Country Philippines Barangays ZIP code 9303 Local time Monday 9:35 PM | Founded May 4, 1977 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 365 km² Province Lanao del Sur | |
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Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Weather 23°C, Wind NW at 2 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Marogong is a fourth class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 21,319 people.
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Map of Marogong, Lanao del Sur, Philippines
Barangays
Marogong is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.
History
The Municipality of Marogong was first created as a barangay on July 5, 1965, as part of the Municipality of Tubaran. 13 years after, this barangay was changed into a municipality by virtue of the signing of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1131 dated May 4, 1977, signed into law by President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, officially creating Barangay Marogong into a regular Municipality by separating it from the Municipality of Tubaran.
Marogong Municipality was first ran by the appointment of Abdulmadid P. Maruhom, who was succeeded by his children Monara Bae, Amron (Arumpac) and Haroun (Actor), now the incumbent Municipal Mayor.
Marogong was founded by a Sultan Abdulmadid P. Maruhom in 1954 when he explored the forest and settled in what would later become a small town and finally a regular municipality of Lanao del sur. Maruhom was the first appointed mayor and first elected mayor on January 30, 1980.