Mogpog

Mogpog
Municipality of Mogpog
Mogpog Municipal Hall
Mogpog Municipal Hall
Flag of Mogpog
Official seal of Mogpog
Nickname(s): 

Gateway to the Heart of the Philippines
Home of the Original Moriones
Anthem: Mogpog Hymn[1]
Map of Marinduque with Mogpog highlighted
Map of Marinduque with Mogpog highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Mogpog is located in Philippines
Mogpog
Mogpog
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°29′N 121°52′E / 13.48°N 121.87°E / 13.48; 121.87
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvinceMarinduque
District Lone district
Founded1807
Barangays37 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAugusto Leo M. Livelo
 • Vice MayorJonathan Felipe M. Garcia
 • RepresentativeLord Allan Jay Q. Velasco
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate22,931 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
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
 • Households
9,048
DemonymMogpogueño
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
23.05
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 150.1 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 332.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 113.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 74.83 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMarinduque Electric Cooperative (MARELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4901
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)42
Native languagesTagalog
Major religions
  • Catholic Church
  • Protestantism
  • Iglesia ni Cristo
Feast dateMay 15
Patron saintSt. Isidore the Laborer
Websitemogpog.gov.ph

Mogpog /mɔːɡˈpɡ/, 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.

  1. ^ "Mogpog Hymn". YouTube.
  2. ^ Municipality of Mogpog | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/3915935597!.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)