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*Marinduque is an island province within [[Cities_of_the_philippines_in_Region_IV-B|Region IV-B]] and classified as within the island group of [[Island of luzon|Luzon]]. | *Marinduque is an island province within [[Cities_of_the_philippines_in_Region_IV-B|Region IV-B]] and classified as within the island group of [[Island of luzon|Luzon]]. | ||
*Marinduque lies between Tayabas Bay to the north and Sibuyan Sea to the south. *It is located south and west of Quezon, east of Mindoro, and north of Romblon. | *Marinduque lies between Tayabas Bay to the north and Sibuyan Sea to the south. *It is located south and west of Quezon, east of Mindoro, and north of Romblon. | ||
Marinduque is an island province between the Bondoc Peninsula in southeastern Luzon and Mindoro Island. It is bounded on the north and west by Tayabas Bay, on the east by Mompog Pass, and on the south by the Sibuyan Sea. | |||
The island is a volcanic mass with mostly plains on the western part and mountains on the eastern side, rising in the south to Mt. Malindig at 1,157 m. It has 17 outlying islets, mostly in the north, but the more familiar ones are in the southwest: the Tres Reyes, named after the biblical Three Kings and the Elephant Island resort. The province has two pronounces seasons: dry from December to May and wet the rest of the year. It is occasionally on the path of typhoons. | |||
==History of Marinduque, Philippines== | ==History of Marinduque, Philippines== | ||
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==[[Elected Government Officials of Marinduque, Philippines]]== | ==[[Elected Government Officials of Marinduque, Philippines]]== | ||
:'''Elected officials of Marinduque for the term of 2010-2013''' | :'''Elected officials of Marinduque for the term of 2010-2013''' | ||
*Provincial Governor: [[Carmencita Ongsiako Reyes]] | *Provincial Governor: [[Carmencita Ongsiako Reyes]] | ||