Maragondon
Maragondon | |
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| Municipality of Maragondon | |
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church Maragondon Municipal Hall Bonifacio Trial House Maragondon Town Plaza Maragondon Town Proper | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Historic Town & Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Map of Cavite with Maragondon highlighted | |
Interactive map of Maragondon | |
Maragondon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°16′26″N 120°44′06″E / 14.274°N 120.735°E | |
| 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 | Aldous S. Angeles |
| • Representative | Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 33,872 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 41,977 |
| • Density | 255.01/km2 (660.47/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 the Municipality of Maragondon (Tagalog: Bayan ng Maragondon), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 41,977 people.[5]
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.[6][7]
Etymology
The name "Maragondon" is a Spanish approximation of the Tagalog maragundóng or madagundóng ("having a rumbling or thunderous sound").[8] This referred to the noise coming from the Kay Albaran River in the village of Capantayan, which was the initial location for the town. However, due to the floods caused by the frequent overflowing of the river, the town was later moved to its present site.
History
Maragondon has three foundation dates, namely:
- 1611 – When Franciscans from Silang established their first visita (sub-mission);
- 1690 – The fundación ecclesiastica (founding of a regular parish) by the Jesuits, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption;
- 1727 – The fundación civil, when the barrio of Maragondon was separated from Silang under 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 Governor-General Pedro Manuel de Arandía abolished the politico-military administration and returned Maragondon to Cavite province. Alongside Silang, the town's territory was very large in its early decades.
In the second half of the 19th century, the towns of Ternate, Magallanes, Bailen, Alfonso, and Naic were barrios of Maragondon. Ternate was the first town separated on March 31, 1857, under an agreement signed on behalf of the people of that town by Tomás de León, Félix Nigosa, Pablo de León, Florencio Niño Franco and Juan Ramos.
Bailen (now Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo) and Alfonso were separated from Maragondon in 1858, then Naic in 1869. Magallanes was the last village to be excised, founded on July 15, 1879 by an agreement signed by Crisóstomo Riel representing Maragondon and by Isidro Bello and company representing Magallanes.
During the Philippine Revolution, on May 4, 1897, revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio and his brother Procopio Bonifacio were court-martialled and sentenced to death convened in the house of prominent resident, Teodorico Reyes, following the brothers' arrest for defying the authority of Emilio Aguinaldo. They were then held at Maragondon Church until May 10, 1897,[9] when they were executed somewhere in the Maragondon mountain range.[10]
Amid political violence in Cavite, the town's mayor, Severino Rillo, was assassinated on September 2, 1952, along with the town's police chief and several police officers in the Maragondon Massacre. The killings were committed by gangster Leonardo Manecio, better known as "Nardong Putik", upon orders from local politicians.[11]
Geography
Maragondon is 44 kilometers (27 mi) from Imus, the provincial capital, and 54 kilometers (34 mi) from Manila, the national capital.
Barangays
Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27 barangays, as indicated below. [12] 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
| 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) |
| Average precipitation 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[13] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| 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 | +1.61% |
| 2024 | 41,977 | +0.75% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18] | ||
In the 2024 census, the population of Maragondon was 41,977 people,[19] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometer or 670 inhabitants per square mile.
Government
Elected officials
The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 12, 2025 which serves until 2028:
| Position | Official |
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| Mayor | Lawrence N. Arca (NPC) |
| Vice Mayor | Aldous S. Angeles (NUP) |
| Sangguniang Bayan Members | Party |
|---|---|
| Lorenzo Miguel U. Arca | NPC |
| Irineo C. Angeles | NPC |
| Bonn B. Rillo | NPC |
| Emil P. Digal | NPC |
| Joel D. Angue | NPC |
| Alexander Alan S. Angeles | Independent |
| Joel A. Perio | NPC |
| Ehmil Reden C. Sena | NPC |
| ABC President | |
| To be determined | |
| SK Federation President | |
| To be determined | |
Education
The Maragondon Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[20]
Primary and elementary school
- Balayungan Elementary School
- Bucal I Elementary School
- Bucal II Elementary School
- Layong Mabilog Elementary School
- Living Word Christian School
- Mabato Elementary School
- Maragondon Elementary School
- Maragondon Parochial School
- Marcelo D. Samaniego Elementary School
- Pantihan II Elementary School
- Pantihan III Elementary School
- Pinagsanhan Elementary School
- Pulo ni Sara Elementary School
- San Miguel Elementary School
- Sta. Mercedes Elementary School
- Talipusngo Elementary School
- Tulay Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Bucal National Integrated School
- Bucal National High School - Sta. Mercedes Annex
- Cavite Science Integrated School
- Maragondon National High School
- Pulo ni Sara National High School
Higher educational institution
- Cavite State University
Images
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Our Lady of the Assumption, Maragondon
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Maragondon Parochial School
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Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan) Parish of the Virgin of the Assumption in Maragondon, Cavite.
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Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church
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Welcome arch
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Barangay Poblacion 1-B
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Public market
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Bonifacio Trial House
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Mt. Pico De Loro Monolith
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Silyang Bato of Mt. Marami
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Kaybiang Tunnel
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Maragondon River at dusk
References
- ^ Municipality of Maragondon | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "The Official Website of the Municipality of Maragondon – Home". maragondon-official.cavite.gov.ph.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cinco, Maricar (2017-06-11). "Witness to the Supremo's trial". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ Ocampo, Ambeth (2017-06-11). "The death of Andres Bonifacio". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ Syjuco-Tan, Maria Felisa (ed.). "Sensational/Heinous Crimes". Highlights of Philippine History Volume 2: Presidencies from Quirino to Macapagal (1948–1964). Pantas Publishing. p. 159.
- ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Maragondon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2025.