The historic City of Valenzuela was originally known as Polo, and established as an independent town of the province of Bulacan in 1623. Pio Valenzuela, a Filipino physician and patriot who was among the leaders of the Katipunan that started the Philippine Revolution against Spain after which the city was named. "Valenzuela" means “little Valencia” in Spanish, and is also the surname Dr. Since becoming a city in 1998, Valenzuela’s economy has flourished and its population has swelled significantly. It is bordered by Quezon City and northern Caloocan City to the east, by Malabon City and southern Caloocan City to the south, by Obando in Bulacan to the west, and Meycauayan City, also in Bulacan, to the north.
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Valenzuela has a land area of approximately 45 square kilometers. The North Luzon Expressway passes through the city and out of Metro Manila into the province of Bulacan. The city has approximately 500,000 residents and is primarily an industrial and residential suburb of Manila. The City of Valenzuela ( Filipino: "Lungsod ng Valenzuela") is one of the cities and municipalities in the Philippines that make up Metro Manila. Postal_code = 1440 (Valenzuela City Post Office) Leader_name1 = Eric Martinez (2007-2010 ( NPC/ Lakas-CMD) Subdivision_name3 = 1st and 2nd districts of Valenzuela City
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Subdivision_name2 = "none" (It is formerly on Bulacan province until 1975) Subdivision_name1 = National Capital Region
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Map_caption = Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Valenzuela City Coordinates: 14☄1'N 120★8'E