Meycauayan

Also known as Meycauayan City, City of Meycauayan, Meycauayan, Bulacan

Meycauayan , officially the City of Meycauayan (), is a 1st class component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

Key facts

Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Meycauayan.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: City of Meycauayan Seal.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Luzon mainland#Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.nickname: The Fine Jewelry Center of the Philippines
Settlement.motto: "May Magandang Buhay sa Meycauayan"
Settlement.anthem: Awit ng Meycauayan()File:Awit ng Lungsod ng Meycauayan.ogg
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: October 4, 1578

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Wikidata facts

Official name: City of Meycauayan
Population: 228023
Area: 32.10
Elevation: 20
Official website: www.meycauayan.gov.ph
Image: Meycauayan Church and bell tower.jpg
Households: 60570
Dialing code: 44

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Commons category: Meycauayan
postal code: 3020
poverty incidence: 12.62
electorate: 134340
total assets: 7477029977.57
total expenditure: 1329090284.24
total liabilities: 1903305157.74
fiscal/tax revenue: 2121303546.99

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Contents

History
Cityhood
Contemporary
Geography
Barangays
Climate
Demographics
Government
Local government
Past officials
Economy
Industrial compounds and parks
Education
Religion
Feasts
Religious organizations/denominations
Issues and controversies
Mayoralty dispute (1995–2008)
Heirs of Anacleto Nieto vs. Meycauayan, Bulacan
Pollution
Gallery
Notable people
References
External links

Meycauayan , officially the City of Meycauayan (), is a 1st class component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

The place got its name from the Tagalog words may kawayan which is literally translated to English as there is bamboo. It was formerly known as Mecabayan , a Kapampangan name, and alternatively as Meycawayan.