San Miguel, Bulacan
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San Miguel San Miguel de Mayumo |
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| Bayan ng San Miguel | ||
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 Map of Bulacan showing the location of San Miguel |
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 San Miguel
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| Coordinates: 15°08′45″N 120°58′42″E / 15.14583°N 120.97833°ECoordinates: 15°08′45″N 120°58′42″E / 15.14583°N 120.97833°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Bulacan | |
| District | 3rd District | |
| Founded | ||
| de jure | 1874 | |
| de facto | September 29, 1763 | |
| Barangays | 49 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Marivee Mendez - Coronel | |
| • Vice Mayor | John "Bong" A. Alvarez | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 231.40 km2 (89.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 153,882 | |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | |
| • Poverty rate |
 12.6% |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3011 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| Electricity | Manila Electric Company | |
| • Consumption | 39.45 million kWh (2003) | |
San Miguel, Bulacan (Filipino: Bayan ng San Miguel; Kapampangan: Balen ning San Miguel de Mayumu) is a first class, urban municipality located in the third district of the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is the third largest municipality by area in the province after Doña Remedios Trinidad and Norzagaray. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 153,882 people.
The municipality of San Miguel de Mayumo was established in 1763 with Carlos Agustin Maniquiz, Maria Juana Puno - wife of Carlos Agustin Maniquiz and Miguel Pineda as the first town mayor of San Miguel. Miguel Pineda was a native of Angat, Bulacan who decided to settle permanently in the barrio of San Bartolome (now named Barangay Tartaro). He found the place ideal for hunting and was later chosen as the leader of other settlers. He formed an alliance with Mariano Puno, the recognized leader of the adjacent prosperous village called Sto. Rosario (now named Barangay Mandile). The two leaders decided to form a town named Miguel De Mayumo after the name of Miguel Pineda and Mayumo, a Kapampangan word for sweets, for the goodwill and generosity of Mariano Puno. The town was supposed to be part of Pampanga. San Miguel’s culture drifted from Kapampangan influence. San Miguel used to be the biggest town in Bulacan but when San Ildefonso, Bulacan was proclaimed a town during the 1900s and during the Marcos Regime, he made Doña Remedios Trinidad a town (named after his wife's mother), San Miguel was right as the 2nd.
During the Philippine Revolution in 1897, newly appointed Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera decided to crush Emilio Aguinaldo and his troops in Cavite, but Aguinaldo fled to Batangas and joined forces with Gen. Miguel Malvar. The Spaniards continue their pursuit but the troops outwitted them by going to the province of Morong (now Rizal) and finally to Biak-na-Bato in San Miguel de Mayumo (San Miguel), Bulacan. Aguinaldo made the mountain caves into his headquarters.
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