Calumpit
Calumpit | |
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| Municipality of Calumpit | |
Municipal Hall Saint John the Baptist Parish Church El Mercado de Calumpit | |
| Etymology: Kalumpít | |
| Motto: God bless Calumpit | |
Map of Bulacan with Calumpit highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°55′N 120°46′E / 14.92°N 120.77°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 14 November 1571 |
| Chartered | 28 December 1575 |
| Founded by |
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| Barangays | 29 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Glorime M. Faustino |
| • Vice Mayor | Zacarias C. Candelaria |
| • Representative | Danilo A. Domingo |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 72,324 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.25 km2 (21.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 118,471 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 29,688 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.69 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 480 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 995.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 388.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 339.3 million (2022) |
| Utilities | |
| • Electricity | Meralco |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3003 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog Kapampangan |
| Website | www |
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Calumpit [kɐlʊmˈpit], officially the Municipality of Calumpit (Tagalog: Bayan ng Calumpit, Kapampangan: Balen ning Calumpit), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,471 people.
The name "Calumpit" comes from the tree "Kalumpít", a hardwood species similar to apalit and narra, which grows abundantly in front of the St. John the Baptist Parish Church in the Población-Sucol area.