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Marinduque (/ ˌ m æ r ə n ˈ d uː k eɪ /; Tagalog pronunciation: [maɾinˈduke]), officially the Province of Marinduque, is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa, formerly designated as Region IV-B.
The Moriones Festival is a lenten and religious festival held annually on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The "Moriones" are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Imperial Roman soldiers as interpreted by locals. The Moriones tradition has inspired the creation of other festivals in the ...
Similar to the majority of the Philippines, the people of Marinduque use Tagalog as its main language, with hints of dialects from the nearby Bicol and Visayan provinces as well as from the locals themselves. Marinduque is called "The Heart of the Philippines," as the shape of the provincial island is similar to that of a human heart.
Mimaropa (officially stylized in all caps), officially the Southwestern Tagalog Region [3] [4] (Filipino: Rehiyong Timog-Kanlurang Tagalog), is an administrative region in the Philippines. The name is an acronym combination of its constituent provinces: Mindoro (divided into Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro), Marinduque, Romblon, and ...
Mount Malindig (also known as Mount Malindik and Mount Marlanga [3]) is a large potentially active stratovolcano on the island of Marinduque in the Philippines. It is the highest peak in the island having an elevation of 1,157 metres (3,796 ft) above sea level. [5] The name Marinduque itself may have been derived from Marindik or Malindik. This ...
Torrijos, officially the Municipality of Torrijos (Tagalog: Bayan ng Torrijos), is a municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,476 people.
Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,692 people.
The Tagalog people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Philippines, particularly the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions and Marinduque province of southern Luzon, and comprise the majority in the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, and Zambales in Central Luzon and the island of Mindoro.