Morong, Bataan
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| Coordinates: 14°41′N 120°16′E / 14.68°N 120.27°ECoordinates: 14°41′N 120°16′E / 14.68°N 120.27°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Bataan | |
| District | 1st District of Bataan | |
| Barangays | 5 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Cynthia L. Estanislao (Liberal) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Bienvenido V. Vicedo Jr. (Liberal) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 219.20 km2 (84.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 29,901 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 18,795 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2105 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)47 | |
| Income class | 3rd class | |
| PSGC | 030808000 | |
Morong, officially the Municipality of Morong (Filipino: Bayan ng Morong; Kapampangan: Balen ning Morong), is a municipality in the province of Bataan in the Central Luzon (Region III) of the Philippines. The population was 29,901 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 18,795 registered voters.
The municipality is home to the Subic Bay International Airport, 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, originally called Bayandati, was a small settlement located in Barrio Nagbalayong. Due to the scarcity of land available for cultivation, the early inhabitants migrated to adjacent areas where wider lands can be discovered. They found Poblacion, the present site where the Spaniards met the natives of Moron.
The name Moron was given during the 16th century. A group of Spaniards arrived and inquired from the natives the name of their place. The natives thought that the Spaniards were asking about the Moros who retreated after a severe fighting, so they replied, Mga Moro umuurong hence the place was called Moron. Moros was a reference to the first inhabitants who bartered their products in the 16th century. In 1578, it became part of Corrigimento de Mariveles together with Bagac and Maragondon, Cavite. But it was only in 1607 that Moron was officially founded as an ecclesiastical parish and as a pueblo including the Coral Stone Church by the Recollects and was officially founded by Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel who placed it under the protection of the Our Lady of the Pillar. The Our Lady of the Pillar Parish of Morong, erected in 1607 (one of the oldest seats of Catholic faith in the Philippines) originally orchestrated from the elements of the Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque sources. It culminated its 400th Year foundation anniversary on October 12, 2007.
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