Marilao

Marilao, officially the Municipality of Marilao is a 1st class municipality inside the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a populace of 221,965 people. With the continuous enlargement of Metro Manila, the municipality is a part of Manila's built-up location which reaches San Ildefonso on its northernmost element.

Marilao is 22 kilometres from Manila and 23 kilometres from Malolos City. Long earlier than the establishment as an independent metropolis, Marilao lines its origin as little as a barrio. It changed into initially a barrio of its neighboring town Meycauayan and the Franciscan missionaries from Meycauayan constructed a visita committed to Saint Michael the Archangel. In April 21, 1796, the Barrio of Marilao turned into hooked up as a pueblo as permitted via the Alcalde Mayor of Bulacan and the Franciscan friars of Meycauayan, with the approval of Archbishop of Manila, the visita of San Miguel Arcangel became a town church in which Padre Vicente de Talavera served as its parish priest. In 1913, Marilao absolutely have become an independent city.