Isla, Valenzuela

Isla is one of the constituent barangays in the city of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Facade, Barangay Hall
Isla
Barangay
Isla
Location of Isla in the 1st Valenzuela legislative district
Coordinates: 14°42′14″N 120°57′09″E
Country Philippines
RegionNational Capital Region
CityValenzuela
Congressional districtsPart of the 1st district of Valenzuela
Government
 • Barangay ChairmanJoel S. Angeles
Area
 • Total39.60 km2 (15.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total3,443
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
ZIP code
1444
Area code(s)2

In Filipino, the word "Isla" means "Island". The namesake of Isla came from its natural geography where it is surrounded by rivers and fishery ponds. Nasing Santiago, the youngest mayor of Valenzuela and former governor of Malolos, Bulacan used to take residence in Isla.[1]

Festivals

Residents celebrate the fiesta of Sta. Cruz, their patron saint, every last Saturday of April.

Landmarks

Landmarks in Isla include the Sta. Cruz Chapel, Isla Elementary School, the Island Pavilion Resort and Restaurante Pontemar.

gollark: Universities do seem to mention "transferable skills" a lot, but I don't know how significant those actually are.
gollark: Probably, yes. I have a friend who likes programming language theory a lot but doesn't really expect to be able to get work in that (eventually).
gollark: The theoretical stuff isn't necessarily worse depending on what you want to do.
gollark: There are still more "industry-oriented" options for studying it and some which are less so.
gollark: Computer science isn't software engineering, though. CS is meant to teach more theory-oriented stuff.

References
  1. Valezuela; Isla, Valenzuela Retrieved on September 22, 2012


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.