constituted as a new independent town from Angat. Political boundaries of Angat and Pueblo de Casay y Matictic were demarcated and the newly created town was renamed as "Norzagaray" in honor of the said Governor-General Fernando de Norzagaray.
The town of Norzagaray is bordered by City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan and Rodriguez, Rizal, to the south; by General Nakar, Quezon to the east; Santa Maria to the west; Angat, Bulacan is north-west; and Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan is to the north.
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