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Doña Remedios Trinidad, officially the Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad (Tagalog: Bayan ng Doña Remedios Trinidad), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,656 people. [3]

Doña Remedios Trinidad
Municipality
Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad
Municipal Hall
Seal
Nicknames: 
  • D.R.T.
  • Remedios
  • Bulacan's Last Frontier
Anthem: DRT, Bayan Ko
Map of Bulacan with Doña Remedios Trinidad highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Doña Remedios Trinidad
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°00′N 121°05′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceBulacan
District 3rd district
FoundedSeptember 13, 1977
Named forRemedios Trinidad Romualdez (mother of Imelda Marcos)
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRonaldo T. Flores
 • Vice MayorMarita L. Flores
 • RepresentativeLorna C. Silverio
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,987 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total932.96 km2 (360.22 sq mi)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Highest elevation
666 m (2,185 ft)
Lowest elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total28,656
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
 • Households
7,059
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence11.43% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱286,962,747.28 (2020)
 • Assets₱924,605,804.11 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱180,377,925.50 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱220,844,677.25 (2020)
Utilties
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3009
PSGC
031424000
IDD : area code +63 (0)44
Native languagesTagalog
Southern Alta
Websitedrtbulacan.gov.ph

It is known as "Bulacan's Last Frontier" because of its natural environment and as it is the least travelled town in the province.


Etymology


The municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad was named in honor of Doña Remedios T. Romualdez, mother of then First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who was a Bulakeña from the town of Baliuag.


History


On September 13, 1977, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1196 creating the municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad.[5]

The municipality covers seven barangays, originally part of Angat, Norzagaray, and San Miguel. These are Pulong Sampaloc and Camachile of Angat; Bayabas and Kabayunan of Norzagaray; Talbac, Camachin and Kalawakan of San Miguel.


Geography


Doña Remedios Trinidad is the largest municipality in Bulacan, occupying almost 1/3 of the total land area of the province. It lies on the southern edge of the Sierra Madre mountain range, and partially embraces three major conservation areas: the Angat Watershed Forest Reserve, Biak-na-Bato National Park, and Doña Remedios–General Tinio Watershed Forest Reserve, comprising 327.3 km2 of alienable and disposable public land.


Topography


List of highest peaks in D.R.T by elevation:


Waterfalls


List of waterfalls in Dona Remedios Trinidad:


Rivers



Barangays


Doña Remedios Trinidad is politically subdivided into the following 8 barangays:

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 [3] 2010 [6]
031424001 Bayabas 5.5% 1,575 1,302 ▴ 1.82%
031424002 Kabayunan 6.1% 1,745 1,570 ▴ 1.01%
031424003 Camachin 3.6% 1,043 1,170 ▾ −1.09%
031424004 Camachile 14.5% 4,166 3,433 ▴ 1.85%
031424005 Kalawakan 24.1% 6,909 5,632 ▴ 1.96%
031424006 Pulong Sampalok (Poblacion) 10.0% 2,859 2,666 ▴ 0.67%
031424007 Talbak 6.1% 1,746 1,528 ▴ 1.27%
031424008 Sapang Bulak 9.1% 2,620 2,577 ▴ 0.16%
Total 28,656 19,878 ▴ 3.53%

Climate


Climate data for Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 30
(86)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 27
(81)		 29
(84)
Average low °C (°F) 17
(63)		 18
(64)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6
(0.2)		 4
(0.2)		 6
(0.2)		 17
(0.7)		 82
(3.2)		 122
(4.8)		 151
(5.9)		 123
(4.8)		 124
(4.9)		 99
(3.9)		 37
(1.5)		 21
(0.8)		 792
(31.1)
Average rainy days 3.3 2.5 11.7 6.6 17.7 22.2 25.2 23.7 23.2 17.9 9.2 5.2 168.4
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics


Population census of Doña Remedios Trinidad
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 4,759—    
1990 8,614+6.11%
1995 11,194+5.03%
2000 13,636+4.32%
2007 19,086+4.75%
2010 19,878+1.49%
2015 22,663+2.53%
2020 28,656+4.72%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [6] [9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Doña Remedios Trinidad was 28,656 people, [3] with a density of 31 inhabitants per square kilometre or 80 inhabitants per square mile.

Doña Remedios Trinidad is the least populated of all the municipalities and cities of Bulacan, with less than one percent of the province's population.


Economy


Poverty Incidence of Doña Remedios Trinidad
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12]
[13][14][15][16][17]

Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad is a mainly agricultural town. Agricultural products, such as pineapples, are the main source of income of the town and its residents.

Pineapple plantation in Barangay Talbak
Pineapple plantation in Barangay Talbak

On December 12, 2007, the Province of Bulacan and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) signed an agreement for the development of an P11-billion bulk water supply project. Ayala-owned Manila Water Co. Inc. will implement the project. MWSS and Manila Water will provide a financial package of an infrastructure grant, a P10-million development assistance and a P10-million royalty fee to the towns of Norzagaray and Doña Remedios Trinidad, which will host the water supply project.[18]


Education


One of the main secondary schools in DRT is the Laura De Leon Halili High School, located in Barangay Pulong Sampaloc. Most of the students in this school come from three barangays of DRT (Pulong Sampaloc, Camachile, and Bayabas) and some from the adjacent barangay of Banaban in Angat. The San Ildefonso-based Bulacan Agricultural State College opened a branch campus as Bulacan Agricultural State College-DRT located in Barangay Sapang Bulak.




References


  1.  Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. Presidential Decree No. 1196 (13 September 1977), Creating the Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad in the Province of Bulacan, retrieved 5 August 2019
  6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. "Doña Remedios Trinidad: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. "Province of Bulacan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  13. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  16. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  18. ABS-CBN, Bulacan govt, MWSS ink deal on bulk water supply project[permanent dead link]


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Doña Remedios Trinidad ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Bulacan. Im Jahre 2015 zählte sie 22.663 Einwohner. Die Gemeinde wurde durch einen Erlass von Ferdinand Marcos gegründet. Benannt wurde sie nach seiner Schwiegermutter Doña Remedios Trinidad Romualdez. Die Topographie der Gemeinde wird größtenteils von dem Mittelgebirge der Sierra Madre bestimmt. Das Gebirge ist bewaldet und steht großräumig unter Naturschutz, wie im Angat Watershed Forest Reserve. Teile des Biak-na-Bato-Nationalparks liegen auf dem Gemeindegebiet.
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