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Barangka
Barangay
Western bank of Marikina River at Barangka
Western bank of Marikina River at Barangka
Barangka is located in Metro Manila
Barangka
Barangka
Coordinates: 14°37′47″N 121°4′49″E / 14.62972°N 121.08028°E / 14.62972; 121.08028Coordinates: 14°37′47″N 121°4′49″E / 14.62972°N 121.08028°E / 14.62972; 121.08028
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
CityMarikina
District1st Legislative district of Marikina
Established (as barangay/barrio)June 21, 1959
Government
 • TypeBarangay
 • Punong BarangayRonnie Tiburcio
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,639ref>Omamos Clarisa B. (29 October 2,016). "MARIKINA BUSINESS PORTAL (MBP) Marikina City's Best Practice" (PDF). Local Governance Innovative Solutions Bank. Retrieved 8 April 2,022.</ref>
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code
1803
Area code02

Barangka is an administrative division of Marikina, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is an urban barangay part of the 1st district of Marikina and is one of the oldest barangays in Marikina.

Located along the southwestern border of Marikina, with the Marikina–Infanta Highway and A. Bonifacio Avenue, which serve as thoroughfares connecting Quezon City and Marikina, and with the municipalities of San Mateo and Rodriguez (Montalban) in Rizal to the east, Barangka is considered to be a gateway for people going to and from Metro Manila and Rizal. It is bordered on the west by barangay Loyola Heights in Quezon City; to the south by barangays Industrial Valley and Calumpang; to the east by barangay Tañong; and to the north by Loyola Grand Villas.

Riverbanks Center at night
Riverbanks Center at night

History

Barangka takes its name from the Spanish word for "canyon", barranca, owing to the area's steep and hilly terrain. The area of Barangay Barangka is considered one of the earliest historical origins of Marikina when the Augustinians and Jesuits arrived in the area called chorrillo, a small stream located in the area (now called Chorillo, a known street located in this barangay). From 1939 to 1941, the sitio was under the jurisdiction of the then-newly established Quezon City before it was returned to Marikina.[1][2]

Along with former Parang and Nangka, the former sitio was elevated to barangay by virtue of Republic Act No. 2601, which was enacted on June 21, 1959.[3]

Geography

Barangka lies on the foothills of Quezon City and also over the West Valley fault systems. It has a total land area of 116.96 ha (1.17 km2) with a population of 27,805, making it the mostly densely populated barangay in Marikina. The Marikina River where the Marikina River Park and Riverbanks Center is located borders the barangay to the south.

Miscellaneous

Largest pair of shoes displayed at Riverbanks Mall
Largest pair of shoes displayed at Riverbanks Mall
Riverbanks Arcade Building
Riverbanks Arcade Building
Plaza Delos Kapitanes
Plaza Delos Kapitanes
Barangka Elementary School and Barangka National High School
Barangka Elementary School and Barangka National High School
Riverland Express inside Riverbanks Center
Riverland Express inside Riverbanks Center
Barangay Hall, a community center
Barangay Hall, a community center

Villages and subdivisions

Community facilities

Landmarks and buildings

Schools

Churches

Roads

Major roads

Primary streets

Bridges and overpasses

References

  1. ^ Pante, Michael D. (February 2017). "Quezon's City: Corruption and contradiction in Manila's prewar suburbia, 1935–1941" (PDF). Cambridge.org. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ Commonwealth Act No. 659 (21 June 1941), An act to amend sections two , three , twelve , nineteen , twenty , twenty - one , twenty - four , and twenty - seven of Commonwealth Act numbered five hundred and two , and inserting new sections therein, to be known as sections thirteen-A, twenty-one-A, twenty-one-B, twenty-one-C, twenty-one-D, twenty-one-E, twenty-one-F, AND twenty-one-G, retrieved August 7, 2021
  3. ^ Republic Act No. 2601 (21 June 1959), An Act Creating Barrios in Certain Municipalities of the Province of Rizal, retrieved 8 April 2022
  4. ^ "Republic Act No. 9674". lawphil.net. Congress of the Philippines. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ^ "An Architect of Prayer Places". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2 May 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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