Merville, Parañaque Explained

Merville
Official Name:	Barangay Merville
Settlement Type:	Barangay
Etymology:	Meralco Village
Leader Name:	Edgar G. Caballero
Leader Title:	Barangay Chairperson
Government Footnotes:	^[1]
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	26,615
Established Date:	April 3, 1978
Established Title:	Established
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Philippines
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Type2:	City
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Metro Manila
Subdivision Name2:	Parañaque
Subdivision Name3:	2nd district of Parañaque
Area Total Km2:	3.044
Population Density Km2:	auto
Pushpin Mapsize:	250
Pushpin Label Position:	Right
Pushpin Map:	Metro Manila
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Merville in Metro Manila
Coordinates:	14.5°N 121.0276°W
Pushpin Label:	Merville
Seal Size:	100px

Merville, officially Barangay Merville, is a barangay in Parañaque. It is one of Parañaque's 16 barangays and is part of the city's 2nd district. Featuring a namesake gated residential community, it was created on April 3, 1978 as a barangay out of barangay La Huerta under Presidential Decree No. 1325.^{[2] [3]}

Merville is bordered to the east by the city of Taguig and barangay San Martín de Porres, to the west is barangay Moonwalk, to the south are the barangays of Sun Valley and Don Bosco, and to the north is the city of Pasay.

Etymology

According to historian Dulce Festin-Baybay, Merville is short for Meralco Village.^{[4] [5]}

History

Barangay Merville was established out of Barangay La Huerta on April 3, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1325 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos. It initially included Admiral Village and Merville subdivisions.

Government

Merville is led by barangay captain Edgar G. Caballero.^[6]

Population

Starting in 1980, the population of Merville has been counted once every 5 years^[7] except in 2007 when it was carried out on August 1.^[8]

Merville's inhabitants make up 4.13% of Parañaque's overall population and the PSA stopped checking the number of households and household populations after 2000.

There was no population census in 1985 due to Political and economic problems and there was no population census in 2005 due to Budget issues although a population census was done 2 years later.

Population Census Of Merville!Year!Population!Households!Household Pop.

1980	7,661^[9]	1,195	7,565
1985	Political/Economic Problems led to no census.	N/A	N/A
1990	12,620^[10]	2,375	12,552
1995	14,719^[11]	3,085	14,706
2000	No info found yet.	N/A	N/A
2005	Budget problems led to census being delayed to 2007.	N/A	N/A
2007	17,118	N/A	N/A
2010	20,391^[12]	N/A	N/A
2015	27,508^[13]	N/A	N/A
2020	26,615^[14]	N/A	N/A

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Parañaque City Official Website. 2021-02-18. www.paranaquecity.gov.ph.
2. Web site: Merville. October 5, 2021. paranaquecity.gov.ph.
3. PD. 1325. Creating Barangay Merville in the Municipality of Parañaque, Metro Manila. April 3, 1978. October 5, 2021. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.. en.
4. Book: Baybay, Dulce Festin . Palanyag to Parañaque: A History . 2001 . City of Parañaque . en.
5. Web site: October 11, 2020 . Filipino . Infographic map: Literal Translation of Barangay names in Paranaque City . May 25, 2024 . Parañaque City Public Library . Facebook.
6. Web site: Parañaque City Official Website. 2021-02-19. paranaquecity.gov.ph.
7. 1980 to 1985 etc.
8. Web site: Population Barangay NCR (page 50). psa.gov.ph.
9. Web site: Population of Barangays (Merville is in page 54) 1980. psa.gov.ph.
10. Web site: May 1 1990 barangay population. psa.gov.ph.
11. Web site: Barangay population NCR 1995 (page 47). psa.gov.ph.
12. Web site: May 1, 2010 barangay populations. psa.gov.ph.
13. Web site: May 1 2015 barangay population, .xlsx file. psa.gov.ph.
14. Web site: 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President Philippine Statistics Authority . Philippine Statistics Authority.