Mogpog , officially the Municipality of Mogpog (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mogpog) is a municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

History

In 1911, a stone marker was placed by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (USGS), now National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), at Luzon Datum or Station Balacanan, Mt. Mataas, Barangay Hinanggayon to indicate the geographical center of the Philippines.

Mogpog is from Boac.

Barangays

Mogpog is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. 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.

  • Anapog-Sibucao
  • Argao
  • Balanacan
  • Banto
  • Bintakay
  • Bocboc
  • Butansapa
  • Candahon
  • Capayang
  • Danao
  • Dulong Bayan (Poblacion)
  • Gitnang Bayan (Poblacion)
  • Guisian
  • Hinadharan
  • Hinanggayon
  • Ino
  • Janagdong (Planned Poblacion Expansion)
  • Lamesa
  • Laon
  • Magapua
  • Malayak
  • Malusak
  • Mampaitan
  • Mangyan-Mababad
  • Market Site (Poblacion)
  • Mataas Na Bayan (Poblacion)
  • Mendez
  • Nangka I (Planned Poblacion Expansion)
  • Nangka II
  • Paye
  • Pili
  • Puting Buhangin
  • Sayao
  • Silangan
  • Sumangga
  • Tarug
  • Villa Mendez (Poblacion)

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.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Mogpog was 32,577 people, with a density of .

Economy

Landmarks

thumbnail|right|Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage

thumbnail|right|Downtown Mogpog

thumb|Public Transportation

Barangay Balanacan is home to the town’s main shipping port and is notable for the large image of Our Lady of Biglang Awa, which stands atop a structure on an elevated mound overlooking the sea.

Nearby is the town plaza, situated beside the main building of Marinduque Academy. The plaza offers views of a local park, the municipal building, and the trial court, all located within the vicinity of the public market.

The site of the Luzon Datum of 2011, along with its stone and historical markers, also serves as a local tourist attraction.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Argao Elementary School
  • Balanacan Elementary School
  • Bintakay Elementary School
  • Bocboc Elementary School
  • Butansapa Elementary School
  • Capayang-Ino Elementary School
  • Danao Public School
  • Guisian Elementary School
  • Hinadharan Public School
  • Hinanggayon Elementary School
  • Ino Primary School
  • Janagdong Elementary School
  • Lamesa Elementary School
  • Laon Elementary School
  • Magapua Elementary School
  • Malayak Elementary School
  • Mampaitan Public School
  • Mendez Elementary School
  • Mogpog Central School
  • Nangka Elementary School
  • Paye Elementary School
  • Pili Elementary School
  • Puting Buhangin Elementary School
  • Sayao Elementary School
  • Silangan Elementary School
  • Sumangga Primary School
  • Tarug Public School

Secondary schools

  • 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

Notable personalities

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

Sister cities

  • Makati, Philippines

References

  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Philippines census info
  • Local Governance Performance Management System