Jimenez (Misamis Occidental)
| Municipality of Jimenez | |||
| Location of Jimenez in the Misamis Occidental Province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Northern Mindanao | ||
| Province : | Misamis Occidental | ||
| Barangays : | 24 | ||
| District: | 1. District of Misamis Occidental | ||
| PSGC : | 104207000 | ||
| Income class : | 4. Income bracket | ||
| Households : | 4997 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 27,654 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 8 ° 20 ′ N , 123 ° 50 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 7204 | ||
| Mayor : | Ranulfo B. Limquimbo | ||
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Jimenez is a Filipino administrative municipality ( municipality ) in the province of Misamis Occidental . It has 27,654 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census).
Origin of name
The Jimenez Congregation was founded by the Augustinians in 1829. The original name of the settlement was "Palilan" and was (1859?) In honor of the Augustinian friar Francisco Jimenez de San Fermin (Responsible "Orders superior" for the area around Jimenez 1845-1862) to " Jimenez untitled".
Barangays (districts)
Jimenez is politically divided into 24 barangays .
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Jimenez Church of San Juan Bautista
The San Juan Bautista Catholic Parish Church (Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista) was built in the late 19th century. The original church, which was dedicated to the patron saint “Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario”, was built in a settlement of Subanen . The current baroque church was probably started by the Augustinian Father Roque Azcona (1862 to 1863) and was probably completed in the late 1880s. It was built largely from coral limestone and was dedicated to the patron saint "John the Baptist". Attached to the parish is a high school and other social institutions. Designated a National Cultural Monument of the Philippines in 2001, the church is one of the oldest Catholic churches in the Philippines and the oldest in Mindanao .