Also known as: Bayan ng Maragondon
Maragondon is a municipality in Cavite, Region IV-A (CALABARZON). Population 42K (PSA 2024 census), 27 barangays, land area 164.61 km².
Maragondon is a municipality in Cavite, Region IV-A (CALABARZON).
No. Maragondon is a municipality in Cavite, Region IV-A (CALABARZON), outside Metro Manila (the National Capital Region).
Maragondon had 41,977 residents in the 2024 census (PSA 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN 2024), reference date July 1, 2024). That is the most recent official count. There is no 2026 census result, so any 2026 population figure is an estimate.
Maragondon covers 164.61 km², per the PSA Philippine Statistical Yearbook figure used on this page.
Maragondon has 27 barangays.
Maragondon holds one of the most significant historical sites in the Philippines: the Bonifacio Trial House, where Andres Bonifacio, founder of the Katipunan, was tried in 1897 before his execution nearby at Mt. Nagpatong. That history is central to the town's own nickname, “Historic Town & Wildlife Sanctuary,” and to its identity as a heritage-tourism destination. Founded in 1611, Maragondon is Cavite's smallest municipality in this batch by population — 40,687 residents (2020 Census) — and its only 2nd-class income municipality, spread thin across 164.61 km² and 27 barangays that span coastline, agricultural lowland, and forested upland terrain. Its planning priorities differ from Cavite's fast-urbanizing towns: rather than managing rapid subdivision growth, Maragondon's CLUP work centers on heritage-site preservation (protecting the historical trial house and associated landmarks from encroaching development), coastal and agricultural land-use continuity, and balancing tourism access against the wildlife-sanctuary areas the town's own identity is built around.
Key industries: Agriculture, Heritage tourism, Fishing
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