Meycauayan
Understand
Meycauayan is an industrialized city to the north of Metro Manila, situated directly north of Valenzuela. It was founded in 1578, hence one of the oldest towns established in the province. Its name translates to "[a place] with lots of bamboo", which can still be seen in the partly-rural northeastern barangays.
Meycauayan is increasingly becoming urbanized, and in 2015 it had nearly 210,000 residents.
Get in
The city lies along the North Luzon Expressway and the older MacArthur Highway running north from Manila.
By jeepney
Despite being found at the boundary of Bulacan and Metro Manila, Meycauayan sees no commuter bus services, but is well served by jeepneys between Malinta in Valenzuela and other towns in Bulacan.
By car
North Luzon Expressway (NLEX, or E1), passes east of the city's downtown, with one exit at the residential and industrial barangay of Malhacan. A toll-free alternative is the slower and heavily trafficked MacArthur Highway (Route 1), which passes near Meycauayan's city proper.
Get around
See
- Old Meycauayan Station, MacArthur Highway, Malhacan (southeast of St. Mary's College). One of the stations of the old Manila-Dagupan railway, it also witnessed one of the battles of the Philippine-American War. The station building stands until today, but is slowly crumbling and the station interior is closed to the public. A new station for the future Manila-Clark Railway is to be constructed near this station, alongside the restoration of the older structure.
Do
Events
- Kawayanan Festival. This annual festival is being hosted by the City Government of Meycauayan. The festivities include street dancing using bamboos as major props and ornamentals. It depicts the city's local culture and historical outlook.