22 Facts About Caloocan

Caloocan, officially known as the City of Caloocan, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines.

Caloocan is divided into two geographical locations with a total combined area of 5,333.

South Caloocan is bordered by Manila, Quezon City, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela.

Caloocan added that the city's name is spelled as "Caloocan" as shown in the city charter.

Originally, Caloocan was the area where the old town of Tondo and Tambobong met, located along the shores of Dagat-Dagatan, a crescent-shaped inland lagoon to the west.

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Caloocan became a municipality when it was separated from Tondo in 1815.

Caloocan is historically significant because it was the center of activities for the Katipunan, the secret militant society that launched the Philippine Revolution during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines.

In 1899, the people of Caloocan showed resistance to coming to terms with the Americans, who were bent on extending their supremacy over the country.

The men of Caloocan fought the new invaders on February 23,1899, however victory eluded the local troops on the pretext of Antonio Luna's rift with Emilio Aguinaldo's loyalists.

In 1942, Caloocan was one of the municipalities of Rizal merged alongside Manila and Quezon City to form the City of Greater Manila as an emergency measure by President Manuel L Quezon.

Caloocan was officially inducted into cityhood on February 16,1962.

Caloocan remained a city of the province of Rizal until November 7,1975, when it became a part of the National Capital Region or Metro Manila, by virtue of Presidential Decree No 824.

Caloocan annexed the neighboring town of Novaliches, as stated in the Act No 942, as amended by Act Nos.

When Commonwealth Act No 502 created Quezon City in 1939, Caloocan ceded 1,500 hectares of land from the barrios or sitios of Bagubantay, Balintauac, Balingasa, Kaingin, Kangkong, La Loma, Malamig, Matalahib, Masambong, Galas, San Isidro, San Jose, Santol and Tatalon.

Caloocan is divided into two non-contiguous areas with a total combined area of 53.

The formation on the eastern half of Metropolitan Manila extending to the coastline of Manila Bay and including a greater part of South Caloocan, is the quaternary alluvium - consisting of unconsolidated stream-deposited sediments that includes sand, silt, clay or gravel.

Caloocan has surface waters that either have natural course or constructed to serve as drainages to remove excess water from soil surfaces.

Currently, Caloocan has 188 barangays divided into 3 legislative districts.

Barangays in southern Caloocan are smaller compared to their northern counterparts.

Country's 238 legislative districts, the 1st district of Caloocan was the biggest in terms of population size, with 1.

Puregold Price Club opened five branches in North Caloocan which are located in Zabarte, Bagong Silang, Deparo, Langit Road, and Quirino Highway.

Caloocan, like other cities of the Philippines, is a local government unit whose powers and functions are specified by the Local Government Code of the Philippines.