Mogpog | |
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Municipality of Mogpog | |
Nickname(s): Gateway to the Heart of the Philippines Home of the Original Moriones | |
Anthem: Mogpog Hymn[1] | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°29′N 121°52′E / 13.48°N 121.87°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Marinduque |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1807 |
Barangays | 37 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Augusto Leo M. Livelo |
• Vice Mayor | Jonathan Felipe M. Garcia |
• Representative | Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 22,931 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 108.06 km2 (41.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
Highest elevation | 692 m (2,270 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 34,516 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,048 |
Demonym | Mogpogueño |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.05 |
• Revenue | ₱ 150.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 332.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 113.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 74.83 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Marinduque Electric Cooperative (MARELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4901 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Major religions |
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Feast date | May 15 |
Patron saint | St. Isidore the Laborer |
Website | mogpog |
Mogpog /mɔːɡˈpoʊɡ/, officially the Municipality of Mogpog (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mogpog) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,516 people.[4]
The town is at the geographical center of the Philippines, attested by the site of the Luzon Datum of 1911 or Station Balanacan, a stone marker placed at a hill called Mt. Mataas, Barangay Hinanggayon. As the geographical center, it has been the primary geodetic reference station for triangulation in the country.[6]
Mogpog is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Boac.
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