Morong (district)
| Morong | |||||||||||
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| Former district of the Philippines | |||||||||||
| 1853–1901 | |||||||||||
Location of the historical district of Morong | |||||||||||
| Capital | Morong Antipolo (1898–1899) Tanay (1899–1900) | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1898 | 1,093 km2 (422 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Colonial period | ||||||||||
• Established | 23 February 1853 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 11 June 1901 | ||||||||||
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Morong was an administrative division of the Philippines that existed as a politico-military district created out of parts of the provinces of Tondo and Laguna on February 23, 1853, by a decree of the Superior Gobierno, composing Morong, Pililla, Tanay, Baras, Binangonan, Jalajala, Angono and Cardona from Laguna; and Antipolo, Boso-Boso, Cainta and Taytay from Tondo. The offices were housed at a building now known as Comandancia. Its first military governor was Francisco Turrentigue.