Baras
Baras, officially the Municipality of Baras, is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 91,099 people.Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town with 69,300 residents
- Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Rizal
- Also known as: “Baras, Rizal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baras Church and Morong Plaza.
Baras Church
Church
Photo: Urbanroamer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Joseph, commonly known as Baras Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Baras, Rizal, Philippines, where the miraculous centuries-old image of San Jose de Baras is enshrined.
Morong Plaza
Park
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0.
Morong Plaza is a park, which is situated 3 km west of Baras.
Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School
School
Photo: Hannachiever07, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School, formerly called Tomas Claudio Memorial School, was constructed in 1921 in honor of Private Tomas Mateo Claudio, the first Filipino hero of Morong, Rizal, in the Philippines, who died during World War I in France. Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School is situated 3 km west of Baras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morong and Tanay.
Morong
Town
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morong is a municipality in the province of Rizal in the Philippines. The town is at the top of Morong Peninsula with shores on Laguna de Bay and is a vibrant cultural hub. Morong is situated 3 km west of Baras.
Tanay
Town
Photo: jojo nicdao, CC BY 2.0.
Tanay is a town in Rizal, Philippines. The northern portion of the town lies within the Sierra Madre mountains. Tanay is situated 3½ km southeast of Baras.
Cardona
Town
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardona, officially the Municipality of Cardona, is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 51,493 people. Cardona is situated 6 km southwest of Baras.
Baras
- Categories: municipality of the Philippines and locality
- Location: Municipality of Baras, Rizal, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
14.52185° or 14° 31′ 19″ northLongitude
121.26581° or 121° 15′ 57″ eastPopulation
69,300Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
7Q63G7C8+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 198493077OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1726765Wikidata ID
Q106766
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Waray—“Baras” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Baras, Rizal”
- Central Bikol: “Baras, Rizal”
- Chavacano: “Baras, Rizal”
- Dutch: “Baras”
- Filipino: “Baras”
- French: “Baras”
- Georgian: “ბარასი”
- German: “Baras”
- Iloko: “Baras, Rizal”
- Indonesian: “Baras, Rizal”
- Italian: “Baras”
- Malay: “Baras, Rizal”
- Pampanga: “Baras, Rizal”
- Pangasinan: “Baras, Rizal”
- Persian: “باراس، ریزال”
- Persian: “باراس”
- Portuguese: “Baras”
- Russian: “Барас”
- Spanish: “Baras”
- Tagalog: “Baras, Rizal”
- Vietnamese: “Baras, Rizal”
- Waray (Philippines): “Baras, Rizal”
- “Baras”
- “Baras, Rizal”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baras Bridge and Baras Public Market.
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