Merville, officially Barangay Merville, is a barangay in Parañaque. It is one of Parañaque's 16 barangays and is part of the city's 2nd district. Featuring a namesake gated residential community, it was created on April 3, 1978 as a barangay out of barangay La Huerta under Presidential Decree No. 1325.[2][3]
Merville | |
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| Barangay Merville | |
 Merville Barangay Hall | |
 Seal | |
| Etymology: Meralco Village | |
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  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 | 8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
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.
Etymology
editAccording to historian Dulce Festin-Baybay, Merville is short for Meralco Village.[4][5]
History
editBarangay 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]
Government
editMerville is led by barangay captain Edgar G. Caballero.[6]
Population
editStarting in 1980, the population of Merville has been counted once every 5 years[7] except in 2007 when it was carried out on August 1.[8]
Merville's inhabitants make up 4.13% of Parañaque's overall population and the PSA stopped checking the number of households and household populations after 2000.
There was no population census in 1985 due to Political and economic problems and there was no population census in 2005 due to Budget issues although a population census was done 2 years later.
| Year | Population | Households | Household Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7,661[9] | 1,195 | 7,565 |
| 1985 | Political/Economic Problems led to no census. | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | 12,620[10] | 2,375 | 12,552 |
| 1995 | 14,719[11] | 3,085 | 14,706 |
| 2000 | No info found yet. | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | Budget problems led to census being delayed to 2007. | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 17,118[8] | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 20,391[12] | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 27,508[13] | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | 26,615[14] | N/A | N/A |
References
edit- ^ "Parañaque City Official Website". www.paranaquecity.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 1980 to 1985 etc.
- ^ a b "Population Barangay NCR (page 50)" (PDF). psa.gov.ph.
- ^ "Population of Barangays (Merville is in page 54) 1980" (PDF). psa.gov.ph.
- ^ "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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