Plaridel, Bulacan
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| Coordinates: 14°53′13″N 120°51′25″E / 14.8869°N 120.8569°ECoordinates: 14°53′13″N 120°51′25″E / 14.8869°N 120.8569°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Bulacan | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Founded | 1602 | |
| Barangays | 19 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jocell Vistan-Casaje (LP) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Mhel G. de Leon (Independent) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 32.44 km2 (12.53 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 107,805 | |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) | |
| • Poverty rate |
 6.0% |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3004 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 | |
| Income class | 1st class; urban | |
| Electricity | Manila Electric Company | |
| • Consumption | 37.78 million kWh (2003) | |
| Website | www |
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Plaridel is a first-class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 107,805 people.
With the expansion of Metro Manila, the city is now part of Manila's built-up area which reaches as far north as San Ildefonso, Bulacan.
Like many towns in Bulacan, Plaridel has its niche in Philippine history as the site of the Battle of Quingua during the Philippine-American War as part of the defense of the First Philippine Republic against the Northern Campaign of the American Army. The battle, manned by Pablo Tecson—Lt. Colonel Pablo Ocampo Tecson of San Miguel, Bulacan—under Gregorio del Pilar on the side of the First Philippine Republic, led to the death of Col. John Stotsenberg of the American Army on April 23, 1899. A marker now stands at the site of the battle in Barangay Agnaya.
Plaridel's history can be traced through records back to 1581 in the early years of the Spanish colonization. The Augustinian friars from Malolos Convent discovered a vast forest in 1581 then named as Binto; this would later be known as Quingua. As per the history of the Parish of St. James the Apostle, 2001 issue, Quingua was established by the Augustinian Friars of Malolos who initially named it "Encomienda Binto" (Brgy. Bintog got its name from this settlement). They built a visita (chapel of ease) and placed it under the jurisdiction of Fray Mateo Mendoza, the prior of Malolos.
The visita of Binto was elevated to an independent parish named Parroquia de Santiago Apostol, and the whole of Quingua was separated from Malolos and was created as a new pueblo on September 27, 1602.
Plaridel is surrounded with the rivers of Angat, Bulacan and Tabang River, both of which run through the town. The Angat River, otherwise known as Bulacan River, flows directly to Calumpit, Bulacan, meeting the Pampanga River. The Tabang River, a tributary with adjoining intersections dividing the middle of the present poblacion of Plaridel, flows to the Manila Bay after passing through the towns of Guiguinto and Bulakan. The water of this river was called "tabáng" to refer to its fresh water.
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