Mogpog

Mogpog
Municipality
Municipality of Mogpog
Mogpog Municipal Hall
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Gateway to the Heart of the Philippines Home of the Original Moriones
Anthem: Mogpog Hymn[1]
Map of Marinduque with Mogpog highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Mogpog Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°29′N 121°52′E / 13.48°N 121.87°E / 13.48; 121.87
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Marinduque
District	Lone district
Founded	1807
Barangays	37 (see Barangays)
Government  [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Augusto Leo M. Livelo
• Vice Mayor	Jonathan Felipe M. Garcia
• Representative	Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco
• Councilors	List Senen Livelo Jr. Belen Luisaga Roselle Ola Neryl Manggol Franklin Sarili Mauris Malilay Edgardo Dela Cruz Robert Narito ABC President Willy Paredes
• Electorate	22,931 voters (2022)
Area [3]
• 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 % (2021)[5]
• 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	174004000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Tagalog
Major religions	Catholic Church Protestantism Iglesia ni Cristo
Feast date	May 15
Patron saint	St. Isidore the Laborer
Website	mogpog.gov.ph

Mogpog /mɔːɡˈpoʊɡ/, officially the Municipality of Mogpog (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mogpog) is a 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.

In 1911, a stone marker was placed by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (USGS), now National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),^[7] at Luzon Datum or Station Balacanan, Mt. Mataas, Barangay Hinanggayon to indicate the geographical center of the Philippines.^[6] The site was commemorated by a historical marker installed in August 9, 2011.

In 1942, the Japanese troops occupied the town of Mogpog.

In 1945, during the Second World War, at the liberation of the town of Mogpog, American and Filipino troops fought against the Japanese Imperial forces during the Battle of Marinduque.

Historically, the famous Moriones Festival is said to have originated from Mogpog. Moriones Festival was founded by a Spanish friar, Rev. Father Dionisio Santiago, the first parish priest of Mogpog. This festival is known to be one of the most colorful festivals in Marinduque and the Philippines. It is held in Mogpog and the surrounding areas of Marinduque island.

Mogpog is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. ^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Hinanggayon was formerly a sitio of barrio (barangay) Argao; in 1954 it was elevated as a barrio.^[9]

The town center or poblacion comprises the barangays of Dulong Bayan, Gitnang Bayan, Market Site, Mataas na Bayan, and Villa Mendez with possible expansion to barangays of Janagdong and Nangka I.

Population census of Mogpog

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	6,956	—
1918	6,827	−0.12%
1939	12,132	+2.78%
1948	12,922	+0.70%
1960	18,413	+2.99%
1970	21,980	+1.78%
1975	24,736	+2.40%
1980	26,399	+1.31%
1990	25,337	−0.41%
1995	28,201	+2.03%
2000	31,330	+2.28%
2007	33,341	+0.86%
2010	33,384	+0.05%
2015	34,043	+0.37%
2020	34,516	+0.27%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14]

In the 2020 census, the population of Mogpog was 34,516 people,^[4] with a density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre or 830 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Mogpog

10 20 30 40 2006 31.80 2009 26.81 2012 10.52 2015 13.59 2018 12.08 2021 23.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Barangay Balanacan is where the main shipping port is located. It is famous for its large image of Our Lady of Biglang Awa, erected at a top of a shed on a mound of land overlooking the sea.

Not far from the Academy is the town plaza, located at the side right of Marinduque Academy's Main Building, with a great view of a local park, the Municipal Building, and the Trial Court - all of which covers the town public market.

The site of the Luzon Datum of 2011 and its stone marker and historical marker are tourist spots.^[7]

• Argao National High School
• Balanacan National High School
• Butansapa National High School
• Marinduque Academy (Barangay Gitnang Bayan)
• Mogpog NCHS
• Sayao National High School
• Quezon-Roxaz High School (poblacion)
• Puting Buhangin National High School

• Cardinal Ricardo Jamin Vidal, archbishop emeritus of Cebu was born February 6, 1931, in Mogpog.

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• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Official website
• Philippines census info
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine