
PROVINCE | MARINDUQUE |
DATE ESTABLISHED | February 21, 1921 |
LAND AREA | 95,925 has |
CLASSIFICATION | 4th Class Province |
POPULATION | 234,521 persons based on the 2015 Census of Population |
GROWTH RATE | 0.55 APGR 2000-2015 computed by the PPDO |
POPULATION DENSITY | 246 persons per square kilometre based on 2015 Census of Population |
NO. OF MUNICIPALITY | 6 |
CLIMATE | Marinduque has a Type III climate, having rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year with no clear boundary between dry and wet seasons. |
NO. OF RIVER SYSTEMS | 32 |
MAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS | Coconut, Palay/Rice, Banana, Corn, Root Tubers, Green Leafy Vegetables (Data Source Prov’s Agriculture)) |
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY | Cattle, Carabao, Swine, Piglets, Goat, Dog, Chicken and Game Fowl (Data Source PVET 2020) |
PRIMARY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY | Agriculture, Fishery and Livestock |
HOSPITALS AND INFIRMARIES | 3 Government Owned Hospitals |
SCHOOLS – ELEMENTARY | 183 Public 12 Private |
SECONDARY | 45 Public 13 Private |
SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL | 36 Public |
HIGHER EDUCATION | 1 Public 4 Private |
PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 177 Public Kindergarten 16 Public Primary 17 Private Kindergarten |
NO. OF SEAPORTS | 3 Major seaports |
NO. OF AIRPORTS | 1 Domestic Airport |