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Maragondon | |
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| Municipality of Maragondon | |
 Municipal plaza | |
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| Nickname: Historic Town & Wildlife Sanctuary | |
 Map of Cavite with Maragondon highlighted | |
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.svg)  Maragondon Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:14°16′N120°44′E / 14.27°N 120.73°E /14.27; 120.73 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Cavite |
| District | 8th district |
| Founded | 1611 |
| Barangays | 27 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Lawrence N. Arca |
| • Vice Mayor | Bernie P. Ilagan |
| • Representative | Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 33,062 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.61 km2 (63.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,409 m (4,623 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 40,687 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,770 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.27 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 223.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 473 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 192.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 90.13 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4112 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Major religions | |
| Feast date | August 15 |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Imus |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Assumption |
| Website | www |
Maragondon, officially theMunicipality of Maragondon (Tagalog:Bayan ng Maragondon), is amunicipality in theprovince ofCavite,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,687 people.[3] The town is famous for its bamboo crafts,Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape which includesMount Pico de Loro, and various ancestral houses and structures important to Philippine history and culture such asMaragondon Church and the execution site and trial house of national heroAndres Bonifacio.[5][6]
Maragondon is 44 kilometers (27 mi) fromImus, the provincial capital, and 54 kilometers (34 mi) fromManila, the national capital.
The name Maragondon is aSpanish approximation of theTagalog wordmaragundong ormadagundong, which means "having a rumbling or thunderous sound".[7] This refers to the noise coming from the Kay Albaran river in the village of Capantayan. This was initially the place on which the town was to be built. However, due to the floods caused by the frequent overflowing of the river, the town was later relocated to its present site.
Incidentally, Maragondon has three foundation dates, namely:
Maragondon belonged to thecorregimiento ofMariveles (now part ofBataan) until 1754, when Spanish governor generalPedro Manuel de Arandia (1754–1759) abolished the politico-military administration and restored Maragondon to Cavite province. Alongside Silang, the town's territory was very large during its early decades.
In the second half of the 19th century the towns ofTernate,Magallanes,Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (formerly Bailen),Alfonso, andNaic were mere barrios of Maragondon. Ternate was the first town to attain full independence on March 31, 1857, under an agreement signed by Tomas de Leon, Felix Nigosa, Pablo de Leon, Florencio Nino Franco and Juan Ramos in behalf of the people of Ternate.
Furthermore, Bailen (now Gen. Aguinaldo) and Alfonso seceded from Maragondon in 1858. Naic then severed as a town in 1869. Magallanes was the last of the villages to attain independence, having been founded on July 15, 1879, under an agreement signed by Crisostomo Riel representing Maragondon, and by Isidro Bello and company representing Magallanes.
Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27barangays. [8] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Maragondon, Cavite | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 34 (93) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 12 (0.5) | 27 (1.1) | 94 (3.7) | 153 (6.0) | 206 (8.1) | 190 (7.5) | 179 (7.0) | 120 (4.7) | 54 (2.1) | 39 (1.5) | 1,094 (43) |
| Average rainy days | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 19.7 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 21.0 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 189.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue[9] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 7,191 | — |
| 1918 | 7,266 | +0.07% |
| 1939 | 9,449 | +1.26% |
| 1948 | 8,465 | −1.21% |
| 1960 | 9,994 | +1.39% |
| 1970 | 12,743 | +2.46% |
| 1975 | 14,785 | +3.03% |
| 1980 | 18,018 | +4.03% |
| 1990 | 22,814 | +2.39% |
| 1995 | 25,828 | +2.35% |
| 2000 | 31,227 | +4.15% |
| 2007 | 33,604 | +1.02% |
| 2010 | 35,289 | +1.80% |
| 2015 | 37,720 | +1.28% |
| 2020 | 40,687 | +1.50% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Maragondon was 40,687 people,[3] with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometer or 650 inhabitants per square mile.
The following are the elected officials of the town elected lastMay 09, 2022, serving a term until 2025:
| Position | Official |
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| Mayor | Lawrence N. Arca (LP) |
| Vice Mayor | Bernie P. Ilagan (NUP) |
| Sangguniang Bayan Members | Party |
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| Reagan E. Gulapa | NUP |
| Emil P. Digal | LP |
| Alexander V. Villanueva | NUP |
| Bonn B. Rillo | LP |
| Reciel P. Diño | LP |
| Angelita M. De Joya | NUP |
| Alexander Alan S. Angeles | NPC |
| Joel A. Perio | LP |
| ABC President | |
| Rommel A. Manalo | |
| SK Federation President | |
| Jan Robby Tanagras |
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 Province ofCavite | |
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