Marinduque
Provincial Statistics

Marinduque is an island province lying between the Bondoc Peninsula at the southeastern part of Luzon and the island of Mindoro.  It is encircled by four bodies of water: Tayabas Bay on the north, Mompog Pass on the northeast, Tayabas Strait on the southwest and Sibuyan Sea on the south. Only about 170 km. southeast of Metro Manila, it is considered the smallest territory among the MIMAROPA provinces.

The province has a total land area of 959.3 sq. km.  It has 6 municipalities and 218 barangays with Boac as its capital.

In the 16^th century, Marinduque was part of the province of Batangas.  During the 17^th century, Mindoro was separated from Batangas with Marinduque as an integral part.  In 1902, Mindoro was abolished as a province and made part of Marinduque.  After five months, Mindoro was again a province while Marinduque was annexed to Quezon province.  Finally, on 1917, Marinduque was officially declared a separate province.  The province is famous for its Moriones Lenten Festival.

Marinduque is an agriculture province with palay, coconut, banana, corn and cassava as its principal crops.  Its major economic activities include mining, fishing, farming, trading, cottage industries and services.  The bodies of water around Marinduque are rich fishing grounds for both commercial and deep-sea fishing.

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