Maragondon is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cavite. It is 54 km away from Manila going southeast. Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.
LOCATION (COORDINATES): 14°16′24″N 120°44′18″E
REGION: Region IV-A CALABARZON
PROVINCE: Cavite
DISTRICT: 7th District of Cavite
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 27
GOVERNMENT MAYOR: Mon Anthony A. Andaman
POPULATION: (TOTAL) 33,604
(DENSITY) 264.5/km2 (685.1/sq mi)
TOTAL AREA: 127.04 km2 (49.1 sq mi)
INCOME CLASS: 4th class
INCOME CLASS: 4th class
ORIGIN OF TOWN'S NAME
Maragondon was derived from a Tagalog word, “madagundong” or “maugong”, which means loud or too much noise. The sound or noise that was described here comes from a river called Kay Albaran in the barrio of Capantayan. Because the word “madagundong” is not pleasant to our ears, the people had changed it to “marigundong”, in honor of the patron saint of the town which is the Nuestra Seňora Maria Asuncion (Our Lady of the Assumption).
After the establishment of the American regime, Lope K. Santos, an authority on Tagalog language and a member of a geographic committee recommended the change of “marigundong” to Maragondon which is more pleasant to our ears. Maragondon is still the present name of the town.
FOUNDATION OF THE MARAGONDON TOWN:
Maragondon has three foundation dates:
a. (1611) When the Franciscan Fathers from Silang, Cavite established their first visita or chapel
b. (1690) The Fundacion Ecclesiastica or founding of the regular parish by the Jesuits, dedicating it to “Our Lady of the Assumption”
c. (1727) The Fundacion Civil - When the original barrio of Maragondon was separated from Silang during the administration of the Recollects and converted it into an independent municipality with Gregorio Silvestre. 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.
LOCATION AND LAND AREA
The municipality of Maragondon is an upland town of Cavite located at the western part of the province at approximately 120-degree, 40.1-minute east longitude and 140-degree, 10.6-minute north latitude. It is situated along the foothills of the mountain ranges bordering the provinces of Cavite and Batangas and is bounded to the North by Naic and Indang, to the South by Nasugbu, Batangas, to the West by Ternate, to the East by Gen. Aguinaldo and Alfonso to the Southeast by Magallanes. Corregidor Island located on the Northwest of Maragondon is about 15 kilometers from the nearest coast of Maragondon. Travel between Maragondon and Metro Manila is approximately 54 km and 12 km to Trece Martires City.
Maragondon is the biggest town in the whole province of Cavite with a total land area of 16,549 hectares, occupying about 13% of the provincial total land area. It is the most forested part of Cavite situated nearest the Batangas boundary.
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BARANGAYS
Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27 barangays:
Bucal I Pantihan IV
Bucal II Patungan
Bucal III A Pinagsanhan I A
Bucal III B Pinagsanhan I B
Bucal IV A Poblacion I A
Bucal IV B Poblacion I B
Caingin Pob. Poblacion II A
Garita I A Poblacion II B
Garita I B San Miguel I A
Layong Mabilog San Miguel I B
Mabato Tulay Silangan
Pantihan I Tulay Kanluran
Pantihan II
Pantihan III FACILITIES AND SERVICES:
A. Health Services
Maragondon has one Rural Health Unit that serves the whole municipality. This was located in Garita-B near the Maragondon National High School and on the way to PUP-Maragondon Branch. Stationed in the health center are the following: 1 doctor, 1 nurse, 5 midwives, 2 sanitary inspectors, 1dentist and 2 support staff. The services offered by the Rural Health Unit (RHU) include maternal and child care, family planning, dental services, control of diarrhea, anti-respiratory infections and environmental sanitation.
B. Fire Protection Services
The Maragondon Fire station has 8 personnel giving a fireman to population ratio of 1:3897. Prescribed standard is one fireman per 2000 population. It has one fire truck stationed at Garita A besides the institutional zone.
C. Peace and Order
The municipality’s peace and order is being maintained by the Maragondon Philippine National Police (PNP) Force which has presently a total of 26 police force. The PNP Force is assisted by 205 Barangay Tanod from 27 barangays and auxiliary traffic enforcer.
D. Education
At present, Maragondon has 15 public elementary schools, 1 private elementary school, 4 public secondary schools and 1 public tertiary school. The public elementary schools are supervised by the District Supervisor, private elementary school by the Director, public high school by Principal and public tertiary school by the Director. In addition, there are 26 Day Care Centers which offers pre-school education. These are being supervised by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office.
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