# Malanday

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Not to be confused with [Mandalay](/source/Mandalay).

**Malanday** (mɐlɐnˈdaj) is a settlement and one of the constituent [barangays](/source/Barangay) in the city of [Valenzuela](/source/Valenzuela,_Metro_Manila), Metro Manila, [Philippines](/source/Philippines). It is located in the northern section of the city bordering [Meycauayan](/source/Meycauayan) in the province of [Bulacan](/source/Bulacan).

## Etymology

The name *Malanday* is said to derive from a [Filipino](/source/Filipino_language) phrase meaning "a bowl plate", a reference to the area's terrain.[3]

## Demographics

The area is 295.60 square kilometers (114.13 sq mi) with a population of 19,060 and density of 61 inhabitants per square kilometer (160 /sq mi) as of 2020.[2]

### Sitio(s)

There are a total of five [Sitios](/source/Sitio) in the Barangay of Malanday

- Sitio Hulo
- Sitio Libo (divided into two: Libo I and Libo II)
- Sitio Lingahan
- Sitio Umboy

## Education

There are a total of four schools located in Barangay Malanday.

### Public schools

These are the schools operated by the Government of Valenzuela:

- Andres Fernando Elementary School
- Malanday National Highschool

### Private schools

These are the schools which is not operated by the Government of Valenzuela:

- Emmaus Christian School
- High Horizons Learning Center

Some residential parts of the barangay have Tutorial Centers or offers Tutor to the students.

## Festivals

Residents celebrate the annual fiesta of Santo Kristo on the last Sunday of April.

Major events in the fiesta is managed and organized by Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish with the cooperation of the Church members in every [Sitio](/source/Sitio). Events includes Contest like Best Arch Design and Streetdance Competition. The Church also organizes the Morning Procession and Evening Procession or the *Sagala* offered to Señor Santo Kristo and the [Pontifical High Mass](/source/Pontifical_High_Mass) every morning and evening.

Meanwhile, other events like games and parties in some [Sitio](/source/Sitio) are voluntarily organized by the residents of every [Sitio](/source/Sitio) or specific compounds.

## Landmarks

Andres Fernando Elementary School (AFES) Malanday National High School and a 3S Center are located on M.H. Del Pilar Street. Other known landmarks in Malanday include the Andres Fernando Elementary School, Malanday Market, the Malanday Bus Terminal, the VSCA Cock Fighting Arena and the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish. The transmitter facility of radio station [DZRH](/source/DZRH) (one of the Philippines' oldest radio stations owned by [MBC Media Group](/source/MBC_Media_Group)) is also located in Malanday.

### Notable events

#### 2012 floodings

In 2012, Malanday experienced intense flooding brought by heavy rains. Malanday is one of the 20 barangays under state of calamity declared by the Local Government. As of August 5, 2012, about 200 families were residing in city evacuation centers.[4]

#### Lingahan fire

On December 11, 2015, at 11 pm [PHT](/source/Philippine_Standard_Time) ([UTC+8](/source/UTC%2B08:00)), a fire occurred on the roads of Sitio Lingahan, Malanday.[5] The fire blazed through more than 200 houses. One man was found dead in a nearby pond after the fire. The families first evacuated to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish, but they moved to Malanday National High School after finding relief there.

## References

1. ["2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election Results"](http://www.valenzuela.gov.ph/election2018/). COMELEC. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

1. ["Total Population by Province, City, and Municipality of NCR"](https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/ird/pressrelease/NCR.xlsx). *2020 Census and Housing Population*. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

1. Valenzuela; [Malanday, Valenzuela](http://www.valenzuela.gov.ph/index.php/the_city/barangays/Malanday) Retrieved on September 22, 2012

1. Melican, Nathaniel R. ["2 more Valenzuela villages placed under state of calamity"](http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/243131/2-more-valenzuela-villages-placed-under-state-of-calamity). *The Philippine Daily Inquirer*. The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

1. Loyola, Jun & Verdera, Bev. ["3 VIDEOS New Manila slum inferno kills 9; 230 houses razed in Valenzuela, Pasay"](http://interaksyon.com/article/121347/videos--new-manila-slum-inferno-kills-9-230-houses-razed-in-valenzuela-pasay). *News5*. InterAksyon. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

## External links

- [Valenzuela, Philippines official site](http://www.valenzuela.gov.ph/)

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