Francisco de Castro

Francisco de Castro is a quarter in , . Francisco de Castro is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .
  • Type: Quarter with 9,870 residents
  • Description: barangay of the Philippines in the municipality of General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite
  • Also known as: “Barangay F. de Castro”, “Barangay Francisco de Castro”, “Bgy. F. de Castro”, “Bgy. Francisco de Castro”, “Brgy. F. de Castro”, “Brgy. Francisco de Castro”, “F. de Castro”, “F. de Castro, Gen. Mariano Alvarez”, “F. de Castro, General Mariano Alvarez”, “F. de Castro, GMA”, “Francisco de Castro, General Mariano Alvarez”, and “Francisco de Castro, General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carmona station.

Railway station
San Pedro-Carmona Resettlement station, often shortened to Carmona, sometimes was called General Mariano Alvarez station was the terminus of the San Pedro-Carmona Line located in Magsaysay, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Pedro and Biñan.

Photo: Judgefloro, CC0.
is a city just south of . The city is largely a bedroom community, serving as an important terminus for city buses toward Metro Manila, but there are also local industries.

Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in . Practically, it is more of a bedroom community south of Manila, but is well recognized as the city where the Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal, received his first education.

Town
, officially the Municipality of and often shortened as GMA, is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 176,927 people. is situated 3½ km southwest of Francisco de Castro.

Francisco de Castro

Latitude
14.3223° or 14° 19′ 20″ north
Longitude
121.0249° or 121° 1′ 30″ east
Population
9,870
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
7Q6382CF+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 943217687
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
11868596
Wiki­data ID
Q120599842
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Satellite Map

Discover Francisco de Castro from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tagalog—“Francisco de Castro” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Barangay Francisco de Castro”
  • Cebuano: “Bgy. Francisco de Castro”
  • Cebuano: “Brgy. Francisco de Castro”
  • Cebuano: “Francisco de Castro, General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite”
  • Cebuano: “Francisco de Castro, General Mariano Alvarez”
  • Cebuano: “Francisco de Castro”
  • Filipino: “Francisco De Castro”
  • Filipino: “Sunshine Village”
  • German: “Francisco de Castro”
  • Spanish: “Francisco de Castro”
  • Tagalog: “Barangay Francisco de Castro”
  • Tagalog: “Bgy. Francisco de Castro”
  • Tagalog: “Brgy. Francisco de Castro”
  • Tagalog: “Francisco de Castro, Heneral Mariano Alvarez, Kabite”
  • Tagalog: “Francisco de Castro, Heneral Mariano Alvarez”
  • Tagalog: “Francisco de Castro”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fiorello Calimag and Southwoods Peak V.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia ni Cristo and Big J Mini Market.

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