Doña Remedios Trinidad

Coordinates: 15°00′N 121°05′E / 15°N 121.08°E / 15; 121.08
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Doña Remedios Trinidad
Municipality
Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Flag of Doña Remedios Trinidad
Flag
Official seal of Doña Remedios Trinidad
Seal
Nicknames: 
  • D.R.T.
  • Remedios
  • Bulacan's Last Frontier
Anthem: DRT Hymn
Map of Bulacan with Doña Remedios Trinidad highlighted
Map of Bulacan with Doña Remedios Trinidad highlighted
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Doña Remedios Trinidad is located in Philippines
Doña Remedios Trinidad
Doña Remedios Trinidad
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°00′N 121°05′E / 15°N 121.08°E / 15; 121.08
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceBulacan
District 3rd district
Founded
September 13, 1977
Named forRemedios Trinidad Romualdez (mother of Imelda Marcos)
Barangays8 (see
Vice Mayor
Marita L. Flores
 • RepresentativeLorna C. Silverio
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • 
ZIP code
3009
PSGC
031424000
IDD : area code +63 (0)44
Native languagesTagalog
Southern Alta
Websitedrtbulacan.gov.ph

Doña Remedios Trinidad, officially the Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad (

province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,656 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]

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 town was named by Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos after Remedios T. Romualdez, mother of his wife

Baliuag
(now a city since 2022).

Marcos, having absolute authority using dictatorial powers, grabbed larges swaths of lands from nearby town to create the present borders of Doña Remedios, despite opposition. Historians have noted that Marcos named the towns to honor a person without much significant historical value, with only family ties as actual reason.[5] Some locals have called for the changing of the town's name in honor of actual heroes from Bulacan.

History

On September 13, 1977, under martial rule, president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1196 creating the municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad as a personal namesake gift to his wife's family.[6]

The municipality covers seven barangays, originally part of

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:

  • Mount Sumag - 3,173 ft (967 m)
  • Mount Tanawan - 2,949 ft (899 m)
  • Mount Silad - 2,871 ft (875 m)
  • Mount Sumacbao - 2,733 ft (833 m)
  • Mount Palanas - 1,923 ft (586 m)
  • Mount Lumot - 1,785 ft (544 m)
  • Mount Mabio - 1,453 ft (443 m)
  • Mt. Susungdalaga - 1,332 ft (406 m)
  • Mount Silid - 1,322 ft (403 m)
  • Balistada Hill - 978 ft (298 m)
  • Digos hill - 665 ft (203 m)
  • Mount Gola - 656 ft (200 m)
  • Tila Pilon Hills - 590 ft (180 m)
  • Mount Manalmon - 584 ft (178 m)

Waterfalls

List of waterfalls in Dona Remedios Trinidad:

  • Verdivia Falls
  • Secret Falls
  • Talon ni Eva Falls
  • Talon Lucab Falls
  • Talon Pedro falls
  • Talon Pari Falls
  • 13th Falls
  • Zamora Falls

Rivers

Barangays

Doña Remedios Trinidad is politically subdivided into 8

sitios
.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[7]
031424001 Bayabas 5.5% 1,575 1,302 ▴ 1.92%
031424002 Kabayunan 6.1% 1,745 1,570 ▴ 1.06%
031424003 Camachin 3.6% 1,043 1,170 ▾ −1.14%
031424004 Camachile 14.5% 4,166 3,433 ▴ 1.95%
031424005 Kalawakan 24.1% 6,909 5,632 ▴ 2.06%
031424006 Pulong Sampalok (Poblacion) 10.0% 2,859 2,666 ▴ 0.70%
031424007 Talbak 6.1% 1,746 1,528 ▴ 1.34%
031424008 Sapang Bulak 9.1% 2,620 2,577 ▴ 0.17%
Total 28,656 19,878 ▴ 3.72%

Climate

Climate data for Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 [8]

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[9][7][10][11]

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[12][13]
[14][15][16][17][18][19]


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

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.[20]

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.

Gallery

  • D.R.T. Welcome Arch
    D.R.T. Welcome Arch
  • D.R.T. Police Station and Office of the Sangguniang Bayan
    D.R.T. Police Station and Office of the Sangguniang Bayan
  • D.R.T.'s 33rd year founding anniversary marker
    D.R.T.'s 33rd year founding anniversary marker
  • Rural Bank of D.R.T., Inc.
    Rural Bank of D.R.T., Inc.
  • Pulong Sampaloc Barangay Hall
    Pulong Sampaloc Barangay Hall
  • Puning Cave
    Puning Cave

References

  1. (DILG)
  2. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. 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. ^ https://www.bulakenyo.ph/the-story-behind-dona-remedios-trinidad-drt/
  6. ^ Presidential Decree No. 1196 (13 September 1977), Creating the Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad in the Province of Bulacan, retrieved 5 August 2019
  7. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Doña Remedios Trinidad: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Province of Bulacan". Municipality Population Data.
    Local Water Utilities Administration
    Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  14. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  20. ^ ABS-CBN, Bulacan govt, MWSS ink deal on bulk water supply project[permanent dead link]

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