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town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality: Bocaue
Province: Bulacan
ZIP Code: 3018
Bocaue, officially the Municipality of Bocaue (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bocaue), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 141,412 people.
Bocaue lies 27 kilometers northeast of Manila and is located at the mid-southwestern portion of Bulacan. The town is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Balagtas and a portion of the municipality of Santa Maria; by the municipalities of Marilao and Obando on the south; larger portion of Santa Maria on the east; a portion of the municipality of Bulacan on the extreme southwestern side and a portion of Balagtas on the western side. It has its own exit on the North Luzon Expressway.
The word "Bocaue" came from the old Tagalog word "Bokawe" which is a type of tree. The town was established in 1606 by the Spanish Friars and is carved out from the nearby town of Marilao.
The Bocaue River runs through most of the town, and the Bocaue Museum is located near the center. The Bocaue River festival is celebrated on the first Sunday of every July.
In July 2, 1993, over 260 people died drown the river with more than over 200 victims meanwhile over more than 300 secured in Bocaue river during the paradise in the Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy. The town is also known for its production of firecrackers & "liempo".
Bulacan Website: www.bulacan.gov.ph/bocaue/
Province: Bulacan
ZIP Code: 3018
Bocaue, officially the Municipality of Bocaue (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bocaue), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 141,412 people.
Bocaue lies 27 kilometers northeast of Manila and is located at the mid-southwestern portion of Bulacan. The town is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Balagtas and a portion of the municipality of Santa Maria; by the municipalities of Marilao and Obando on the south; larger portion of Santa Maria on the east; a portion of the municipality of Bulacan on the extreme southwestern side and a portion of Balagtas on the western side. It has its own exit on the North Luzon Expressway.
The word "Bocaue" came from the old Tagalog word "Bokawe" which is a type of tree. The town was established in 1606 by the Spanish Friars and is carved out from the nearby town of Marilao.
The Bocaue River runs through most of the town, and the Bocaue Museum is located near the center. The Bocaue River festival is celebrated on the first Sunday of every July.
In July 2, 1993, over 260 people died drown the river with more than over 200 victims meanwhile over more than 300 secured in Bocaue river during the paradise in the Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy. The town is also known for its production of firecrackers & "liempo".
Bulacan Website: www.bulacan.gov.ph/bocaue/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocaue
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 14°48'12"N 120°56'2"E
- Subic 88 km
- Capas 101 km
- San Jose 117 km
- Botolan 119 km
- Mangatarem 143 km
- Candelaria 150 km
- Santa Cruz 165 km
- Mabini 188 km
- Bokod 201 km
- Kayapa 202 km
- Villa Zaragoza 0.4 km
- CAINGIN 1 km
- Bocaue Town Proper 1.4 km
- Tambobong 1.7 km
- Intercity Industrial Rice Mill Estate 2.1 km
- Pualengco Fish Pond 2.3 km
- Campo Potrero 2.6 km
- Wawa 3.5 km
- Tuktukan 5.1 km
- Bulacan 21 km
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