Bustos, Bulacan
Bustos | |
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| Municipality of Bustos | |
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(From top, left to right): Bustos Municipal Hall • Bulacan Military Area Park • Santo Niño de
Bustos Parish Church • Bustos Dam panoramic view | |
| Motto: Minasa ng kaunlaran! | |
| Anthem: Bayang Dakila (Himno ng Bustos) | |
Map of Bulacan with Bustos highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°57′N 120°55′E / 14.95°N 120.92°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | January 1, 1917 |
| Named after | Jose Pedro Pérez de Busto[s] |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Francis Albert G. Juan |
| • Vice Mayor | Martin S. Angeles |
| • Representative | Augustina Dominique C. Pancho |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 50,590 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.99 km2 (27.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 77,199 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Households | 19,596 |
| Demonym(s) | Bustosenyo (male) Bustosenya (female) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.50 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 323.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 267.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 275.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 66.82 million (2022) |
| Utilities | |
| • Electricity | Meralco |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3007 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
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Bustos, officially the Municipality of Bustos (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bustos), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,199 people.
The town got its name from Jose Pedro Perez de Bustos, a mining engineer from Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain who served as the right-hand of Simón de Anda y Salazar and was appointed teniente general alcalde (Provincial Governor) of Bulacan.