Gingoog

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Gingoog
Location of Gingoog in the Misamis Oriental Province
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Basic data
Region : Northern Mindanao
Province : Misamis Oriental
Barangays : 79
District: 1. District of Misamis Oriental
PSGC : 104308000
Income class : 2nd income bracket
Households : 20,081
May 1, 2000 census
Population : 124,648
August 1, 2015 census
Population density : 191.8 inhabitants per km²
Area : 649.80  km²
Coordinates : 8 ° 50 ′  N , 125 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 50 ′  N , 125 ° 6 ′  E
Postal code : 9014
Area code : +63 8842
Mayor : Ruth De Lara Guingona
Website: www.gingoog.gov.ph
Geographical location in the Philippines
Gingoog (Philippines)
Gingoog
Gingoog

Gingoog is a city in the Misamis Oriental province of the Philippines . It is located 122 km east of the city of Cagayan de Oro and 74 km west of Butuan City .

It is known as the city of waterfalls.

Origin of name

The name "Gingoog" comes from the Filipino dialect Manobo and means "good luck" and is intended to include this for the city. Your nickname is therefore also "The City of Goodluck".

geography

Gingoog is located on the northwest coast of the Misamis Oriental Province at the head of Gingoog Bay, part of the Mindanao Sea .

The city borders the municipality of Magsaysay to the northeast, the province of Bukidnon to the east, the municipality of Claveria to the south and the coastal region of Gingoog Bay to the north. The urban area covers an area of ​​744 km².

language

The most common dialect is Cebuano . Influenced by immigration from all parts of the country, the languages ​​Ilongo, Tagalog , Higa-onon, Chinese and English are also at home in the city.

Barangays

Gingoog City is politically divided into 79 barangays .

  • Agay-ayan
  • Alagatan
  • Anakan
  • Bagubad
  • Bakidbakid
  • Bal-ason
  • Bantaawan
  • Binakalan
  • Capitulangan
  • Daan-Lungsod
  • Hindangon
  • Kalagonoy
  • Kibuging
  • Kipuntos
  • Lawaan
  • Lawit
  • Libertad
  • Libon
  • Lunao
  • Lunotan
  • Malibud
  • Malinao
  • Maribucao
  • Mimbuntong
  • Mimbalagon
  • Mimbunga
  • Minesapinite
  • Murallon
  • Odiongan
  • Pangasihan
  • Pigsaluhan
  • Barangay 1 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 10 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 11 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 12 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 13 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 14 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 15 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 16 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 17 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 18-A (Pob.)
  • Barangay 19 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 2 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 20 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 21 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 22-A (Pob.)
  • Barangay 23 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 24 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 25 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 26 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 3 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 4 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 5 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 6 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 7 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 8 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 9 (Pob.)
  • Punong
  • Ricoro
  • Samay
  • San Juan
  • San Luis
  • San Miguel
  • Santiago
  • Talisay
  • Talon
  • Tinabalan
  • Tinulongan
  • Barangay 18 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 22 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 24-A (Pob.)
  • Dinawehan
  • Eureka
  • Kalipay
  • Kamanikan
  • Kianlagan
  • San Jose
  • Sangalan
  • Day pako

history

The first settlers belonged to the Manobo ethnic group. They established the first settlement in an area that today belongs to the Baranggay Daan Lungsod and later, as the population increased, expanded to what is now the lower west side of Gingoog. Gingoog was founded in 1750. The founders were missionaries of the Franciscan recollects .

Around 1868 the place became a pueblo , in 1903 under the American colonial government it became an administrative municipality. Shortly thereafter, this was downgraded to a barrio and subdivided into the Talisayan administrative community, only to regain the status of a separate community a few years later.

On June 18, 1960, Gingoog was notarized as a city by the then President Carlos P. Garcia with the Republic Act No. 2668.

climate

The climate in Gingoog falls under the 2nd category, with very pronounced rainfall without prolonged dry periods. The temperature is between a moderate 24.2 to 27 ° C. The lowest temperature so far was 20.1 ° C, the highest 31.7 ° C. The coolest temperatures are from December to February, the warmest from March to November. The relative humidity is 81% to 86%, with the highest values ​​in December.

Educational institutions

There is an External Study Center at Bukidnon State University in the community .

Attractions

  • The old town hall, also known as "old casa".
  • the Mount Balatukan Range Natural Park
  • Daan- Lungsod, the first settlement with the ruins of the Catholic Church, built of limestone and coral.
  • The 30.5 m high Bakid-Bakid Falls.
  • The Malibud Falls.

The Libon-Awit Falls, three waterfalls unite to form one stream:

  • 1. The Tiklas Falls - 36 m high with a 30 m wide pool
  • 2. The Kilubag Falls - The most impressive of the three falls
  • 3. The Bangbang Falls - 21 meters in height, overlooking the panorama of the Gingoog River.

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