Maragondon

Maragondon, officially the Municipality of Maragondon (Tagalog: Bayan ng Maragondon), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 37,720 people. [3] 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.[5][6]

Maragondon
Municipality
Municipality of Maragondon
Municipal plaza
Nickname(s): 
Historic Town & Wildlife Sanctuary
Map of Cavite with Maragondon highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Maragondon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°16′N 120°44′E
Country Philippines
RegionCalabarzon (Region IV-A)
ProvinceCavite
District8th District
Founded1727
Barangays27 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorReynaldo A. Rillo (NUP)
 • Vice MayorAlfredo A. Bersabe (PDPLBN)
 • RepresentativeAbraham N. Tolentino
 • Electorate29,221 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total164.61 km2 (63.56 sq mi)
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total37,720
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
 • Households
8,201
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence13.8% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱101,388,428.87 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4112
PSGC
042113000
IDD : area code +63 (0)46
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesTagalog
Major religions
Feast dateAugust 15
Catholic dioceseDiocese of Imus
Patron saintOur Lady of Assumption
Websitewww.maragondon.gov.ph

Barangays

Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. [2]

  • 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)
  • Santa Mercedes (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)

History
Our Lady of the Assumption, Maragondon
Maragondon Parochial School
Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan) Parish of the Virgin of the Assumption in Maragondon, Cavite.

The name Maragondon is a Spanish approximation of the Tagalog word maragundong (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.

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 Bataan province) 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.

Andres Bonifacio's monument at the foot of Mount Nagpatong and Mount Buntis in Maragondon, Cavite where he was believed to be martyred; where his execution took place upon orders of Emilio Aguinaldo's administration last May 10, 1897.

In the second half of the 19th century the towns of Ternate, Magallanes, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (formerly Bailen), Alfonso, and Naic were mere barangays 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.

Local Officials

The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 13, 2019 which serves until 2022:

PositionOfficial
MayorReynaldo A. Rillo (NUP)
Vice MayorAlfredo A. Bersabe (PDPLBN)
Sangguniang Bayan Members Party
Ireneo C. Angeles NUP
Angelita M. De Joya Independent
Alexander Alan S. Angeles NUP
Alexander V. Villanueva NUP
Reciel P. Diño PDPLBN
Bernardo P. Ilagan NUP
Alberto C. Malimban NUP
Emilio P. Digal PDPLBN
ABC President
Rommel A. Manalo
SK Federation President
Neil Frederick B. Magallanes

Demographics
Population census of Maragondon
YearPop.±% 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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8][9]

In the 2015 census, the population of Maragondon was 37,720 people, [3] with a density of 230 inhabitants per square kilometre or 600 inhabitants per square mile.

Images
  • 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

References
  1.  Municipality of Maragondon | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Cavite". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "The Official Website of the Municipality of Maragondon - Home". maragondon-official.cavite.gov.ph.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. "Province of Cavite". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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