DULONG ILOG

📍 Geographic & Classification

• Type: Rural barangay situated east of Poblacion, part of Candaba’s floodplain and swamp ecosystem.
  
  

• Coordinates & Elevation: ~15.0408° N, 120.8831° E; elevation ~9 m (30 ft) above sea level philippines-streets.openalfa.com+14elevationmap.net+14commons.wikimedia.org+14commons.wikimedia.org+5en.wikipedia.org+5en.wikipedia.org+5.
  
  

👥 Demographics & Population

• Population (2020): Specific data not found; typical of small barangays in the range of 2,000–3,000 residents.
  
  

• Households (2015): Not directly available; inferred average household size ~4.5–5.0 persons based on regional trends.
  
  

Note: precise demographic breakdown is not publicly listed online; surrounding barangays in Candaba share youth-heavy age profiles (median ~24–27 years, dependency ratios 50–60%).

📈 Population Trends

• No specific census time series, but growth likely moderate and consistent with Candaba overall, which rose from ~105 k (2015) to ~119 k (2020) .
  
  

🏡 Land Use & Real Estate

• Surroundings are a mosaic of residential clusters, rice paddies, fishponds, and small-scale duck farms (notably part of the ₱1.14 B Candaba duck-egg industry) commons.wikimedia.org+4commons.wikimedia.org+4commons.wikimedia.org+4.
  
  

• 2025 zonal values:
  
  

  • Corner lots along barangay roads: ₱1,700 /m²
    
    

  • Regular roadfront: ₱1,500 /m²
    
    

  • Interior/residential (RR/I): ₱750–875 /m² zonalvaluefinderph.com+1mapcarta.com+1.
    
    

🏗 Infrastructure & Amenities

• Barangay Hall: 2-level public building near key chapels and courts en.wikipedia.org+2mapcarta.com+2mapcarta.com+2.
  
  

• Health Center: Staffed by midwife “Jane Castro,” offering primary care mapcarta.com.
  
  

• Dulong Ilog Elementary School: A main DepEd institution within Candaba East District dnb.com+15wikimapia.org+15wikimapia.org+15.
  
  

• Covered Courts & Places of Worship including Santa Lucia and Iglesia dela Sagrada Familia churches mapcarta.com+1philippines-streets.openalfa.com+1.
  
  

🚗 Transport & Connectivity

• Located close to the Maharlika Highway and the national road corridor that includes Candaba–Bulacan–San Miguel roads.
  
  

• Served by tricycles and barangay jeepneys for local connectivity, though seasonal flooding can disrupt access commons.wikimedia.org+6en.wikipedia.org+6commons.wikimedia.org+6.
  
  

🌟 Economy & Community Life

• Community livelihood centers around agriculture, notably rice farming, fishponds, and duck raising—part of the expansive Candaba Swamp economy that supports migratory birds and seasonal crops commons.wikimedia.org+2commons.wikimedia.org+2en.wikipedia.org+2.
  
  

• The barangay participates in religious and civic activities, like the procession of San Lucia (Our Lady of Grace) in September .
  
  

🌏 Context within Candaba Municipality

• One of 33 barangays in Candaba, which sits in the lowest-lying part of Central Luzon and relies on swamp ecosystems for seasonal agriculture and flood control en.wikipedia.org.
  
  

• Electrified via Meralco, and integrated into municipal services and infrastructure planning commons.wikimedia.org+9en.wikipedia.org+9zonalvaluefinderph.com+9.