Baclaran

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Baclaran
Barangay
Karakol celebration on Roxas Boulevard in Baclaran, May 2019
Baclaran
Coordinates: 14°31′55″N 120°59′39″E / 14.53194°N 120.99417°E / 14.53194; 120.99417
Country	Philippines
Region	National Capital Region
City	Parañaque
District	1st Legislative District of Parañaque
Established	1971
Government
• Type	Barangay
• Barangay Captain	Julius Anthony Zaide
• Sangguniang Barangay	Kagawad Vincent Ace Mangosing Wilmer Agnas Joseph Oliver Lim Carlito Vacal Romulo Fernandez Carlito Gabriel
Area
• Total	0.6372 km2 (0.2460 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	33,850
• Density	53,000/km2 (140,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code	1702
Area code	02
Patron Saint	St. Rita of Cascia

Baclaran is a barangay located in the northern area of the city of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is also known to be located at the borders of the cities of Parañaque and Pasay.

Because of its proximity to the shore of Manila Bay, the place was named after a piece of fishing equipment called "baklad". Baklad is a rattan fence placed around the fish to protect them until they are ready to be sold in the market. Many of these baklads were assembled at the seashore, so people started calling the place "Bakladan". The Filipino grammatical feature of changing d's to r's when a suffix is added changed this to "Baclaran".