A Brief History

It is said that the word Paombong could have been derived from the word bumbon which is one of the ancient methods of catching fish.

Another creative version concerns about the antiquated tuba container known as Bumbong. Bumbong is a long bamboo tube used for collecting Nipa sap. The practice of extracting nipa sap with bumbong made the town famous for its many bumbong The local people claimed that the Spaniards who first visited the place were amused by these bamboo bumbong so that they named the place after it which later became Paombong The natives pronounce the town’s name with silent a making it Pombong.

POPULATION

PSA 2020

BARANGAY SURVEY 2021

HOUSEHOLDS

PSA 2015

Barangay Survey 2021

VISION

MISSION

A first class municipality with vibrant sustainable economy where its people are God centered, healthy and self-reliant, living in eco-friendly, safe and resilient community with effective and transparent governance.

The Municipality of Paombong is committed to:

Enhance economic prosperity and social justice;
Enhance the right of the people to a balanced ecology;
Promote health and safety;
Ensure and support, the preservation and enrichment of culture;
Encourage and support the development of appropriate and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities;
Improve public morals;
Promote full employment;
Maintain peace and order; and
Preserve the comfort and convenience of inhabitants.

GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE

Location

Located in the southern part of the province of Bulacan

Bounded by the Municipality of:

Calumpit in the north
City of Malolos in the east
Hagonoy on the west
The Manila Bay in the south

Land Area

The official land area is 4,634 hectares based on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Land Management Bureau (DENR
LMB)
14 Barangays

Classification

3rd Class Municipality

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PHYSICAL PROFILE

TOPOGRAPHY

Generally flat
Covered by agricultural plains (Majority of Fishpond)
The remaining crop production are found further north of the town.
Built environment is mostly located along road networks, when concentration is found along major thoroughfares.

CLIMATE

Classified under Type I climate category based on the modified Corona’s Philippine Climate Classification 1951-2003.
According to this category, areas with this type of climate have distinct pronounce wet and dry seasons.
- Rainy season – June to November
- Dry season – December to April

However, business registrations do not reflect that the fishery and the processing of fishery products are the major industries. Instead, the service sector or those engaged in trading and other services has the lion’s share of the combined gross receipts at 86.13 percent. Meanwhile, about 13.07 percent is the contribution of the industry group, specifically construction and food processing and the remaining 0.80 percent is the share of the primary sector or the agriculture.

MAJOR PRODUCTS

The major products of Paombong includes Condiments such as Vinegar (Suka), Fish Sauce (Patis), and Salts (Asin). Paombong is also known for havesting Nipa and Agricultural products such as Rice, Poultry, Livestock, and Fisheries.

Sasa/Nipa Fruit

Salt

Sasa/Nipa Tree

Poultry

Vinegar

Fish Sauce

Rice

Fisheries

INFRASTRUCTURE
& UTILITIES

Transport and Terminals

• One of the main modes of transport in the municipality is tricycle
– There are 17 TODAs reported operating with 2 470 registered tricycles

• Another important transport mode is water transport.
– There are 2 ports operated by the local government (SEP)

ENVIRONMENT

Coastal and Marine Resources

Almost 10 0 hectares are covered with various species of mangroves while 282 57 hectares are covered particularly with nipa

Majority of the town’s fisherfolks are in involved in fish capture.

Fish catch is a mix of small and large fish which includes bangus, tilapia, sapsap, kanduli, sinilyasi, lapu-lapu, malakapas, bidbid, kitang, abu-abo, aligasin, biya, tunsoy, bulig, hito, gurami, and carpa.

There is a total of 3 557 63 hectares of fishponds for brackish water aquaculture production (2016)

– Majority of the barangays are engaged in brackish aquaculture production except for barangay Malumot
– There are 2 to 3 cropping per year with cultured species such as bangus, sugpo, vannamei, tilapia, and mudcrabs.