Bocaue Bulacan Philippines

Brief History of Bocaue

The town of Bocaue was once a part of Meycauayan, Bulacan. It lies west of Sta. Maria, north of Marilao, east of Bulacan and south of Balagtas. The name of Bocaue has its origin from the word of Bocaue, a tree belonging to the species of Bamboo. It said that the bamboo was used as a weapon (sibat) by the early inhabitants katipuneros against the Spanish conquistadores In 1906, Bocaue was separated from Meycauayan by virtue of a petition signed by a group of inhabitants in a small barrio chapel of Malhacan Meycauayan installing its first official under the leadership of Fr. Pedro Delos Santos. The town of Bocaue is composed of 19 barangays which are mostly derived their names of the trees and other agricultural land., Antipona, Bagumbayan, Bambang, Batia, Binang 1st, Binang 2nd, Bunducan, Bunlo, Bolacan, Duhat, Igulot, Caingin, Lolomboy, Poblacion, Sulucan, Taal, Tambubong, Turo, and Wakas.

Bocaue is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 86,994 people in 18,237 households. The town is 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.

Bocaue is about 30 kilometres north of Manila and has its own exit on the North Luzon Expressway.