Municipality of Balagtas, Bulacan

Balagtas (formerly Bigaa) is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 62,684 inhabitants in 11,834 households. Formerly known as Bigaa, it was renamed in honor of the great Filipino poet, Francisco Balagtas. The town is shaped like a pentagon, bounded by four towns; on the South by Bocaue, on the North by Plaridel on the East by Pandi, on the West by the towns of Bulacan and Guiguinto.