Merville, Parañaque
Merville | |
|---|---|
| Barangay Merville | |
 Merville Barangay Hall | |
 Seal | |
| Etymology: Meralco Village | |
Interactive map of Merville | |
  Merville Location of Merville in Metro Manila | |
| Coordinates: 14°30′00″N 121°01′39″E / 14.499969°N 121.027627°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Metro Manila |
| City | Parañaque |
| District | 2nd district of Parañaque |
| Established | April 3, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Barangay Chairperson | Edgar G. Caballero |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.044 km2 (1.175 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,615 |
| • Density | 8,743/km2 (22,650/sq mi) |
Merville, officially Barangay Merville, is a barangay in Parañaque part of the city's second district. it was created on April 3, 1978 out of barangay La Huerta.[2][3]
Merville is bordered to the east by the city of Taguig and barangay San Martín de Porres, to the west is barangay Moonwalk, to the south are the barangays of Sun Valley and Don Bosco, and to the north is the city of Pasay.
History
Barangay Merville was established out of Barangay La Huerta on April 3, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1325 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos. It initially included Admiral Village and Merville subdivisions.[2]
According to historian Dulce Festin-Baybay, Merville is short for Meralco Village.[4][5]
Government
Merville was led by barangay captain Edgar G. Caballero.[6] His current successor is Capitan "Ad" Bernabe. Alongside the barangay captains, there are various smaller neighboorhood associations, such as Buena Vida, Molave Park, and South Admiral VIllage.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7,661 | — |
| 1990* | 12,620 | +64.7% |
| 1995 | 14,719 | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 13,241 | −10.0% |
| 2007** | 17,118 | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 20,391 | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 27,508 | +34.9% |
| 2020 | 26,615 | −3.2% |
| 2024 | 34,153 | +28.3% |
| * No census was held in 1985 due to a political and economic crisis ** Census was delayed from the original 2005 due to the reenacted budget that lasted until 2006 | ||
As of 2024, the population of Merville is 34,153.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
References
- ↑ "Parañaque City Official Website". www.paranaquecity.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- 1 2 "Merville". paranaquecity.gov.ph. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ↑ Presidential Decree No. 1325 (April 3, 1978), Creating Barangay Merville in the Municipality of Parañaque, Metro Manila, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved October 5, 2021
- ↑ Baybay, Dulce Festin (2001). Palanyag to Parañaque: A History. City of Parañaque.
- ↑ "Infographic map: Literal Translation of Barangay names in Paranaque City 🗺" (in Filipino). Parañaque City Public Library. October 11, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Parañaque City Official Website". paranaquecity.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "Population Barangay NCR (page 50)" (PDF). psa.gov.ph.
- ↑ "Population of Barangays (Merville is in page 54) 1980" (PDF). psa.gov.ph.
- ↑ "Report No. 4, urban population". dataspace.princeton.edu.
- ↑ "May 1 1990 barangay population" (PDF). psa.gov.ph.
- ↑ "Barangay population NCR 1995 (page 47)" (PDF). psa.gov.ph.
- ↑ "May 1, 2010 barangay populations" (PDF). psa.gov.ph.
- ↑ "May 1 2015 barangay population, .xlsx file". psa.gov.ph.
- ↑ "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President | Philippine Statistics Authority". Philippine Statistics Authority.
External links
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