Maragondon
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| Nickname(s): Historic Town & a Wildlife Sanctuary | ||
 Map of Cavite showing the location of Maragondon |
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 Maragondon
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| Coordinates: 14°16′N 120°44′E / 14.27°N 120.73°ECoordinates: 14°16′N 120°44′E / 14.27°N 120.73°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Cavite | |
| District | 7th District of Cavite | |
| Founded | 1727 | |
| Barangays | 27 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Reynaldo Rillo | |
| • Vice Mayor | Ireneo C. Angeles | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 164.61 km2 (63.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 37,720 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4112 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 | |
| Income class | 3rd class | |
| Website | www |
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The Municipality of Maragondon (Filipino: Bayan ng Maragondon) is a third class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. Maragondon is 54 kilometres (34 mi) south-west from Manila. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 37,720 people.
The name of the town is often confused by immigrants and visitors from Cebu, mistakenly calling it as Marigondon, which is a barangay in Lapu-Lapu City.
Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.
The name Maragondon was derived from Tagalog word madagundong or maugong, meaning much sound. Actually the sounds comes from a noisy river called Kay Albaran in the barrio of Capantayan. This area was the first townsite selected, but because the river frequently overflowed and flooded the place, the town was later relocated to its present site. The word madagundong not being pleasant to the ear, the people had it changed to marigundong in honor of the town' s patron saint, Nuestra Senora Maria Asuncion (Our Lady of The Assumption).
Soon after the establishment of the American regime, Lope K. Santos, an authority on Tagalog language and member of a geographic committee created to "investigate and revise" the names of Philippine towns and provinces, recommended the change of Marigundong to "Maragondon" definitely more pleasing to the ear, the present name of the town
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 A- 1759) abolished the politico A- military administration and restored Maragondon Cavite Province.
In the second half of the 19th century the towns of Ternate, Magallanes, Bailen, Alfonso, and Naic were mere barrios of Maragondon. Ternate was separated from Maragondon 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.
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