Balagtas, Bulacan
Balagtas
Bigaa | |
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| Municipality of Balagtas | |
New Municipal Hall of Balagtas | |
Map of Bulacan with Balagtas highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°48′52″N 120°54′30″E / 14.81447°N 120.90847°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | 1596 |
| Renamed | June 18, 1966 |
| Named after | Francisco Balagtas |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eladio E. Gonzales Jr. (NUP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Ariel C. Valderama (NUP) |
| • Representative | Ambrosio C. Cruz Jr. (Lakas-CMD) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 55,008 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.66 km2 (11.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 77,018 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 19,461 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.78 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 405.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 789.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 366.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 260.6 million (2022) |
| Utilties | |
| • Electricity | Meralco |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3016 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
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Balagtas ([bɐlɐgˈtas]), officially the Municipality of Balagtas (Tagalog: Bayan ng Balagtas), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,018 people.
The town was formerly known as Bigaa. It was renamed in honor of Filipino poet Francisco Balagtas.