Lalakhan

Lalakhan is one of the twenty-four barangays comprising the municipality of Santa Maria, Bulacan, in the Philippines. It is bordered by Barangay Bagbaguin on the south, Poblacion on the east, Sta. Clara on the north and Barangay Tambubong in Bocaue on the west.GeographyArea and LocationLalakhan is the smallest barangay in Santa Maria with a land area of 33.54 hectares or 0.3354 km2.Lalakhan is located on the south-west portion of Sta. Maria and thirty-three kilometers north from Manila.ClimateThe prevailing climatic conditions in the barangay are categorized into two types: dry and wet season.The annual mean temperature in the area is 27℃. The warmest month is May with a mean temperature of 29.9℃ while the coldest is January at 25.2℃.The mean annual relative humidity in the Barangay is 77% which is not high. The mean monthly relative humidity is lowest in March at 64% and highest in September at 84%DemographicsAs of 2007 census, Lalakhan has a population of 2,116 people with a density of 6,308.88 person per km2. The projected population of the barangay by 2010 is 2,225 with a growth rate of 1.7%.Population ProjectionThis is the projected population of the barangay by the next few years: 2008 - 2,151 2009 - 2,188 2010 - 2,225 2011 - 2,263 2012 - 2,302 2013 - 2,341 2014 - 2,381 2015 - 2,421 2020 - 2,634 2030 - 3,118Note: This is only a prediction.