Baliwag
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Baliwag, officially the City of Baliwag (; , Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Baliwag/Siudad ning Baliwag, also spelled as Baliuag), is a component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Baliwag
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Baliwag,_Bulacan_(2022-present).png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Ph seal bulacan baliuag.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Philippines
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.official_name
- City of Baliwag
- Settlement.other_name
- Baliuag
- Settlement.nickname
- Buntal Hat Capital of the Philippines
- Settlement.motto
- Dugong Baliwag, Pusong Baliwag
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Philippines
- Official name
- Municipality of Baliwag
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Bulacan
- Population
- 174194
- Area
- 45.05
- Elevation
- 18
- Shares border with
- Candaba
- Image
- Balmun.JPG
- Households
- 43789
- Dialing code
- 44
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- Commons category
- Baliwag
- postal code
- 3006
- electorate
- 114839
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- language used
- Kapampangan
- inception
- 1734-05-15
- poverty incidence
- 11.20
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Damn the Torpedoes
- total assets
- 1377173539.72
- total expenditure
- 754905741.42
- total liabilities
- 556760135.94
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 828337617.20
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- History
- First Municipio
- Don Mariano Ponce
- American period
- Fifth Republic
- Cityhood
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Religion
- Economy
- Major industries
- Major products
- Government
- Local government
- List of former mayors
- City seal
- Tourism
- Other attractions
- Transportation
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Higher educational institutions
- Notable personalities
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Baliwag, officially the City of Baliwag (; , Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Baliwag/Siudad ning Baliwag, also spelled as Baliuag), is a component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
The name Baliwag, hispanized as Baliuag, is an old Kapampangan word for "untouched." It was founded in 1732 by Augustinian friars and was incorporated by the Spanish Governor-General on May 26, 1733. It was carved out from the town of Quingua (now Plaridel).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baliwag” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.