Norzagaray is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 76,978 people in 15,912 households.

Bulacan P 11-billion bulk water supply project

On December 12, 2007, Bulacan and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) signed an agreement for the development of a P11-billion bulk water supply project. Ayala-owned Manila Water Co. Inc. will implement the project. MWSS and Manila Water will provide a financial package of an infrastructure grant, a P10-million development assistance and a P10-million royalty fee to the towns of Norzagaray and Doña Remedios Trinidad, which will host the water supply project.

18-hectare landfill

On January 19, 2008, an 18-hectare waste disposal facility, a new sanitary landfill that would also be a tourist attraction opened in Norzagaray, Bulacan province. Ramon Angelo Jr., president of Wacuman Corp. stated: "I want them to see our system in our place which should not be abhorred because we are using the new state-of-the-art technology." The facility has a category 4 rating (the highest category for a sanitary landfill) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Barangays

Norzagaray is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

• Bangkal
• Baraka
• Bigte
• Bitungol
• Matictic
• Minuyan
• Partida
• Pinagtulayan
• Poblacion
• San Mateo
• Tigbe
• San Lorenzo
• Friendship Village Resources (FVR)

Created into a barangay under Sangguniang Panlalawigan Kapasiyahan Bilang 179-T 2002 and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Kautusan Bilang 003 on April 18, 2002; ratified on October 12, 2002; taken from barangay Tigbe.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• First Blogger of Norzagaray, Bulacan

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