Editing Meycauayan (section)

{{Short description|Component city in Bulacan, Philippines}}
{{Distinguish|Cauayan (disambiguation){{!}}Cauayan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2013}}
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| photo1b  = Meycauayan Church, Bulacan, Mar 2024.jpg
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Three Bells, Meycauayan Church, Bulacan, Mar 2024.jpg
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Meycauayan Poblacion Bridge, Bulacan, Mar 2024.jpg
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Meycauayan Poblacion, Bulacan, Mar 2024 (2).jpg
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| foot_montage = (''From top, left to right'': Meycauayan City Hall • St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church • Meycauayan Church Three Bells • Poblacion Bridge • Meycauayan Poblacion • Meycauayan People's Market)
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| nickname           = ''The Fine Jewelry Center of the Philippines''
| motto              = "May Magandang Buhay sa Meycauayan"<br />{{small|[[English language|English]]: "There is a Beautiful Life in Meycauayan"}}
| anthem             = Awit ng Meycauayan<br />({{small|[[English language|English]]: Song of Meycauayan}})<div style="display:inline-block;margin-top:0.4em;">[[File:Awit ng Lungsod ng Meycauayan.ogg]]</div>
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| established_date   = October 4, 1578
| established_title1 = Cityhood
| established_date1  = December 10, 2006
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| p1                 = {{PH barangay count | {{wikidata|label|raw}} }}  (see [[#Barangays|Barangays]])
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Henry Villarica|Henry R. Villarica]] ([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])
| leader_title1      = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = Josefina O. Violago ([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])
| leader_title2      = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines#Current composition|Representative]] <!--congressman or congresswoman -->
| leader_name2       = [[Linabelle Villarica|Linabelle Ruth R. Villarica]] ([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])
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 | 1 = 
 | 2=Lester Henry R. Villarica 
 | 3=Ronald S. Palomares 
 | 4=Christian M. Velasco
 | 5=Catherine C. Abacan 
 | 6=Raoul M. Atadero
 | 7=Georgina Marie S. Dulalia
 | 8=Wilfredo D. Macatulad 
 | 9=Mary Christine Z. Paguio
 | 10=Larissa A. San Diego 
 | 11=Danilo B. Abacan Jr.
}}
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| postal2_code       = {{PSGC detail}}
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| website            = meycauayan.gov.ph
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'''Meycauayan''' {{IPA|tl|meɪkɐˈwajan|}}, officially the '''City of Meycauayan''' ({{langx|fil|Lungsod ng Meycauayan}}), is a 1st class [[Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification|component city]] in the [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of [[Bulacan]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 225,673 people.{{PH census|current}}

The place got its name from the [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] words ''may kawayan'' which is literally translated to [[Philippine English|English]] as ''there is bamboo''. It was formerly known as ''Mecabayan'' {{IPA|pam|mekəˈbajən|}}, a Kapampangan name, and alternatively as ''Meycawayan''.<ref>{{cite map |author = |title = Santa Maria - Sheet 3164 II |trans-title = |map = |map-url = |date = |year = 1964 |url = https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/luzon_50k/txu-pclmaps-oclc-10282124-santa-maria.jpg|scale = 1:50,000 |series = |publisher =U.S. Army Map Service |cartography = |page = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition = |location = |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |access-date = April 20, 2025 |archive-url = |archive-date =}}</ref>