Angat , officially the Municipality of Angat ( Tagalog : Bayan ng Angat ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,617 people.
31-494: Angat may refer to: Angat, Bulacan , a first class partially urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines Angat River , a river in the province of Bulacan, Philippines, flowing from the Sierra Madre mountain range to Manila Bay [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
62-615: A small visita (chapel) under the Parochial ministry of Paroquia de Santiago Matamoro de Quingua. In 1683, the visita of Angat made a Town Church and the whole Angat where established as a new Pueblo. Today, still stands and legible, is the inscription at the façade of her church with a Roman Numeral "MDCCXII" translated to "1727" a year indicating the date of the erection the Angat Church's present building. On September 13, 1977, Barangays Camachile and Pulong Sampaloc were ceded to
93-741: Is 27 kilometers north of Manila if reached via the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Bocaue Exit (in Barangay Turo). NLEX provides fast transport to Metro Manila from where it begins at Mabalacat , Pampanga , and Bocaue is the expressway's middle route. The town's major industry is fireworks-making, which has earned it the tag "Fireworks Capital of the Philippines". Among the prominent firecracker stores in Bocaue
124-573: Is Eat Bulaga Fireworks, owned by fireworks maker Rommel Eustaquio and named after Eat Bulaga! , the longest-running noontime variety program in the Philippines. In November 2024, Senator Joel Villanueva , Vice Mayor Sherwin Tugna and National Commission for Culture and the Arts Executive Director Eric Zerrudo led the groundbreaking and time capsule laying for a P45- million Bocaue Museum and Cultural Hub at
155-516: 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 . Bocaue, along with Balagtas, Guiguinto , and Pandi , was once known as comprising the 2nd district of Bulacan. The grouping would later be known as the 5th district of Bulacan. Bocaue is politically subdivided into 19 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In
186-944: The Central Luzon Region. Angat River's main basin of water resource is from Sierra Madre Mountain Range , the longest mountain range in the Philippines in Luzon . During increment climate condition like continuous rainy days for days the water inundates to different river tributaries in its adjoining municipalities, as well as provinces through different rivers. To the southeast are 2 rivers: Santa Maria River of Santa Maria, Bulacan . Bunsuran River of Pandi, Bulacan . Balagtas River of Balagtas, Bulacan , and Bocaue River of Bocaue, Bulacan . Angat's mountainous and hilly area has abundance of trees that are source of timber and wood materials, and unfortunately become an area of illegal logging . The mountainous areas, and lands close to
217-542: The Holy Cross of Wawa, believed to be miraculous by the town's predominantly Roman Catholic population. The town's name comes from the Old Tagalog word " Bukawe ", which refers to a type of long bamboo ( Schyzostachyum lima ). Bocaue was first established by Franciscan missionaries as a barrio and visita of Meycauayan in 1582 and as a town on April 11, 1606, under the advocacy of San Martin de Tours . It
248-478: The MacArthur Highway and is 18 kilometers (11 mi) from Malolos City . It is at the mid-southwestern portion of Bulacan. Its land area is 3,187 hectares or 31.87 km (12.31 sq mi). 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
279-555: The Members Church of God International popularly known as Ang Dating Daan , Iglesia ni Cristo , and Jehovah's Witness , Methodists , Aglipayans , Adventists , Baptists , Mormons . There also some Evangelical , Pentecostal , Charismatic churches, ministries, fellowships and religious groups. Islam ( Muslims ) could also be found. Poverty incidence of Angat Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The Angateños consider education as very important. It
310-553: 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 upon its completion. The Philippine Arena , an indoor multi-purpose arena and the centerpiece of Ciudad de Victoria , is located just adjacent to
341-699: The Philippine Stadium . With a seating capacity of 55,000 it became the largest indoor arena in the world upon its completion in 2014. Bocaue is also an education center for the Meycauayan, Marilao, Santa Maria, and Balagtas municipalities area. The state-owned Bulacan Polytechnic College has a campus in Bocaue. Private colleges and universities include the Dr. Yanga's Colleges and Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation Inc. New Era University and St. Paul University Quezon City also established branch campuses in
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#1732773142004372-1142: The Sistine Chapel , recently remodeled but preserving its old architecture. In 1983, the Parish of the town celebrated its Tricentennial Foundation. Today, Angat is divided into three parishes and one quasi-parish under the Vicariate of Baliuag, Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos: the Saint Paul the Apostle Parish in Barangay Niugan, the Santa Rita de Cascia Parish in Barangay Binagbag, Santa Monica de Angat Parish in Poblacion, and Immaculate Conception Quasi-Parish in Barangay Marungko. Other religious groups include
403-541: The Tagalog word Angat (A-ngat), meaning elevated or a high piece of land . Angat was originally a part of the old pueblo de Quingua (now the municipality of Plaridel ). This fact was due most probably to the situation of the Rio de Quingua ( Angat River ), which directly connects the town of Quingua, a community then located in the center of vast lands, covering plains and mountains alike. Augustinian missionaries built
434-536: The 18th century Casa de Municipal de Bocaue which will feature a performance arts center and history hub. Nationally known Bocaueños in the arts include choreographer Francisca Reyes Aquino , TV actress Jewel Mische , and contemporary painter Noli Principe Manalang . Lauro Delgado , a former veteran character actor of Premiere Productions from the early 1950s to the late 1970s, was born in Barangay Bunducan. The Philippine Stadium , also known as
465-413: The 2020 census, the population of Bocaue, Bulacan, was 141,412 people, with a density of 4,400 inhabitants per square kilometer or 11,000 inhabitants per square mile. The 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
496-609: 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 the Pagoda, a gaily decorated structure riding on a huge bangka , which glides along the town river carrying people from all walks of life. Other religious denominations in
527-641: The Ministry of Social Services and Development and the Parents' Committee, the Day Care Center became Santa Monica Catholic Learning Center. In 1985, the school was renamed Santa Monica Catholic School and given the permit to open and conduct Grade VI. The first batch of Grade VI graduates received their diplomas in March 1986. On March 27, 1987, the high school department was formally opened. A year later,
558-592: 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 . On the morning of December 31, 2007, ten fireworks stores burned in Barangay Turo, causing a series of explosions within the area and injuring 7 people. Bocaue is 27 kilometers (17 mi) north-east of Manila if reached via
589-407: The continuous expansion of Metro Manila , Bocaue is part of Manila's built-up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its northernmost part. The Bocaue River runs through most of the municipality. 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
620-554: The east; a portion of the municipality of Bulakan on the extreme southwestern side; and a portion of Balagtas on the western side. Bocaue is traversed by the Bocaue River, a continuation of the confluence of Santa Maria River and San Jose River and a few other minor rivers and creeks, all of which are distributaries of the Angat drainage basin . The main source of Angat River and the Angat drainage basin, as well as their distributaries,
651-491: The municipality is categorized into two (2) types: Wet season (Rainy Season or Monsoon Season) and Dry Season (Summer Season). In the 2020 census, the population of Angat, Bulacan, was 65,617 people, with a density of 890 inhabitants per square kilometer or 2,300 inhabitants per square mile. The people of Angat are mostly devout Roman Catholics. Their patron saint is Saint Monica . The Santa Monica de Angat Church displays baroque architecture, with its interior replicating
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#1732773142004682-696: The newly established municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad , by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1196. The towns of San Rafael, Bulacan and Bustos, Bulacan bound the town of Angat on the north, on the east by the vast Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges , and to its south by the towns of Norzagaray, Bulacan and Santa Maria, Bulacan . Angat is 44 kilometers (27 mi) from Malolos , 51 kilometers (32 mi) from Manila , and 21 kilometers (13 mi) from San Jose del Monte . The municipality of Angat has hilly and mountainous landscape that nestles Angat River (Bulacan River), which snakes around eleven provinces in
713-488: The number of towns from 26 to 19. The town of Balagtas merged with Bocaue, with the former serving as the seat of government from October 8 to November 20 before it was transferred to the latter. Bocaue later 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
744-508: The river shore, some of which are privately owned is rich in mineral deposit of silica . The vast area around Angat River is very high source of rocks and pebbles used for construction and garden landscaping. Most areas have a very relaxing atmosphere of greenery seen in mountain heights and river shore lines where some fresh water fishes also multiplies. Angat is subdivided into 16 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . The prevailing climatic conditions in
775-477: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angat&oldid=611867061 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Angat, Bulacan The town got its name after
806-494: The school's name was changed to Colegio de Santa Monica de Angat to reflect the town's Hispanic heritage. In the same year, the St. Joseph Building was inaugurated. The first batch graduated in March 1990. Today, the school's population and physical structure continues to grow. As a predominantly Roman Catholic Christian community, every barangay has their own unique way of celebrating fiestas in honor of their respective patron saint. In
837-551: The town include Iglesia ni Cristo , Jehovah's Witness , Methodist , Aglipayan , Adventist , Baptist , and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . There are also a number of Evangelical , Pentecostal , Members Church of God International and Charismatic churches, ministries, fellowships, and groups in the municipality. Muslims are also found in the municipality. Poverty incidence of Bocaue Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Bocaue's town center
868-421: The town proper where the old beautiful church of Angat is located, the locals celebrate their fiesta every 4 May in honor of its patron St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine. Angat is celebrating GulayAngat Festival ( Gunita ng Lahi at Yamanag Angat; lit., "Angat Heritage and Treasure Festival") which features the means of livelihood of the town's people. It is celebrated every 3rd week of the month of October. It
899-471: Was accompanied by the establishment of the town of Angat. There were lot of activities happened in the festival such as: Bocaue, Bulacan Bocaue [bɔˈkawɛ] , 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. With
930-417: Was the dream of many that there would be a Catholic school in Angat. This dream was realized in 1983 through the initiative and leadership of the founding members of the first Board of Trustees of Santa Monica Catholic School, Inc.: Bishop Cirilio R. Almario, Jr., Rev. Fr. Macario R. Manahan, Councilor Manuel C. De Guzman, Mrs. Angelita A. Cruz, Mr. Francisco C. Robles. Through a memorandum of agreement between
961-588: Was the first town to be granted independence from the old Meycauayan that was then a very large town comprising the present territories of Meycauayan City, Marilao , Santa Maria , San Jose del Monte City , Obando , and Valenzuela City . After the Philippine–American War , the Philippine Commission was established, part of whose functions was the reorganization of Philippine municipalities and provinces. In 1903, Bulacan province reduced