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Bambang
Barangay Hall of Bambang and Barangay Map Satellite view.
Official seal of Bambang
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Bambang is located in Metro Manila
Bambang
Bambang
Coordinates: 14°31′22.22″N 121°4′8.14″E / 14.5228389°N 121.0689278°E / 14.5228389; 121.0689278
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
CityTaguig
District1st Legislative district of Taguig
Government
 • TypeBarangay
 • Punong BarangayChristopher Ryan C. Esteban
Population
 (2020)
 • Total13,949[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code
1637
Area code02
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553949876134&mibextid=JRoKGi

Bambang is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila in the Philippines. One of the 9 initial Barrio of Taguig.[2][3]

Etymology[edit]

The name of the Barangay derives from the Tagalog word "Bamban", meaning a river with soft soil. Later on, it was changed to "Bambang", which means the shores of the river of Taguig.[4]

Geography[edit]

Bambang is bounded on the North by Ususan. From the East by Taguig River. Southeast by Wawa. To the South by San Miguel. Then on the West by Katuparan.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010 Archived June 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Philippine Statistics Authority
  2. ^ Bravo, Felipe (1851). Diccionario geografico, estadistico, historico de las islas Filipinas... (in Spanish). Imprenta de José C. de la Peña.
  3. ^ Diccionario Geografico Estadistico Historico Islas Filipinas, Manuel Buzeta, Felipe Bravo, Rector Del Colegio De Valladolid, Madrid 1850, page 338
  4. ^ A gift of faith, 400 years. Quadricentennial (1587-1987) St. Anne Parish Tagig, Metro Manila; commemorative book page 60, circa 1987.

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