Calumpit, is a first class municipality in the province of Bulacan.

According to the 2015

census, it has a population of 108,757 people, consisting of 29 barangays and governing an area

of 5,625 hectares. The town is vulnerable to hydro-meteorological and geologic hazards, like

floods, earthquakes and volcanic ash falls. The 70% of Calumpit is sandwiched by two major

rivers. The Pampanga river from Cabanatuan down to Manila Bay and Angat River from Angat

Dam down to Labangan Channel up to Manila bay. The barangay with the lowest elevation is

barangay Sapang Bayan and San Jose Pulo while the barangay with the highest elevation is

barangay Pio Cruzcosa.

The government constructed protective dikes; the Calumpit Pocket Dike, which covers

barangay Poblacion, Sucol, Corazon, Balungao and parts of Calizon. The Calumpit – Plaridel

Levee which covers the upstream of Metro San Marcos, that includes the barangay Balite,

Palimbang, San Marcos, Pio Cruzcosa and Bugyon. The Calumpit – Hagonoy which covers the

Labangan cutoff channel and barangay Iba Este, Calumpang and Longos. And lastly, the Apalit –

San Miguel – Meysulao – Masantol Levee, which covers against the Pampanga river and covers

Meysulao and San Miguel.

Prior to the flooding historical data in the year 2015, at the month of October, Typhoon

Lando causes huge damages in the town of Calumpit. Affecting over 27,599 families and dealt a

total damage costing P39.652 million on the agriculture and P23.130 million on the

infrastructures in the municipality. Followed by the typhoon Nona, which dealt over P15.077

million from the municipality’s agriculture and P17.7 million on the infrastructure affecting over

25,625 families.