Morong | |
---|---|
Municipality of Morong | |
Nickname: Bataan's Wild West | |
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 | 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 municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,394 people.[3]