Ususan
Barangay
Ususan Barangay Hall and Barangay Satellite View Map.
Official seal of Ususan
Seal
Ususan is located in Metro Manila
Ususan
Ususan
Coordinates: 14°32′3.588″N 121°4′3.4284″E / 14.53433000°N 121.067619000°E / 14.53433000; 121.067619000
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
CityTaguig
DistrictPart of the 1st district of Taguig
Government
 • TypeBarangay
 • Punong BarangayMarilyn "Marie" Marcelino
Population
 (2020)
 • Total53,956[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code
1639
Area code02
Websitebarangay-ususan.weebly.com

Ususan is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.

History

Ususan is one of the original villages or barrios of Taguig when it was established as a pueblo (town) under the Provincia de Tondo in 1587. [2] The Ususan is Tagalog is shaped like the letter “U” formed by the Taguig River.

Also under the jurisdiction of Barangay Ususan is the National Battle Monuments Cemetery[3] also known as the Manila American Cemetery. Half of the Garden of Memories Memorial park is also within the territory of the barangay.

Ususan is made up of four areas, namely: Subaan, Ibaba or Langos, Kabilang Banda (Ibayo) and Pampangin.

Etymology

The old name of Ususan was Maysapang.[4] During the Spanish government reign in Taguig, men from this barrio were forced to be part of the Polo y Servico. Woods from the forest of Ususan and some portion of now Fort Bonifacio were taken to slide along the riverbanks of the Taguig River, hence the name "Us-usan ng Kahoy" or "slide" was called to this place.

Geography

Ususan is bounded on the north by Rizal, northeast by Martires Del '96 and San Roque in Pateros, on the east by Palingon Tipas, to the southeast by Calzada Tipas and Tuktukan, to the south by Bambang, and on the west by Pinagsama through the Circumferential Road 5.

The exclaves of LogCom is bounded by Pembo on the northeast and Circumferential Road 5 on the southwest. These exclaves once overlapped the former Makati barangays of Post Proper Southside, Pembo, and Rizal. The barangay also encompasses the Manila American Cemetery, which is bounded by Fort Bonifacio on the north and west.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President | Philippine Statistics Authority". psa.gov.ph. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Taguig's Santa Ana and the "probinsyudad" feels". The Urban Roamer. February 5, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ https://lawlibrary.chanrobles.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50148:gr-168781-2007&catid=1496&Itemid=566
  4. ↑ A gift of faith, 400 years. Quadricentennial (1587-1987) St. Anne Parish Tagig, Metro Manila; commemorative book page 55, circa 1987.
  5. ↑ G.R. No. 168781 (14 September 2007), City of Makati vs. The Hon. Judge Briccio C. Ygaã‘a, and Municipality of Taguig, retrieved November 19, 2023
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