Balagtas

Philippines / Central Luzon / Manatal /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Balagtas, Province of Bulacan
Land Area: 32.05 km²
ZIP Code: 3016

Balagtas (formerly known as "Bigaa") is a landlocked municipality in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines. It had a population of 65,440 people as registered in the 2010 Census.

Formerly known as Bigaa, it was renamed in honor of the great Filipino poet, Francisco Balagtas.

The town is shaped like a pentagon, bounded by four towns; on the south by Bocaue, on the north by Plaridel, on the east by Pandi, on the west by the towns of Bulacan and Guiguinto.

Balagtas is administratively subdivided into 9 barangays:

-Borol 1st
-Borol 2nd
-Dalig
-Longos
-Panginay
-Pulong Gubat
-San Juan
-Santol
-Wawa (Poblacion)

Bulacan Website: www.bulacan.gov.ph/balagtas/index.php
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balagtas,_Bulacan
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   14°49'30"N   120°54'27"E

Comments

  • yess its formerly called bigaa, the town of Francisco Balagtas.
  • Balagtas is surrounded by six municipalities; on the north is Paridel, on the west is the town of Bulakan, northwest is Guiguinto, on the east are the towns of Pandi and Sta. Maria, and on the soutn is the municipality of Bocaue.
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