Bulacan

Bulacan
Bulacan
Province
	From the top, left to right: Bulacan Provincial Capitol, Malolos Cathedral, Bulakan Church, Philippine Arena, Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Shrine, Barasoain Church
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: We, the South of Central Luzon; Metro Manila Greater Area; Cradle of the Nation's Noble Heroes
	Motto(s): Dakilang Bulacan; (English: "Great Bulacan")
	Anthem: Himno ng Bulacan; (English: "Hymn of Bulacan")
	Location in the Philippines
	Interactive map of Bulacan
	Coordinates: 15°00′N 121°05′E / 15°N 121.08°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Founded	August 15, 1578
Capital	Malolos
Largest city	San Jose del Monte
Government
• Governor	Daniel R. Fernando (NUP)
• Vice Governor	Alexis C. Castro (NUP)
• Legislature	Bulacan Provincial Board
Area
• Total	2,796.10 km2 (1,079.58 sq mi)
• Rank	46th out of 82
Highest elevation (Mount Oriod)	1,188 m (3,898 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	3,876,806
• Rank	2nd out of 82
• Density	1,386.50/km2 (3,591.03/sq mi)
• Rank	4th out of 82
Demonyms	Bulakenyo (m/n); Bulakenya (f); Bulacanense;
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	4 Baliwag ; Malolos ; Meycauayan ; San Jose del Monte ;
• Municipalities	20 Angat ; Balagtas ; Bocaue ; Bulakan ; Bustos ; Calumpit ; Doña Remedios Trinidad ; Guiguinto ; Hagonoy ; Marilao ; Norzagaray ; Obando ; Pandi ; Paombong ; Plaridel ; Pulilan ; San Ildefonso ; San Miguel ; San Rafael ; Santa Maria ;
• Barangays	569
• Districts	Legislative districts of Bulacan; Legislative district of San Jose del Monte;
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (90%); Kapampangan (8%); Pangasinan (1%); Others (0.9%);
• Languages	Tagalog; Kapampangan; Filipino; English;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
IDD : area code	+63 (0)44
ISO 3166 code	PH-BUL
Income class	First Class
• Assets (2018)	₱11.166 billion
• Liabilities (2018)	₱2.623 billion
• Equity (2018)	₱8.543 billion
• Revenue (2018)	₱4.971 billion
• Expenses (2018)	₱3.819 billion
Website	www.bulacan.gov.ph

Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Bulacan; Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Bulacan; Southern Alta: Lalawigan na Bulacan; Spanish: Provincia de Bulacán), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region. This province is a part of the Greater Manila Area.

It has 572 barangays in 20 municipalities and four component cities (Baliwag, Malolos the provincial capital, Meycauayan, and San Jose del Monte the largest city). 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 2020 census, Bulacan had a population of 3,708,890 people, the most populous in Central Luzon and the third most populous in the Philippines, after Cebu and Cavite. 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 yet the largest municipality in terms of area.

In 1899, the historic Barasoain Church in Malolos was the birthplace of the First Philippine Republic, sometimes described as the first constitutional democracy in Asia.

On November 7, 2018, the Provincial Government of Bulacan bagged its fourth Seal of Good Local Governance award. The SGLG award is a progressive assessment system that gives distinction to remarkable governance performance.