Alabang
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Alabang | |
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| Coordinates: 14°25′02″N 121°02′31″E / 14.41722°N 121.04194°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Muntinlupa |
| District | 2nd district of Muntinlupa |
| Established | 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Barangay |
| • Barangay Captain | Christine May Abas-Ding |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.064 km2 (3.114 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 71,075 |
| • Density | 8,814/km2 (22,830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| Postal Code | 1799, 1781 (Filinvest City) |
| Area code | 02 |
| Range | Marikina Valley Fault Ridge |
Alabang ([alaˈbɐŋ]) is a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines. At one time, the area was a farming district and has since grown from a village to a major commercial center, including Filinvest City, Madrigal Business Park, and a transportation hub. It has an area of 8.064 square kilometers (3.114 sq mi).[1] A large portion of Ayala Alabang came from Barangay Alabang.[2] It was the location of the Alabang Stock Farm.[3]
Etymology
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Alabang was formerly the cattle grazing pastures of the hacienda of the friars of Muntinlupa.[4] It is named after the Alabang River that passes through the area, labeled as "Rio de Alban" in the 1852 Coello-Morata Case Map.[5]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 59,521 |
| 2010[6] | 56,752 |
| 2015[7] | 63,793 |
| 2020[8] | 71,075 |
| 2024 | 69,215 |
Education
[edit]The Department of Education (DepEd) is responsible for basic education in the Philippines.[9] The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is responsible for Higher Education in the Philippines.[10]
Schools located in the barangay are as follows:
- Alabang Elementary School
- Anima Christi Center for Learning and Human Development
- Far Eastern University Alabang
- Infant Jesus Learning Center - Alabang
- Le Sainte School
- Informatics College Northgate Alabang
- Liceo de Alabang, Inc.
- MIT International School
- Saint Bernadette College of Alabang
- Pedro E. Diaz High School
- Saint Francis of Assisi College
- Saint Peter School of Alabang
- San Roque Catholic School
- STI College (Alabang Branch)
- Theresiana de Montealegre Dame School
In popular culture
[edit]Alabang appears in Philippine popular culture. The radio hit song Alabang Girls by Andrew E. was turned into a movie with the same name and featured the singer in the lead role.[11][12] It was then turned into the Philippine television sitcom Alabang Girls (1992-1994) broadcast by ABC.[13]
Another Philippine television show is The Alabang Housewives which is a reality competition show broadcast by TV5.[14][15][16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Brgy. Alabang". City Government of Muntinlupa. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ↑ "B.P. Blg. 219: An Act Creating the Barangay New Alabang Village in the Municipality of Muntinlupa, Metro Manila". March 25, 1982. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ↑ "44-hectare Alabang sprawl home to global business community". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ↑ Oficina de Agricultura, Departamento de lo Interior, Gobierno de Las Islas Filipinas (1908). "Dehesa de Alabang". Revista agrícola de Filipinas. 1: 59.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Sanz, Gonzalo Mateo (2020). Topónimos y apellidos ancestrales de los países de la hispanidad. Jolube Consultor Botánico y Editor. p. 27. ISBN 9788412165623.
- ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "National Capital Region (NCR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Census of Population (2015). "National Capital Region (NCR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ↑ Census of Population (2020). "National Capital Region (NCR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Republic Act No. 9155". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Republic Act No. 7722 – An Act Creating the Commission on Higher Education appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. May 18, 1994.
- ↑ https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/andrew-e-alabang-girls-economics-a00289-20210930-lfrm
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416464/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5964328/
- ↑ The Alabang Housewives headline their own reality show retrieved via www.interaksyon.com November 1, 2013
- ↑ The fabulous truth about the Alabang Housewives Archived January 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.manilatimes.net/ Jan 18, 2013
- ↑ Housewives lose race, win a show retrieved via http://entertainment.inquirer.net/ Jan 15, 2013
External links
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Media related to Alabang, Muntinlupa at Wikimedia Commons
