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    Bocaue is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It has a population of over 119,000 people and was established in 1606. Some key facts about Bocaue are that it is known as the Fireworks Capital of the Philippines due to its fireworks industry. It also contains the Philippine Arena, the largest indoor arena in the world. Bocaue has 19 barangays and its economy also includes agriculture and fish farming along the Bocaue River.

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    Bocaue is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It has a population of over 119,000 people and was established in 1606. Some key facts about Bocaue are that it is known as the Fireworks Capital of the Philippines due to its fireworks industry. It also contains the Philippine Arena, the largest indoor arena in the world. Bocaue has 19 barangays and its economy also includes agriculture and fish farming along the Bocaue River.

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    Bocaue is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It has a population of over 119,000 people and was established in 1606. Some key facts about Bocaue are that it is known as the Fireworks Capital of the Philippines due to its fireworks industry. It also contains the Philippine Arena, the largest indoor arena in the world. Bocaue has 19 barangays and its economy also includes agriculture and fish farming along the Bocaue River.

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    Bocaue, Bulacan

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    Bocaue
    Bokawe
    Municipality

    Bocaue Municipal Hall

    Seal

    Nickname(s): Fireworks Capital of the Philippines

    Map of Bulacan showing the location of Bocaue

    Bocaue
    Location within the Philippines

    Coordinates:

    1448N 12056ECoordinates:

    1448N 12056E

    Philippines

    Country
    Region

    Central Luzon (Region III)

    Province

    Bulacan

    District

    2nd District

    Founded

    1582
    (as a barrio of Meycauayan)

    Incorporated

    April 11, 1606


    (as an independent town)

    Founded by

    Barangays

    Dayang Panginuan

    Fray Juan de Plasencia OFM

    19

    Government[1]
    Mayor

    Eleanor J. Villanueva-Tugna
    (Liberal)

    Vice Mayor

    Aldrin B. Sta. Ana


    (NPC)

    Sangguniang Bayan ng

    Municipal Councilors[show]

    Bocaue
    Area[2]
    Total

    31.87 km2(12.31 sq mi)

    Highest elevation

    30 m (100 ft)

    Population (2015 census)[3]


    Total

    119,675

    Density

    3,800/km2(9,700/sq mi)

    Poverty rate
    Demonym(s)

    4.2%

    Bocaueo (male)
    Bocauea (female)

    Time zone

    PST (UTC+8)

    ZIP code

    3018

    IDD:area code

    +63(0)44

    Income class

    1st class, urban municipality

    Electricity

    Manila Electric Company

    Consumption

    109.20 million kWh(2003)

    Website

    www.bocaue.gov.ph

    Bocaue (Filipino: Bukawe, Tagalog pronunciation: [bokawe]) is a first class urban municipality in
    the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 119,675
    people.[3]
    With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the town is now part of the metropolis' built-up area,
    which reaches San Ildefonsoat Bulacan province's northernmost part and continues into Nueva
    Ecija.
    There are three road crossings in the municipality, which are heavily congested during the rush
    hours: Lolomboy, Wakas and Bocaue road crossings. The Bocaue River runs through most of the
    town.
    Among its tourist attractions are a town museum located near the municipality's center and the
    town's river festival celebrated on the first Sunday of every July. The river festival is in
    commemoration of the Holy Cross of Wawa, believed to be miraculous by the town's predominating
    Roman Catholic populace.
    Contents
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    1Etymology
    2History
    3Geography
    o 3.1Barangays
    4Demographics
    5Economy
    6Culture and Arts
    7Religion
    8Sports and Recreation
    9Education
    10Municipal Government
    11Gallery

    12References
    13External links

    Etymology[edit]
    The town's name comes from the old Tagalog word "Bokawe" (Schyzostachyum lima), which refers
    to a type of long bamboo.

    History[edit]
    Bocaue was first established by Franciscan missionaries as a barrio and visita of Meycauayan in
    1582 and as a town in April 11, 1606 under the advocacy of San Martin de Tours. It was the first
    town to be granted independence from the Old Meycauayan, which was then a very large town
    comprising the present Meycauayan, Marilao, Santa Maria, San Jose del Monte, Obando,
    and Valenzuela municipalities.
    After the PhilippineAmerican War, the Philippine Commission was established, part of whose
    functions was the reorganization of Philippine municipalities and provinces. In 1903, Bulacan
    province was reduced from having 26 to 19 towns. The town of Balagtaswas annexed to Bocaue,
    which regained its independence and was reestablished as a town in 1911.
    During the Bocaue River Festival of July 2, 1993, around 500 people rode the "floating pagoda" for
    the Holy Cross of Wawa way beyond the boat's capacity and caused the boat to sink, killing more
    than two hundred people. Despite the lives lost, no one has been made accountable for the tragedy.
    This incident became known as the Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy.
    Then, on the morning of 31 December 2007, ten fireworks stores burned in Barangay Turo, causing
    a series of explosions within the area and injuring 7 persons.

    Geography[edit]
    The municipality of Bocaue would be 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of Manila if reached via
    the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Highway. It is at the mid-south-western portion of Bulacan.
    The town is bounded on the north by the municipality of Balagtas and a portion of the municipality
    of Santa Maria; by the municipalities of Marilao and Obando on the south; a larger portion of Santa
    Maria on the east; a portion of the municipality of Bulakan on the extreme south-western side; and a
    portion of Balagtas on the western side.
    Bocaue is traversed by the Bocaue River, a tributary of the Santa Maria River that is in turn a
    tributary of Angat River. The main source of Angat River and its tributaries is the Sierra
    Madre mountain range. Along these rivers are many man-made fish ponds used for raising and
    farming fish like bangus and tilapia.

    Barangays[edit]
    Bocaue is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.

    Antipona
    Bagumbayan
    Bambang
    Batia
    Biang 1st
    Biang 2nd
    Bolacan

    Bunducan
    Bunlo
    Caingin
    Duhat
    Igulot
    Lolomboy
    Poblacion
    Sulucan
    Taal
    Tambobong
    Turo
    Wakas

    Demographics[edit]
    Population census of Bocaue
    Year

    Pop.

    % p.a.

    1990

    67,243

    1995

    69,718

    +0.68%

    2000

    86,994

    +4.86%

    2007

    105,817

    +2.74%

    2010

    106,407

    +0.20%

    2015

    119,675

    +2.26%

    Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4]

    In the 2015 census, the population of Bocaue, Bulacan, was 119,675 people,[3] with a density of
    3,800 inhabitants per square kilometre or 9,800 inhabitants per square mile.

    Economy[edit]

    The Bocaue Public Market

    Bocaue's town center is about 27 kilometers north of Manila if reached via the North Luzon
    Expressway and the Bocaue Exit (in Barangay Turo). The town is the middle route for this highway
    that provides fast transport to Metro Manila from where it begins at Mabalacat, Pampanga.
    The town's major industry is fireworks-making, which has earned it the tag "Fireworks Capital of the
    Philippines". Among the prominent firecracker stores located in Bocaue is Eat Bulaga Fireworks,
    owned by Rommel Eustaquio, named after the longest-running noontime variety program in the
    country.[5]

    Culture and Arts[edit]


    A small art gallery beside the town poblacion's McDonald's restaurant, called Twenty-Twenty and
    owned by the town's ophthalmologist and her art photographer husband, sells works by a number of
    Bulacan painters. Nationally-known Bocaueos in the arts include choreographer Francisca Reyes
    Aquino, TV actress Jewel Mische, and diskurso.com art magazine editor Jojo Soria de Veyra. Lauro
    Delgado, a former veteran character actor of Premiere Productions from the early 1950s to the late
    1970s, is also a Bocaue native born in Barangay Bunducan.
    Bocaue is also famous for its Bocaue liempo, crispy pata, sinuso (pork breast), chicharon (deep fried
    pork chips), rellenong bangus (stuffed milkfish) and various sorts of rice cakes, as well as
    embroidered barong Tagalog and Filipiniana outfits.
    The Francisca Reyes Aquino Shrine, under the management of the Philippines' National Historical
    Institute, is a shrine erected in honor of Francisca Reyes Aquino. Aquino was a recipient of
    a National Artist Award for her significant contributions to the development of Philippine dance. The
    shrine was erected on the compound of Lolomboy Elementary School in Barangay Lolomboy.

    Religion[edit]

    Saint Martin of Tours Parish Church of Bocaue

    The St. Martin of Tours Church, Bocaue|St. Martin of Tours Church of Bocaue, otherwise known as
    The Diocesan Shrine of Bocaue, is one of the oldest churches in the province of Bulacan. The
    reputed Mahal na Krus ng Wawa (Beloved Holy Cross of Wawa) is kept here.
    The Feast of the Holy Cross of Wawa is a festival held on the first Sunday of July, observed in honor
    of the Holy Cross of Wawa (Mahal na Krus sa Wawa), a relic believed to have saved the life of an
    old woman drowning in the Bocaue River. The main feature of this fiesta is what is called The
    Pagoda, a gaily-decorated structure riding on a huge bangka, which glides along the town river
    carrying people from all walks of life who would enjoy the ride while religious music is played and
    while feasting on sumptuous food.
    Other religious populations in the town include those from the Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah's
    Witness, Methodist, Aglipayan, Adventist, Baptist, and Mormons Christian sects. There are also a
    number of Evangelical, Pentecostal, Members Church of God

    International and Charismatic churches, ministries, fellowships and groups. The practice
    of Islam could also be found in the municipality.

    Sports and Recreation[edit]

    The Philippine Arena

    The Philippine Stadium also known as the New Era University Stadium is a sports stadium located
    inside the Ciudad de Victoria, a 75-hectare tourism enterprise zone located in the towns
    of Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan. With a capacity of up to 25,000, it became the biggest stadium
    in the Philippines so far upon its completion.
    The Philippine Arena, an indoor multi-purpose arena and the centerpiece of Ciudad de Victoria, is
    located just adjacent to the Philippine Stadium. With a seating capacity of 55,000 it became
    the largest indoor arena in the world upon its completion in 2014.

    Education[edit]

    St. Paul University of Quezon City, Bocaue Extension Campus

    Bocaue is also an education center for the Marilao, Sta. Maria, and Balagtas municipalities area.
    Secondary and higher education is accommodated by the following educational institutes:

    Academia de Santa Cruz


    Bulacan Polytechnic College (Bocaue campus)
    Children of Mary School of Bocaue
    Corinthian School
    Dr. Yanga's Colleges, Inc.
    Integrated School of Montessori
    Jesus Is Lord College Foundation (main campus)
    Mother of Divine Assistance College
    New Era University (under construction until 2014)
    St. Paul University Quezon City (Bocaue campus)
    St. Paul College of Bocaue

    Sto. Nio Academy

    Municipal Government[edit]
    Sangguniang Bayan (2016present)
    Mayor: Eleanor J. Villanueva-Tugna (Liberal)[6]
    Vice Mayor: Aldrin B. Sta. Ana (NPC)
    Municipal Councilors:

    Norielito E. German (Liberal)


    Alvin Paul Cotaco (Liberal)
    Donnabel Mendoza-Celestino (NPC)
    Yboyh del Rosario, Sr. (Liberal)
    Agapito Salonga (Liberal)
    Josef Andrew Mendoza (Independent)
    Dennis Carpio (NPC)
    Emmanuel Cruz (NPC)

    Mayors of Bocaue

    Vice Mayors of Bocaue

    Gregorio de la Cruz (1901-1902)


    Vicente L. Enriquez (1902-1904)
    Victor Pascual (1904-1905)
    Lorenzo Galvez (1905-1907)
    Mariano Reyes (1908-1909)
    Dionisio Morales (1910-1912)
    Victor Pascual (1913-1916)
    Honorato Ramirez (1916-1919)
    Emiliano Eusebio (1919-1922)
    Guillermo Mendoza (1922-1928)
    Dominador L. Santos (1928-1933)
    Gregorio de Guzman (1934-1935)
    Emiliano Eusebio (1935-1937)
    Dominador L. Santos (1938-1940)
    Dioscoro M. Juan, Sr. (1940-1941)
    Manolito Vistan (1942-1944)
    Joaquin San Juan (1944)
    Dioscoro M. Juan, Sr. (1945-1948)
    Moises E. Nicolas (1948-1952)
    Evangelino Mendoza (1952-1956)
    Dioscoro M. Juan, Sr. (1956-1960)
    Moises E. Nicolas (1960-1965)
    Simeon Mauricio (1965-1972)
    Matias B. Ramirez (1972-1979)
    Zacarias G. del Rosario (1979-1986)
    Ranulfo David (1986)
    Cesar N. Nicolas (1987-1988)

    Moises E. Nicolas (1956


    Cesar N. Nicolas (1986
    Serafin M. de la Cruz (u
    Mario Mendoza (unknow
    Antonio Mendoza (1995
    Rogelio Ramos (19982
    Peter Christopher Gonza
    Kennedy Valdez (2004
    Jose C. Santiago, Jr. (20
    Dioscoro Juan, Jr. (2013
    Aldrin B. Sta. Ana (201

    Lorenzo P. Gonzales (1988-1992)


    Serafin M. de la Cruz (1992-1999)
    Jose D.G. Santiago, Sr. (1999-2001)
    Eduardo J. Villanueva, Jr. (2001-2004)
    Serafin M. de la Cruz (2004-2007)
    Eduardo J. Villanueva, Jr. (2007-2016)
    Eleanor J. Villanueva-Tugna (2016present)

    Gallery[edit]

    The Bocaue Toll Barrier (NLEX).

    Gen. Douglas MacArthur Highway

    A kayak boat at the Bocaue River

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