Pulilan

Not to be confused with Pullulan.

Pulilan
Municipality
Municipality of Pulilan
From top, left to right: Ancestral house in Pulilan; San Isidro Labrador Parish Church; Pulilan–Calumpit Road; and church decorations at the annual Carabao festival
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  Pulo ng Ilan Center of Commerce and Industry in Northern Bulacan Home of the Kneeling Carabao Festival
Motto:  Celebrate Pulilan Power!
Anthem: Ako ang Pulileño English: (I am a Pulileño)
Map of Bulacan with Pulilan highlighted
Interactive map of Pulilan
Pulilan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°54′07″N 120°50′56″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Bulacan
District	1st district
Founded	January 20, 1796
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Rolando S. Peralta Jr. (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Imelda D. Cruz (Lakas)
• Representative	Danilo A. Domingo (NUP)
• Municipal Council	Members Gilbert S. Munoz Zandro C. Hipolito Peter John T. Dionisio Francisco D. Cruz Jr. Rodolfo E. Arceo Rolando G. Payumo John J. Nethercott Reynaldo J. Clemente Jr.
• Electorate	68,392 voters (2025)
Area
• Total	39.89 km2 (15.40 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Lowest elevation	1 m (3.3 ft)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	111,384
• Density	2,792/km2 (7,232/sq mi)
• Households	28,066
Demonym(s)	Pulileño (male) Pulileña (female)
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	11.41 % (2023)
• Revenue	₱ 741.6 million (2024)
• Assets	₱ 1,609 million (2024)
• Expenditure	₱ 693 million (2024)
• Liabilities	₱ 802.5 million (2024)
Utilities
• Electricity	Meralco
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3005
PSGC	0301418000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)44
Native languages	Tagalog Kapampangan
Website	www.pulilan.gov.ph

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Pulilan, officially the Municipality of Pulilan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pulilan, Kapampangan: Balen ning Pulilan), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 111,384 people.

The town is famous for its Carabao Festival where carabaos are paraded and kneel as they pass through San Isidro Labrador Parish Church, in honor to the town's patron saint, San Isidro Labrador.

Many years ago, Pulilan was primarily a little-known rural town in the northern part of Bulacan where its economy heavily dependent on farming and poultry raising. Most of the population committed their entire lives on farming as their livelihood. Today, the town is moving towards commercialization and industrialization as it is becoming one of the major growth-rate area and center of commerce and industry in the province.

Because of the major economic growth, due to presence of commercial establishments, real estates, industrial plants and major road projects. Pulilan has experienced increased in the total gross income in the past few years. The town's income in year 2016 was P323.86 million, an increase of P69.27 million from its previous income in 2014. It surpass the income of fifteen municipalities in Bulacan such as San Miguel, Bocaue, Plaridel, Hagonoy and Calumpit.

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, Pulilan is part of Manila's built-up area which reaches San Ildefonso, Bulacan at its northernmost part.