Marilao
Marilao, officially the Municipality of Marilao, is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.
Etymology
Marilao is derived from the Tagalog word "marilaw", which translates to yellowish, with its root word "rilaw" is linked to "dilaw," the Tagalog term for yellow. This is in reference to a yellow plant that grew abundantly in the area.History
Long before the establishment as an independent town, Marilao traces its origin to a barrio of its neighboring town Meycauayan. Franciscan missionaries from Meycauayan built a visita dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel therein.Marilao, just like Pangil, a town in Laguna, Philippines, was under the stewardship of the Franciscan order.
On April 21, 1796, the Barrio of Marilao was established as a pueblo as approved by the Alcalde Mayor of Bulacan and the Franciscan friars of Meycauayan, with the approval of Archbishop of Manila, the visita of San Miguel Arcangel became a town church where Padre Vicente de Talavera served as its parish priest. Between 1901 and 1903, it was consolidated with Meycauayan. In 1913, Marilao completely became an independent town.
Geography
Marilao is from Manila and from the provincial capital Malolos City.With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, Marilao is part of Manila's built-up area which reaches San Ildefonso on its northernmost part.
Climate
Barangays
Marilao is politically subdivided into 16 barangays - as shown in the matrix below - all classified as urban. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.Most populous
Barangay Loma de Gato is now holds the most populous village both in the province of Bulacan and in Central Luzon region upon the division of barangay Muzon in the neighboring city of San Jose del Monte after the successful plebiscite approving the proposal in March 2023.Pollution and flooding
In 2007, Marilao, along with neighboring Meycauayan, share a slot in the list of the world's 30 most polluted places in the developing world drawn up by a private New York-based institute. In its report, “The World’s Worst Polluted Places” for 2007, the Blacksmith Institute said: “Industrial waste is haphazardly dumped into the Meycauayan, Marilao and Obando River system, a source of drinking and agricultural water supplies for the 250,000 people living in and around” the Meycauayan-Marilao area.Marilao is also notorious for frequent flooding during the monsoon season. A section of MacArthur Highway near SM City Marilao is in particular, prone to floods.
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Marilao, Bulacan, was 254,453 people, with a density of.Economy
Government
Elected officials
List of local chief executives
Education
The Marilao Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.Primary and elementary schools
- Abangan Norte Elementary School
- Abangan Sur Elementary School
- Angelicum Academy of Heritage Marilao
- Angelican School of Marilao
- Barcelona Academy
- Casa de Soleil Child Development Center
- Discovery Child Dev't. of Montessori
- Divine Word School
- Dolores Academy
- Early Wisdom School
- Escuela de Santo Padre Pio
- Escuela Familia de Montessori
- Estrella Homes Learning School
- FSS Patulo Elementary School
- Good Shepherd Montessori School
- Heartbeat of Christ Mission Academy of Heritage
- Heritage Bible Baptist Christian Academy
- Heritage Homes Integrated School
- Holy Child Academy
- Holy Lamb Academy
- Ibayo Elementary School
- Jocelyn V. Cacas Montessori School
- Joyful Touch School
- KAV Academy
- Lambakin Elementary School
- Lambakin Elementary School - Annex
- Lias Elementary School
- Little Einstein Discovery School
- Loma de Gato Elementary School
- Lord's Vine Academy
- Maria Katrina School
- Marilao Central Integrated School
- Mary Mount Academy
- Marygold School
- Mother Eufemia Montessori School
- Mother of Divine Mercy School
- Mother Teresa Academy
- Mother Teresa Preparatory: An English School
- Northville IV Elementary School
- Northville IV-B Elementary School
- Patubig Elementary School
- Prenza Elementary School
- Power Kids Academy
- Power Kids Academy
- Roseland Learning Center
- Sacred Word of the Lord Christian Academy
- Saog Elementary School
- Seed Academy Foundation
- St. Amatiel Technoligical Institute
- St. Anne Power Academy
- St. Joseph Learning Center
- St. Joseph the Worker Community School
- St. Michael School
- St. Philomena School: Kids Comfort Zone
- St. Therese School
- Sta. Rosa I Elementary School
- Sta. Rosa II Elementary School
- Tabing Ilog Elementary School
- Team Mission Christian School
- The Holy Lady Academy
- Thomas Aquinas Learning Center
Secondary schools
- Assemblywoman Felicita G. Bernardo Memorial Trade School
- Marilao Central Integrated School
- Prenza National High School
- South East-Asia Institute of Trade & Technology
Higher educational institutions
- Pambayang Dalubhasaan ng Marilao
Religion
Roman Catholicism
[National Shrine of [The Divine Mercy (Philippines)|National Shrine of the Divine Mercy]]
It was elevated to the status of National Shrine by Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. The first mass was held at the site on February 2, 1992, the Feast of the Presentation. Located in Barangay Santa Rosa I.On the occasion of the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy in 2017, a 38-meter Statue of Merciful Jesus was built here.