Rodriguez

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Montalban /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Rodriguez, Province of Rizal
ZIP code: 1860

Rodriguez (formerly Montalban) is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. It had a population of 280,904 people as registered in the 2010 Census.

Rodriguez is the northernmost town in the province and comes after San Mateo, Quezon City coming from Metro Manila. The town is located on the slopes of the Sierra Madre mountain range and features many resorts, It is also one of the largest towns in Rizal province with 312.70 km² and population density of 368.3/km² (953.9/sq mi). It borders the town of San Mateo and Antipolo City in the south, Norzagaray and San Jose Del Monte City in the north, Gen. Nakar on the east and Quezon City in the west.

The legend of Bernardo Carpio is said to have happened in the mountains of Montalban. The legend tells the story of a giant trapped between two mountains.

Rodriguez is administratively subdivided into 11 barangays:

-Balite (Poblacion)
-Burgos
-Geronimo
-Macabud
-Manggahan
-Mascap
-Puray
-Rosario
-San Isidro
-San Jose
-San Rafael
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodriguez,_Rizal
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   14°47'28"N   121°13'35"E

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  • wow nice
  • The best place here in Rizal. :P I love this place.
  • montalban is one of the best place.less pollution .more in natural resources. I love my montalban its my place.
  • Its sad that our beloved hometown is fast becoming a relocation site for those informal settlers from the metropolis. I recall the days when we can walk from Brgy. Geronimo to Brgy. Burgos without any fear of getting mugged. Although things happen those days, the chances back then may have increased hundreds of fold. I'm not pointing to anyone, but its just a sad thought. Influx of these relocation areas is fast decaying the scenic place that is Montalban. I just hope the local government will put a halt on this and focus on more environmentally-critical projects to prevent another catastrophic flood like the one brought by Typhoon "Ondoy"... Let us not forget that tragic and very fateful day...and more than remembering, let us feel and do our part as it is our responsibility to preserve Montalban for future generations...
  • montalban is a nice place to live our family, fresh air we can smell specially if you live near the mountainous subdivision like eastwood greenview at phase 3b.
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  • Hi Montalbeños, the historic Rodriguez municipality is far developed from its alma mater Montalban decade years ago credited to Rodriguez clan. it is now home of the important religious sector of the Filipinos [Muslim, christians, and Lumads], likewise, home of private subdivisions within Greater Manila Area [GMA]and Rodriguez clan emerged centuries Metro Manila areas manifested though its streets and avenues marked -- Rodriguez. in my dreams that this municipality with soon merge to Metro Manila coverage area and if will happen, that is the most and best progress of the municipality among its legendary history.
  • This is my hometown, I missed the ricefields along the road, the huge acasia trees with plenty of mayas and bigger birds, its unfortrunate when the roads were repaired, the floor elevations of the original houses along the road were left behind so most of it get easily flooded during the rainy season. also the main roads now are narrow which obviously needs widening . This town is constantly booming so plenty of private and public vehicles are constantly jamming the main roads during daytime but generally my town is still having that cool weather in the morning especially during the months of december til early march, good supply of water and electricity.
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