Bukidnon
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| Region : | Northern Mindanao |
| Capital : | Malaybalay City |
| Population : | 1,415,226 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 135 inhabitants per km² |
| Area : | 10,498.59 km² |
| PSGC : | 101300000 |
| Governor : | Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. |
| Official website: | www.bukidnon.gov.ph |
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| - Highly urbanized cities | 0 |
| - provincial cities | 2 |
| - municipalities | 20th |
| - Barangays | 464 |
| - electoral districts | 4th |
| Location of the province in the Philippines | |
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Coordinates: 6 ° 35 ' N , 122 ° 2' E
Bukidnon is a province of the Philippines located in the center of Mindanao Island . As one of the few provinces in the island state, it has no access to the sea.
The capital is Malaybalay City . It is politically assigned to District X Northern Mindanao . In 2007 a total of 1,229,599 inhabitants of the province were recorded in the census.
geography
Starting clockwise from the north, the province borders on Misamis Oriental , Agusan del Sur , Davao del Norte , Cotabato , Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte . It extends between 7 ° 21 'and 8 ° 35' latitude and from 124 ° 03 'to 125 ° 16' east longitude. The provincial capital Malaybalay City is about 850 km south of Manila .
Topographically , the province is dominated by the mountain ranges of Mount Kimangkil, the Pantaron Mountains, the Tankulan Mountains, the Tago Mountains , the Kalatungan Mountains and the Kitanglad Mountains. Extensive plateaus with wide grassland stretch between the mountains, in which rivers have created deep, sometimes canyon-like, ravines. It has an average height of 912 m. The north of the province is a series of flat undulating plateaus, which are separated by deep gorges and wide valleys. The south of the province is much flatter and slowly merges into the central Mindanao Basin.
The highest mountain in the province, Dulang-dulang , is also the second highest in the Philippines with a peak height of 2,938 m, followed by Kitanglad with a height of 2,899 meters and the 2,824 meter high Kalatungan .
The headwaters and catchment areas of numerous large rivers on Mindanao are located in Bukidnon. The source areas include those of the Salug River, which is a source of the Davaos . It has its catchment area in the southeast of the province, which covers a size of 388.30 km². The Rio Grande de Mindanao is the largest and most water-rich river in the province, it has a catchment area of 4,821.38 km² in the province, its main tributaries are the Muelta and the Maridugao. It is called Pulangi in Bukidnon and its source is in the north of the province. The northwest is drained by the Cagayan and Tagoloan rivers to the Mindanao Sea, both of which have a catchment area of 2,871.20 km². In the northeast lies the source of the Cugman River, which is a tributary of the Agusan River and which covers a catchment area of 212.90 km² in the province.
Bukidnon has neither a sea connection nor an airport. The province can only be reached by land, for example from Cagayan de Oro City, a larger city in the neighboring province of Misamis Oriental , which has a sea and airport.
The province has an area of 10,498.59 km², making it the eighth largest province in the Philippines .
Demographics and language
According to oral tradition of the native Talaandig, there were originally four ethnic groups in central Mindanao: the Maranao, who now live in the province of Lanao del Sur , the Magindanaon, the Manobo and the Talaandig, who live in the east, the south and the north-central region the then province of Cotabato.
When the civil government divided Central Mindanao into provinces at the beginning of the 20th century , Bukidnon was mainly inhabited by indigenous people . Since then, people have immigrated from many other regions of the Philippines, especially from the central Philippine Visayas islands of Cebu , Bohol and Panay . The cultural diversity of Bukidnon was also expanded by immigrants from the northern main island of Luzon , such as the Ilocanos, Batangueño, Igorots and Ivatans (from the Batan Islands in the extreme north ).
Over time, many of the indigenous peoples withdrew further and further into the mountains and forests, where they have been able to preserve large parts of their cultural heritage to this day. Today you can find the Talaandig in the northwest, the Higaonon in the north, the Bukidnon in the east, the Western Bukidnon Manobo in the west and the Umayamnon, Tigwa and Matigsalug Manobo in the southeast of the province.
Despite the ethnic diversity, the introduced language Cebuano is spoken by 77.9% of the population, the native Binukid by 8.9%, while English is used by only 0.05% of the population. Nevertheless, the language understanding of English is widespread.
economy
As one of the main producers of crops, Bukidnon is consolidating its position as a major supplier of rice , corn , sugar , potatoes , tomatoes , cassava and many other agricultural products. In 2000, large areas of corn and rice fields and sugar plantations were planted all over Bukidnon.
The province also plays an important role in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, which are not only sold in local markets, but are also exported to Japan and other neighboring countries. In addition, is chicken - pork - and beef produced.
Bukidnon is known in the country as the nation's "fruit basket". Fresh pineapples , bananas , sugar cane and cut flowers thrive all year round. In addition to rubber boots and shoes, the new export products also include furniture made of rattan , baskets made of bamboo , wood carvings and other handicraft products.
Administrative division
Bukidnon is divided into 20 administrative parishes and 2 cities. The administrative communities are in turn subdivided into a total of 464 barangays (districts).
The province consists of four congressional districts.
Cities
Administrative communities
climate
Bukidnon has a relatively cool and humid climate throughout the year. The north does not have a particularly heavy rainy season, but has a short dry season of one to three months. The southern part, on the other hand, does not have a dry phase and is spared from heavy and persistent rainfall.
The province is outside the typhoon belt. The average temperature is 24.04 ° C, the lowest temperatures are 18.5 ° C and the highest are 29.6 ° C. The average rainfall is 2,581.84 mm.
history
Bukidnon became part of the former large province of Misamis around 1850. The entire area was then referred to with the word Malaybalay ("few houses"), the residents were called Bukidnons ("people from the mountains").
The Philippine commission, led by the parliamentary commissioner Dean C. Worcester, proposed on August 20, 1907 the secession of Bukidnons from the province of Misamis. On September 1, 1914, the Phil. Com. Act No. 1693 arranged the appointment of the Agusan Province with the sub-province of Bukidnon.
Bukidnon became a separate regular province on March 10, 1917 with the entry into force of Act No. 2711 by the Ministry of Mindanao and Sulu.
Educational institutions
Attractions
Due to its mountain location, the province offers numerous natural attractions, such as waterfalls , lakes, caves, high mountain ranges, deep gorges and canyons . Numerous indigenous peoples live in the province who have preserved their own culture. Nature offers the flora and fauna excellent conditions to develop a unique biodiversity, Bukidnon is considered a hotspot of biodiversity in the Philippines.
- The Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park in north-central Bukidnon
- The Mount Kalatungan Range Natural Park
- The Pulangi River
- The Sumalsag cave and the Alalum waterfalls in Sumilao
- The Pinamaloy Lake in Don Carlos and the Lake Apo in Guinoyoran
- The Luan Luan swimming pool in Quezon
- The MGM Mountain Resort in Maramag
- The Talaandig Ancestral Territory in Lanpatan
- The largest flowering plant in the Philippines, Rafflesia schadenbergiana in Baungon
- The Napalit Lake in Pangantucan
- The 646 meter high active volcano Musuan
- The Ver Overview & Nature Park and Gue's Garden in Quezon
- Mount Pigtayuan in Damulog
