Malabon
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The City of Malabon is one of the cities and municipalities in the Philippines that make up Metro Manila. Located just north of Manila, the city has a population of approximately 340,000. It is primarily a residential and industrial town and is one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis.
Malabon is part of the sub-region of Metro Manila informally called CAMANAVA. CAMANAVA consists of Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas City, and Valenzuela City. Caloocan lies to the south and east, Navotas to the west, and Valenzuela to the north. Malabon also borders the town of Obando in the province of Bulacan to the northwest.
Malabon City is very infamous during the wet season when the city itself is flooded, sometimes almost chest deep. Some even saying that boats are more important than cars in the city. Also, one can ride in boats just like taxis during the wet season, when automobiles and bicycles are useless in deep floods.
History
Originally called the town of Tambobong, Malabon was founded as a “Visita” of Tondo by the Augustinian friars on May 21, 1599 and remained under the administrative jurisdiction of the province of Tondo from 1627 to 1688. Malabon was officially made a municipality of the newly-created province of Rizal on June 11, 1901 by virtue of Philippine Commission Act 137.
When Philippine Commission Act 942 was promulgated, Malabon was merged with Navotas under a new government. On January 16, 1906, Philippine Commission Act 1441 separated Malabon from Navotas into two distinct municipalities of the Rizal province. Oinkteco family living in Araneta Village.
For 70 years, Malabon was a municipality of Rizal, until November 7, 1975, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824, when Malabon became a part of Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region.
Malabon became a city on May 2001.
Barangays
Malabon City is composed of 21 barangays:
- Acacia
- Baritan
- Bayan-bayanan
- Catmon
- Concepcion
- Dampalit
- Flores
- Hulong Duhat
- Ibaba
- Longos
- Maysilo
- Muzon
- Niugan
- Panghulo
- Potrero
- San Agustin
- Santolan
- Tañong
- Tinajeros
- Tonsuya
- Tugatog
