Merville, Parañaque
{{Short description|Barangay in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Merville
| official_name = Barangay Merville
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Barangay
| image_skyline = 8732Merville, Parañaque City 01.jpg
| image_caption = Merville Barangay Hall
| etymology = Meralco Village
| leader_name = Edgar G. Caballero
| leader_title = Barangay Chairperson
| government_footnotes = {{Cite web|title=Parañaque City Official Website|url=http://www.paranaquecity.gov.ph/merville.php|access-date=2021-02-18|website=www.paranaquecity.gov.ph}}
| 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
|image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|type=shape|id=Q105753217|zoom=12|frame-width=|stroke-width=2|plain=yes}}
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_label_position = Right
| pushpin_map = Metro Manila
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Merville in Metro Manila
| coordinates = {{coord|14.499969|121.027627}}
| pushpin_label = Merville
| image_seal = 8480Moonwalk, Parañaque City 42.jpg
| 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.{{Cite web|title=Merville|url=https://paranaquecity.gov.ph/?page_id=726|access-date=October 5, 2021|website=paranaquecity.gov.ph}}{{Cite PH act|chamber=PD|number=1325|title=Creating Barangay Merville in the Municipality of Parañaque, Metro Manila|url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1325_1978.html|date=April 3, 1978|access-date=October 5, 2021|publisher=The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.|language=en}}
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.{{Cite book |last=Baybay |first=Dulce Festin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BcFxAAAAMAAJ |title=Palanyag to Parañaque: A History |date=2001 |publisher=City of Parañaque |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2020 |language=Filipino |title=Infographic map: Literal Translation of Barangay names in Paranaque City 🗺 |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02qcjJyg17mGDnt3zkbAjUJHCfNehKcXoqvv8n8mKKxa3D1MGEbpGcZrw1oPXaHMDXl&id=1408484346115899 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |publisher=Parañaque City Public Library |via=Facebook}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Parañaque City Official Website|url=http://paranaquecity.gov.ph/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=paranaquecity.gov.ph}}
Population
Starting in 1980, the population of Merville has been counted once every 5 years1980 to 1985 etc. except in 2007 when it was carried out on August 1.{{Cite web|title=Population Barangay NCR (page 50)|url=https://www.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Luzon.pdf|website=psa.gov.ph}}
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.
class="wikitable sortable"
|+Population Census Of Merville !Year !Population !Households !Household Pop. |
1980
|1,195 |7,565 |
1985
|Political/Economic Problems led to no census. |N/A |N/A |
1990
|2,375 |12,552 |
1995
|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
|N/A |N/A |
2010
|N/A |N/A |
2015
|N/A |N/A |
2020
|26,615{{Cite web |title=2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President {{!}} Philippine Statistics Authority |url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/ird/pressrelease/NCR.xlsx |website=Philippine Statistics Authority}} |N/A |N/A |
References
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External links
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Category:Barangays of Metro Manila
Category:Gated communities in the Philippines