Malabon

Malabon
From top, left to right: San Bartolome Church, Malabon City Hall, Hulong Duhat Market, Malabon People's Park, Malabon Zoo, Oreta Sports Center
Official seal of Malabon
Motto: 
Malabon Ahon!
Anthem: Ang Bagong Malabon (The New Malabon)
Map of Metro Manila with Malabon highlighted
Map of Metro Manila with Malabon highlighted
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Malabon is located in Philippines
Malabon
Malabon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°40′N 120°58′E / 14.66°N 120.96°E / 14.66; 120.96
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
Provincenone
District Lone district
FoundedMay 21, 1599
CharteredJune 11, 1901
Cityhood and HUCApril 21, 2001
Barangays21 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorJeannie Ng-Sandoval (Nacionalista)
 • Vice MayorBernard C. Dela Cruz (NUP)
 • RepresentativeJosephine Veronique "Jaye" R. Lacson-Noel (NPC)
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate258,115 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total15.71 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Highest elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Lowest elevation
−2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total380,522
 • Density24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi)
 • Households
94,241
Economy
 • Income class1st city income class
 • Poverty incidence
2.90
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 2,056 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 4,064 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 1,860 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,363 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
1470–1480
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)02
Native languagesTagalog
Websitemalabon.gov.ph

Malabon, officially the City of Malabon (Filipino: Lungsod ng Malabon), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 380,522 people.[3]

Located just north of the city of Manila, it is primarily a residential and industrial area, and is one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis. It has a total land area of 15.96 square kilometers (6.16 sq mi).

Malabon is part of the sub-region of Metro Manila informally called CAMANAVA, an area which derives its name from the first syllable of its component cities: Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela. 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.

  1. ^ City of Malabon | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "National Capital Region (NCR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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