Bocaue
Bocaue
Bokawe | |
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| Municipality of Bocaue | |
From the top, left to right: Shrine of Saint Andrew Kim, Bocaue Municipal Hall, Saint Martin of Tours Parish Church, Philippine Arena | |
| Nickname: Fireworks Capital of the Philippines | |
Map of Bulacan with Bocaue highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°48′N 120°56′E / 14.8°N 120.93°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | 1582 (as a barrio of Meycauayan) |
| Chartered | April 11, 1606 (as an independent town) |
| Annexation to Bigaa | October 8, 1903 |
| Restored | November 20, 1903 |
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| Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eduardo J. Villanueva Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Sherwin N. Tugna |
| • Representative | Ambrosio C. Cruz Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 80,501 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −4 m (−13 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 141,412 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 34,682 |
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| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.13 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 596.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 697.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 475.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 256.7 million (2022) |
| Utilities | |
| • Electricity | Meralco |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3018 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Bocaue [bɔˈkawɛ], officially the Municipality of Bocaue (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bocaue), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 141,412 people.
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 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).