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Province

Misamis Occidental

Misamis Occidental is a province in the Northern Mindanao region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 621,993 in the 2024 census, and it has 3 cities and 14 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
A dark green crater lake ringed by forested slopes under low grey cloud, with a bamboo raft and an outrigger canoe moored at the near shore.
Lake Duminagat, the crater lake on Mount Malindang, in Don Victoriano.Photo: “Lake Duminagat Panorama” by Francis Ciolo Enerio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    621,993

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 9.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    of the 5 provinces of Northern Mindanao by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 12 of every 100 people in Northern Mindanao lived in Misamis Occidental in 2024 (12.01%)

  • Inside itSources

    17

    cities and municipalities

    490 barangays

  • LandSources

    2,021.01 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Misamis Occidental's land would fill a square about 45.0 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 308 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    160,406

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    21.5%

    About 22 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1004200000[4]Formerly 104200000

People

Misamis Occidental had 621,993 people in the 2024 census, up 9.6% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Misamis Occidental had the 4th most people of the 5 provinces of Northern Mindanao in 2024[1]
  1. 1Bukidnon1,601,902
  2. 2Misamis Oriental988,065
  3. 3Lanao del Norte761,725
  4. 4Misamis Occidental621,993
  5. 5Camiguin94,892
All 5 provinces of Northern Mindanao
Of every 100 people in Misamis Occidental in 2024[1]

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (8,829 printed against 5,419 men and women) and 85 and over (7,560 printed against 3,410 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Misamis Occidental totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[5]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.2%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.5%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 550,44326,13924,304
5 - 956,37729,07627,301
10 - 1461,93732,28329,654
15 - 1958,94630,55428,392
20 - 2452,99726,98426,013
25 - 2946,02323,59922,424
30 - 3445,14323,30021,843
35 - 3939,26420,43918,825
40 - 4435,76618,64917,117
45 - 4934,24417,66716,577
50 - 5432,44116,54615,895
55 - 5929,43614,64114,795
60 - 6426,01612,63213,384
65 - 6919,8969,19110,705
70 - 7414,2366,1508,086
75 - 798,6923,3835,309
80 - 845,419Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 8,8291,8113,608
85 and over3,410Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 7,5609652,445

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
621,993[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
160,406[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Northern Mindanao, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
12.01%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
21.5% (133,598 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
314,009 men, 306,677 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024621,993[1, 2]0.18% a year160,4063.9
2020as of May 1, 2020617,333[1]0.53% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015602,126[1]1.13% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010567,642[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then531,680[45]1.23% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders486,723[45, 46]1.27% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then458,965[45]1.48% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then424,365[45]0.94% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then386,328[45]1.63% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then356,319[45]2.19% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then319,855[45]2.50% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then248,371[45]———

Cities and municipalities

Misamis Occidental is made up of 14 municipalities and 3 cities, with 490 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Misamis Occidental by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Zamboanga del NorteZamboanga del SurAloran: 28,095 people, 202 per km², 0.14% a yearBaliangao: 18,500 people, 315 per km², 0.09% a yearBonifacio: 34,942 people, 225 per km², 0.27% a yearCalamba: 23,808 people, 313 per km², 0.59% a yearOroquieta City: 71,373 people, 363 per km², −0.31% a yearOzamiz City: 143,620 people, 866 per km², 0.56% a yearTangub City: 68,419 people, 397 per km², 0.01% a yearClarin: 39,867 people, 472 per km², 0.31% a yearConcepcion: 6,608 people, 125 per km², −7.93% a yearDon Victoriano: 10,214 people, 33 per km², 1.34% a yearJimenez: 29,265 people, 360 per km², 0.29% a yearLopez Jaena: 25,806 people, 257 per km², 0.28% a yearPanaon: 10,891 people, 297 per km², 0.21% a yearPlaridel: 40,321 people, 511 per km², 0.29% a yearSapang Dalaga: 21,006 people, 191 per km², 0.60% a yearSinacaban: 20,176 people, 175 per km², 0.61% a yearTudela: 29,082 people, 333 per km², 0.40% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AloranMunicipality28,0954.52%0.14% a year139.34 km²
BaliangaoMunicipality18,5002.97%0.09% a year58.82 km²
BonifacioMunicipality34,9425.62%0.27% a year155.02 km²
CalambaMunicipality23,8083.83%0.59% a year76.00 km²
Oroquieta CityComponent city71,37311.47%−0.31% a year196.36 km²
Ozamiz CityComponent city143,62023.09%0.56% a year165.90 km²
Tangub CityComponent city68,41911%0.01% a year172.30 km²
ClarinMunicipality39,8676.41%0.31% a year84.50 km²
ConcepcionMunicipality6,6081.06%−7.93% a year53.02 km²
Don VictorianoMunicipality10,2141.64%1.34% a year309.62 km²
JimenezMunicipality29,2654.71%0.29% a year81.32 km²
Lopez JaenaMunicipality25,8064.15%0.28% a year100.54 km²
PanaonMunicipality10,8911.75%0.21% a year36.62 km²
PlaridelMunicipality40,3216.48%0.29% a year78.96 km²
Sapang DalagaMunicipality21,0063.38%0.60% a year110.12 km²
SinacabanMunicipality20,1763.24%0.61% a year115.23 km²
TudelaMunicipality29,0824.68%0.40% a year87.34 km²

Land & Environment

Misamis Occidental covers 2,021.01 km² of land, 308 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,399 m above the sea and it has 225.4 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
2,021.01 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
308 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
8.46134° N, 123.67478° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[41]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
438 m
Highest
2,399 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

225.4 km of coastline[42]

Rivers[42]

  1. Napisik River45.8 km
  2. Bati-Bati River34.4 of 34.5 km
  3. Daisug River32.8 of 33.0 km
  4. Diuyu River32.4 of 32.5 km
  5. Layawan River31.9 km
  6. Labo River28.8 of 28.9 km
  7. Aloran River26.2 of 26.3 km
  8. Paypayan River23.2 km

The longest inside it: 26 in all.

Lakes[42]

  1. Manga Reservoirreservoir0.11 km²
  2. Lake Duminagat0.09 km²

Peaks[42]

  1. Mount Malindangvolcano2,404 m
  2. North Peakvolcano2,183 m
  3. South Peak1,850 m
  4. Mount Ampirovolcano1,532 m
  5. Bukagan Hillheight not mapped
  6. Ilijanhillheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[43]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Dipolog, the nearest PAGASA station, 40 km away[44]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,484 mm of rain on 162 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dipolog, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January170 mm1526.7 °C30.3 °C23.0 °C
February136 mm1026.8 °C30.7 °C23.0 °C
March104 mm927.4 °C31.6 °C23.2 °C
April104 mm728.1 °C32.6 °C23.7 °C
May169 mm1128.1 °C32.6 °C23.6 °C
June252 mm1627.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C
July226 mm1527.0 °C31.8 °C22.1 °C
August195 mm1327.6 °C32.0 °C23.1 °C
September182 mm1427.5 °C32.0 °C23.0 °C
October301 mm1727.4 °C31.8 °C23.1 °C
November366 mm1827.2 °C31.3 °C23.1 °C
December280 mm1727.0 °C30.9 °C23.2 °C
The year2,484 mm16227.4 °C31.6 °C23.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 4 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Misamis Occidental's economy made ₱175.0 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱281,265 for each person. About 30 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱175.0 billion[28]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱142.1 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
3.8%[29]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱281,265[30]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
30.2% of people[31]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 30 of every 100 people in Misamis Occidental lived below the poverty line in 2023 (30.2%)[31]

The PSA's survey puts it between 26.5% and 33.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱34,598 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 212government offices
  • 38hospitals and health centres
  • 541schools
  • 55places of worship
  • 14markets
  • 14stations and terminals
  • 15parks
  • 3beaches
  • 7monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Misamis Occidental” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals14

8 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental

Parks15

9 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental

Beaches3

Monuments and memorials7

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Misamis Occidental. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[25, 26]

Capital
Oroquieta City[4]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[27]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Henry Sevilla Oaminal[32]
    Vice governor
    Rowena Lapinig Gutierrez[32]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Henry Sevilla Oaminal[33]
    Vice governor
    Michael Pasiol Gutierrez[33]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Philip Tiu Tan[34]
    Vice governor
    Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte[34]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Herminia Demesa Ramiro[35]
    Vice governor
    Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte[35]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Herminia De Mesa Ramiro[36]
    Vice governor
    Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte[36]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Herminia De Mesa Ramiro[37]
    Vice governor
    Henry Sevilla Oaminal[37]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Loreto Leo Solis Ocampos[38]
    Vice governor
    Francisco Tac-an Paylaga Jr.[38]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Loreto Leo Solis Ocampos[39]
    Vice governor
    Francisco Tac-an Paylaga Jr.[39]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Loreto Leo S. Ocampos[40]
    Vice governor
    Francisco T. Paylaga Jr.[40]
Governors and vice governors of Misamis Occidental, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Henry Sevilla Oaminal[32]Rowena Lapinig Gutierrez[32]
2022–2025Henry Sevilla Oaminal[33]Michael Pasiol Gutierrez[33]
2019–2022Philip Tiu Tan[34]Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte[34]
2016–2019Herminia Demesa Ramiro[35]Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte[35]
2013–2016Herminia De Mesa Ramiro[36]Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte[36]
2010–2013Herminia De Mesa Ramiro[37]Henry Sevilla Oaminal[37]
2007–2010Loreto Leo Solis Ocampos[38]Francisco Tac-an Paylaga Jr.[38]
2004–2007Loreto Leo Solis Ocampos[39]Francisco Tac-an Paylaga Jr.[39]
2001–2004Loreto Leo S. Ocampos[40]Francisco T. Paylaga Jr.[40]

History & Identity

Misamis Occidental's fiesta and days

  • Ozamis DayLocal special day · Senator Jose F. Ozamis · Every 5 May · next Wednesday, 5 May 2027
  • Araw ng Misamis OccidentalLocal special day · Every 2 November · next Monday, 2 November 2026

Everything listed for Misamis Occidental in Now

Created
Created as the Province of Occidental Misamis by Act No. 3537, approved 2 November 1929 and in effect from 1 January 1930, which divided the Province of Misamis[9, 10]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe province's own accounts say the name grew out of kuyamis, the Subanen word for a kind of sweet coconut that early settlers lived on, which the Spaniards found easier to say as Misamis.[10, 12]

Local traditionIts profile records a second version, in which Misamis is a Subanen word for a garden of the world. The government of Misamis Oriental tells a third, from misa, the Spanish word for Mass.[12, 13]

When the old province was divided in 1929, the law named its western part Occidental Misamis.[9]

Its story

In 1756 Father Jose Ducos, who was Captain General of the naval squadron in Iligan and Pangil Bays, built Fort Santiago, a Spanish outpost now in Ozamiz City. It was restored to its original design in 2006.[12, 14]

Panguil Bay split the old Province of Misamis in two: in 1901 its governor reported that there was no way between the halves by land. Act No. 3537 of 2 November 1929 divided it from 1 January 1930, making its nine western towns, from Baliangao to Misamis, the Province of Occidental Misamis.[9, 10, 15]

The law left the choice of capital to a convention of the towns' officials; Oroquieta counts its years as the capital from 1930, marking the 95th on 6 January 2025. Its capitol was built in 1935.[9, 12, 16]Calculated by Scene: 2025 − 95 = 1930 (Oroquieta marked its 95th anniversary as the capital of Misamis Occidental on 6 January 2025).

At Ozamis City on 18 May 1943 the Women's Auxiliary Service, led by Josefa Borromeo Capistrano, adopted its constitution and by-laws. It helped the Tenth Military District, Army of the United States, resist the Japanese, and a National Historical Commission marker honours the women of Misamis Occidental who volunteered.[17]

José F. Ozámiz of Aloran, an early governor of the province and a delegate to the convention that wrote the 1935 Constitution, joined the guerrillas in the Second World War. He was captured and beheaded by the Japanese in Manila on 30 August 1944.[18]

The province keeps 2 November, the day the law was approved, as its founding anniversary, Araw ng Misamis Occidental, a holiday by law since 2018. Its 95th anniversary opened on 2 November 2024.[9, 11, 19]

Timeline

  1. 1756

    Father Jose Ducos builds Fort Santiago, a Spanish outpost now in Ozamiz City.[12]

  2. 1818

    Misamis, long part of Cebu, becomes a corregimiento of four partidos.[13]

  3. 1 April 1900

    American forces occupy Misamis.[15]

  4. 15 May 1901

    Act No. 128 extends the Provincial Government Act to Misamis, with Cagayan as its capital.[20]

  5. 30 November 1927

    Act No. 3354, to create the provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis, is approved; Act No. 3537 repeals it in 1929.[9, 21]

  6. 2 November 1929

    Act No. 3537 divides Misamis into Oriental and Occidental Misamis.[9]

  7. 1 January 1930

    Occidental Misamis begins as a province.[9]

  8. 18 May 1943

    The Women's Auxiliary Service adopts its constitution at Ozamiz.[17]

  9. 30 August 1944

    José F. Ozámiz is executed by the Japanese in Manila.[18]

  10. 19 June 1948

    Republic Act No. 321 makes the town of Misamis the City of Ozamiz.[22]

  11. 17 June 1967

    Republic Act No. 5131 makes Tangub a city.[23]

  12. 1 January 1970

    Oroquieta becomes a city under Republic Act No. 5518 of 1969.[24]

  13. 30 October 2018

    Republic Act No. 11121 makes 2 November Araw ng Misamis Occidental.[19]

Nearby

Misamis Occidental shares a border with Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.

How it compares

Misamis Occidental beside Northern Mindanao, and where it stands among the provinces of Northern Mindanao.

Misamis Occidental beside Northern Mindanao
FigureMisamis OccidentalNorthern MindanaoRank among the provinces of Northern Mindanao
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary621,993[1, 2]5,178,3264th of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.18% a year[1, 2]slower0.73% a year5th of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary308[7]more crowded2782nd of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary2,021.01 km²[7]18,622.74 km²4th of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]about the same3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary21.5%[6]lower51.2%not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 3537: An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis; Establish the Boundaries thereof; Assign One Representative to Each Province; and Repeal Act Numbered thirty-three Hundred and Fifty-Four, and for Other Purposes. Published November 2, 1929. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental. History (as archived by the Internet Archive on 11 October 2002). Published 2002. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental. Celebrating 95 Years of Progress: Misamis Occidental Marks Its Provincial Anniversary. Published November 3, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental. Provincial Profile. Published October 17, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental. Brief History (as archived by the Internet Archive on 27 November 2022). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte. History of Surigao, drawn from a book of the Surigao Provincial Historical Commission (as archived by the Internet Archive on 18 August 2018). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  16. 16.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 764, s. 2024: Declaring Monday, 06 January 2025, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of Oroquieta, Province of Misamis Occidental. Published December 16, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.National Historical Institute. Historical Markers: Regions V-XII. Published 1994. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  19. 19.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 11121: An Act Declaring November 2 of Every Year a Special Nonworking Holiday in the Province of Misamis Occidental, in Commemoration of its Founding Anniversary, to Be Known as Araw ng Misamis Occidental. Published October 30, 2018. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 128: An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Misamis. Published May 15, 1901. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  21. 21.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 3354: An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis and Establish the Boundaries thereof. Published November 30, 1927. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 22.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 321: An Act Creating the City of Ozamiz. Published June 19, 1948. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  41. 41.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
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  44. 44.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
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