# Morong, Bataan

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.

## History

In 1607, Morong was officially founded as an ecclesiastical parish by the Augustinian Recollects. as well as being founded by Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel who placed it under the protection of the Our Lady of the Pillar. Its founding priest was Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel who placed Morong under the protection of the Our Lady of the Pillar.
On June 10, 1955, with the understanding of the Spanish language waning in most of the Philippines and with Moron having an unfortunate meaning in English, the town was renamed Morong by virtue of Republic Act No. 1249.

## Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 219.20 square kilometres (84.63 sq mi)  constituting 15.97% of the 1,372.98-square-kilometre- (530.11 sq mi) total area of Bataan.
The municipality is home to Subic Bay International Airport, Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ; along with Hermosa also in the province of Bataan, and Olongapo and Subic in Zambales), the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, and the former Philippine Refugee Processing Center. Morong was formerly known as Moron. It is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 65.
Morong is bounded by Dinalupihan to the northeast, Hermosa and Orani to the east, and province of the Zambales to the north. Olongapo City is located directly north of Morong, accessible via SBMA–Olongapo Access Road through Rizal Highway to Aguinado Road or Security Road to East 14th Street. It is 51 kilometres (32 mi) from Balanga and 175 kilometres (109 mi) from Manila.

### Environmental protection

The Pawikan Conservation Center is a community-based effort to protect turtles in Morong with a focus on protecting the Olive Ridley species.

### Climate

Morong has a tropical monsoon climate (Af) with little to no rainfall from December to April and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from May to November.
Climate data for Morong :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 31.8 (89.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.6 (81.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.5 (74.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 17 (0.7) | 211 (8.3) | 509 (20.0) | 711 (28.0) | 1,036 (40.8) | 523 (20.6) | 234 (9.2) | 82 (3.2) | 21 (0.8) | 3,357 (132.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||

### Barangays

Morong is politically subdivided into 5 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 030808001 | Binaritan | 16.9% | 5,966 | 5,273 | ▴ | 1.24% |
| 030808002 | Mabayo | 13.5% | 4,771 | 4,275 | ▴ | 1.10% |
| 030808003 | Nagbalayong | 17.5% | 6,207 | 5,680 | ▴ | 0.89% |
| 030808004 | Poblacion | 15.6% | 5,511 | 5,105 | ▴ | 0.77% |
| 030808005 | Sabang | 21.0% | 7,446 | 5,838 | ▴ | 2.46% |
| | Total | Total | 35,394 | 26,171 | ▴ | 3.06% |

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 1,906 | — |
| 1918 | 2,576 | +2.03% |
| 1939 | 3,301 | +1.19% |
| 1948 | 3,336 | +0.12% |
| 1960 | 5,734 | +4.62% |
| 1970 | 6,738 | +1.62% |
| 1975 | 7,793 | +2.96% |
| 1980 | 10,637 | +6.42% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 17,155 | +4.90% |
| 1995 | 18,731 | +1.66% |
| 2000 | 21,273 | +2.77% |
| 2007 | 27,119 | +3.41% |
| 2010 | 26,171 | −1.29% |
| 2015 | 29,901 | +2.57% |
| 2020 | 35,394 | +3.37% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
According to the Spanish Census of the country in 1896, Morong was reported to have 2,797 inhabitants.
In the 2020 census, Morong had a population of 35,394. The population density was 160 inhabitants per square kilometre (410/sq mi).

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Morong
* 5
* 10
* 15
* 20
* 25
* 30
* 2000 21.94
* 2003 7.93
* 2006 16.10
* 2009 20.84
* 2012 12.67
* 2015 15.01
* 2018 9.99
* 2021 16.43
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Existing industries in Morong include mango/cashew production as well as vinegar making from nipa palm nuts and the production of basketry using jungle vines.
There is some variety of developments intended for Morong. Industries targeted for development are the manufacturing of component parts or assembly operations. In addition, there are plans to establish convention centers, exhibit halls, golf course and clubs, entertainment and leisure and sports centers, hotels, beach resorts and meditation centers.

### Mining

Morong has also had some activity in mining. In 1972 it had mining activity from Long Beach Mining Corporation producing magnetite concentrate from beach sands and in 2017 there was headway into opening 709.6 hectares of land to Gandara minerals and development corporation in order to mine basalt and other associated minerals.

### Economic zone developments

The Bataan Technology Park (informally called the "Technopark") is the main zone of the Morong Special Economic Zone (MSEZ), established in March 1997 after a previous ecozone which was established under the 1992 Bases Conversion and Development Act.

## Government
### Local government

| Term | Mayor | Vice Mayor |
| 1901-1903 | Salvador Linao | n.a. |
| 1903-1905 | Mariano Sulangi | n.a. |
| 1905-1907 | Hermogenes Ramos | n.a. |
| 1908-1909 | Salvador Linao | n.a. |
| 1910-1912 | Nicolas Mangalindan | n.a. |
| 1912-1916 | Salvador Linao | n.a. |
| 1916-1919 | Pablo Sulangi | Facundo Angeles |
| 1919-1922 | Facundo Angeles | Nicolas Mangalindan |
| 1922-1925 | Melencio S. Batol | Prudencio Mangalindan |
| 1925-1928 | Cirilo Z. Paguio | Gaudencio Mangalindan |
| 1928-1931 | Gaudencio Mangalindan | Melencio Batol |
| 1931-1934 | Anselmo Calma | Petronilo Dizon |
| 1934-1937 | Claudio Pastelero | Pedro Corpuz |
| 1938-1941 | Buenaventura Linao | Juan Paguio |
| 1941-1942 | Estanislao Angeles | Juan Paguio |
| 1942-1945 | Florentino Bugay | none |
| 1945-1946 | Ambrosio Guzman | none |
| 1946-1947 | Buenaventura Linao | Juan Llenarez |
| 1948-1951 | Isidoro G. Sulangi | Ambrosio Guzman |
| 1952-1955 | Lorenzo E. Gonzales | Primo Valdez |
| 1956-1959 | Julian V. Ramos | n.a. |
| 1960-1963 | Julian V. Ramos | n.a. |
| 1964-1967 | Antonio Calimbas | n.a. |
| 1968-1971 | Venancio Vicedo | n.a. |
| 1972-1976 | Norberto S. Linao Sr. | n.a. |
| 1976-1979 | Norberto S. Linao Sr. | n.a. |
| 1979-1980 | Antonio S. Calimbas | n.a. |
| 1980-1986 | Antonio S. Calimbas | n.a. |
| 1986-1988 | Armando Quimlat | n.a. |
| 1988-1992 | Armando Quimlat | n.a. |
| 1992-1995 | Bienvenido Vicedo Sr. | n.a. |
| 1995-1998 | Catalino Calimbas | _________de Leon |
| 1998-2001 | Norberto G. Linao Jr. | Rosalinda Quimlat |
| 2001-2004 | Norberto G. Linao Jr. | Pablito Bugay |
| 2004-2007 | Norberto G. Linao Jr. | Pablito Bugay |
| 2007-2010 | Cynthia Linao-Estanislao, | Jose Calma |
| 2010-2013 | Cynthia Linao-Estanislao | Bienvenido Vicedo Jr. |
| 2013-2016 | Jorge Estanislao. | Bienvenido Vicedo Jr. |

## Gallery

* Municipal hall
* Public market
* Morong landscape
* Seascape
* Park and covered court