Bulacan

Bulacan is a province in the Philippines, located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, 11km north of Manila, and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578.It has 569 barangays from 21 municipalities and three component cities . Bulacan is located immediately north of Metro Manila. Bordering Bulacan are the provinces of Pampanga to the west, Nueva Ecija to the north, Aurora and Quezon to the east, and Metro Manila and Rizal to the south. Bulacan also lies on the north-eastern shore of Manila Bay.In the, Bulacan had a population of people, the highest in Region III and the 2nd most populous in the Philippines. Bulacan's most populated city is San Jose del Monte, the most populated municipality is Santa Maria while the least populated is Doña Remedios Trinidad.