Legislative districts of Caloocan

The legislative districts of Caloocan are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Caloocan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.

History

It was represented as part of the first district of Rizal from 1907 to 1972, and of Region IV from 1978 to 1984. It elected 2 assemblymen at-large to the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986, and has been divided into two districts since the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1987.

Of the country’s 238 legislative districts, the 1st Legislative District of Caloocan was the biggest in terms of population size, with 1.19 million persons.[1]

1st District

  • Barangays: Barangays 1 to 4, 77 to 85, 132 to 188
  • Area: 45.44 km²
  • Population (2015): 1,193,419
Period Representative
8th Congress
19871992
Virgilio P. Robles
9th Congress
19921995
Aurora A. Henson
10th Congress
19951998
Roberto S. Guanzon
11th Congress
19982001
Enrico R. Echiverri
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
Oscar G. Malapitan
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
Enrico R. Echiverri
17th Congress
20162019
Dale Gonzalo R. Malapitan
18th Congress
20192022

2nd District

  • Barangays: Barangay 5 to 76, 86 to 131
  • Area: 7.67 km²
  • Population (2015): 390,559
Period Representative
8th Congress
19871992
Gerardo P. Cabochan
9th Congress
19921995
Luis A. Asistio
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
Edgar R. Erice
13th Congress
20042007
Luis A. Asistio
14th Congress
20072010
Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
Edgar R. Erice
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022

At-Large (defunct)

Period Representatives
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Antonio C. Martinez
Virgilio P. Robles

See also

References

  1. "Population Counts by Legislative District (Based on the 2015 Census of Population)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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