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Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Caloocan
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1st and 2nd Districts of Caloocan City
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( in the
Philippines . Located just north and adjacent to
Manila , Caloocan is the third largest city in the country with a population of 1,177,604.
Geographically, the city is divided into two areas. Southern Caloocan City lies directly north of Manila and is bounded by
Malabon City and
Valenzuela City to the north,
Navotas to the west, and
Quezon City to the east. Northern Caloocan City is the northermost territory of Metro Manila and lies to the east of Valenzuela, north of Quezon City, and south of
San Jose Del Monte City in the province of
Bulacan .
The city's most celebrated landmark is the monument of Philippine revolutionary
Andres Bonifacio at the end of
Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), thus taking the name of the place ''Monumento.'' The monument of the proletarian hero of the
Philippine Revolution was created by the nationalist sculptor Guillermo Tolentino to mark the first encounter between Bonifacio's
Katipunan group against Spanish soldiers on
August 3 ,
1896 . The monument was erected in
1933 . Recently, the present administration had made renovations on the environs of the monument, including the Bonifacio Circle where the actual monument was put up and the Caloocan stretch of EDSA that is 100 meters away from the monument.
The Light Rail Transit (LRT-1) has a terminal at Monumento. The railway traverses Rizal Ave. Ext. of Caloocan City, into the City of Manila and into Pasay City. The whole line can be traveled in about 30 minutes.
Caloocan City's 10th Avenue area is well-known for the clusters of motorcycle dealers and motorcycle spare parts dealers.
One of the major and famous streets here is P. Zamora St.
Synonymous to Caloocan City is the city's largest and oldest university and hospital, the Manila Central University.
The City's lone Public University the University of Caloocan City formerly Caloocan City Polytechnic College official address at Gen. San Miguel St. Caloocan City with annexes at Buena Park, Tandang Sora and at Camarin, North Caloocan
