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Maragondon
Municipality
Municipality of Maragondon
Municipal plaza
FlagSeal
Nickname: Historic Town & Wildlife Sanctuary
Map of Cavite with Maragondon highlighted
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MaragondonLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°16′N 120°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 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Lawrence N. Arca
• Vice Mayor	Bernie P. Ilagan
• Representative	Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino
• Municipal Council	Members Reagan E. Gulapa Emil P. Digal Alexander V. Villanueva Bonn B. Rillo Reciel P. Diño Angelita M. De Joya Alexander Alan S. Angeles Joel A. Perio
• Electorate	33,062 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	164.61 km (63.56 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Highest elevation	1,409 m (4,623 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	40,687
• Density	250/km (640/sq mi)
• Households	9,770
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	11.27% (2021)
• 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	042113000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)46
Native languages	Tagalog
Major religions	Roman Catholicism Aglipayan Church Protestantism
Feast date	August 15
Catholic diocese	Diocese of Imus
Patron saint	Our Lady of Assumption
Website	www.maragondon.gov.ph

Maragondon, officially the Municipality of Maragondon (Tagalog: Bayan ng Maragondon), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,687 people. The town is famous for its bamboo crafts, Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape which includes Mount Pico de Loro, and various ancestral houses and structures important to Philippine history and culture such as Maragondon Church and the execution site and trial house of national hero Andres Bonifacio.

Maragondon is 44 kilometers (27 mi) from Imus, the provincial capital, and 54 kilometers (34 mi) from Manila, the national capital.

Etymology

The name Maragondon is a Spanish approximation of the Tagalog word maragundong or madagundong, which means "having a rumbling or thunderous sound". 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.

History

Incidentally, Maragondon has three foundation dates, namely:

1. 1611 when the Franciscan Fathers from Silang established their first visita or chapel;
2. 1690, the fundacion ecclesiastica or founding of the regular parish by the Jesuits, dedicating it to Our Lady of the Assumption;
3. 1727, the fundacion civil, when the original barrio of Maragondon was separated from Silang during the administration of the Recollects and converted into an independent municipality with Gregorio Silvestre as the first gobernadorcillo.

Maragondon belonged to the corregimiento of Mariveles (now part of Bataan) until 1754, when Spanish governor general Pedro 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 of Ternate, Magallanes, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (formerly Bailen), Alfonso, and Naic 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.

Geography

Barangays

Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Bucal 1
• Bucal 2
• Bucal 3A
• Bucal 3B
• Bucal 4A
• Bucal 4B
• Caingin Pob.
• Garita 1A
• Garita 1B
• Layong Mabilog
• Mabato
• Pantihan 1 (Balayungan)
• Pantihan 2
• Pantihan 3 (Pook na Munti)
• Pantihan 4 (Pulo ni Sara)
• Patungan
• Pinagsanhan A (Ibayo)
• Pinagsanhan B (Ibayo)
• Poblacion 1A
• Poblacion 1B
• Poblacion 2A
• Poblacion 2B
• San Miguel A (Caputatan)
• San Miguel B (Caputatan)
• Talipusngo
• Tulay Silangan (Mabacao)
• Tulay Kanluran (Mabacao)

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Maragondon was 40,687 people, with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometer or 650 inhabitants per square mile.

Government

Elected officials

The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 09, 2022, serving a term until 2025:

Images

• Our Lady of the Assumption, Maragondon
• Maragondon Parochial School
• Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan) Parish of the Virgin of the Assumption in Maragondon, Cavite.
• Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church
• Welcome arch
• Barangay Poblacion 1-B
• Public market
• Bonifacio Trial House
• Mt. Pico De Loro Monolith
• Silyang Bato of Mt. Marami
• Kaybiang Tunnel

References

1.  Municipality of Maragondon | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "The Official Website of the Municipality of Maragondon – Home". maragondon-official.cavite.gov.ph.
6. "Maragondon's Natural Wonders: 10 Reasons to Choose the Town That Has It All (Prequel) - Choose Philippines. Find. Discover. Share". Archived from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. Lesho, Marivic; Sippola, Eeva (2018). "Toponyms in Manila and Cavite, Philippines". Vergleichende Kolonialtoponomastik Strukturen und Funktionen kolonialer Ortsbenennung. De Gruyter. pp. 317–332. ISBN 9783110608618.
8. "Province: Cavite". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
9. "Maragondon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of Cavite". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

v t e Places adjacent to Maragondon
South China Sea Ternate Nasugbu, Batangas Maragondon Naic Indang Magallanes / Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Alfonso

v t e Province of Cavite
Trece Martires (de facto capital), Imus (de jure capital) Dasmariñas (largest city)
Municipalities	Alfonso Amadeo General Emilio Aguinaldo General Mariano Alvarez Indang Kawit Magallanes Maragondon Mendez Naic Noveleta Rosario Silang Tanza Ternate
Component cities	Bacoor Carmona Cavite City Dasmariñas General Trias Imus Tagaytay Trece Martires

• Municipalities of Cavite