Morong | |
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| Municipality of Morong | |
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| Nickname: Bataan's Wild West | |
 Map of Bataan with Morong highlighted | |
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.svg)  Morong Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°40′48″N 120°16′06″E / 14.68°N 120.2683°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bataan |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | 1607 |
| Barangays | 5 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Morong[*] | Cynthia L. Estanislao |
| • Vice Mayor | Leila Linao-Muñoz |
| • Representative | Maria Angela S. Garcia |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 23,488 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 219.20 km2 (84.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 35,394 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,278 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 16.43 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 223.1 million (2020), 86.65 million (2012), 91.85 million (2013), 108.4 million (2014), 127.9 million (2015), 141.5 million (2016), 170.4 million (2017), 173.3 million (2018), 223.8 million (2019), 235.4 million (2021), 333.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 496.9 million (2020), 125.1 million (2012), 117 million (2013), 116.4 million (2014), 169.9 million (2015), 207.8 million (2016), 325.7 million (2017), 357.7 million (2018), 458.4 million (2019), 571.7 million (2021), 664.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 192.1 million (2020), 71.73 million (2012), 69.96 million (2013), 71.95 million (2014), 83.1 million (2015), 91.99 million (2016), 103.8 million (2017), 129.4 million (2018), 144.9 million (2019), 203 million (2021), 240.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2108, 2222 (Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)47 |
| Native languages | Mariveleño Tagalog |
Morong, officially the Municipality of Morong (Tagalog: Bayan ng Morong), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,394 people.[3]
The municipality is home to Subic Bay International Airport, Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ; along with Hermosa also in the province of Bataan, and Olongapo and Subic in Zambales), the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, and the former Philippine Refugee Processing Center. Morong was formerly known as Moron.[5] It is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 65.
- ^ Municipality of Morong | (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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 1249; An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Moron, Province of Bataan, to Morong". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2021.