Plaridel, Bulacan
Plaridel
Quingua | |
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| Municipality of Plaridel | |
Municipal Hall | |
| Motto(s): Plaridel, dire-diretso sa Progreso (English: Plaridel, Straight to Progress) | |
Map of Bulacan with Plaridel highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°53′13″N 120°51′25″E / 14.8869°N 120.8569°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | September 27, 1602 |
| Named after | Pen name of Marcelo H. del Pilar |
| Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jocell Aimee R. Vistan |
| • Vice Mayor | Lorie V. Surio |
| • Representative | Augustina Dominique C. Pancho |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 70,843 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.44 km2 (12.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 114,432 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 29,013 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.90 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 626.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 369.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 428.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 310.7 million (2022) |
| Utilities | |
| • Electricity | Meralco |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3004 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog Kapampangan |
| Website | www |
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Plaridel, officially the Municipality of Plaridel (Tagalog: Bayan ng Plaridel, Kapampangan: Balen ning Plaridel), formerly known as Quingua, is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 114,432 people.
The name of the municipality during the Spanish and American colonial periods was Quingua. On December 29, 1936, a bill was passed and approved changing the town's name to Plaridel, in honor of the great hero of Bulacan, Marcelo H. del Pilar.