Sumilao (Bukidnon)
| Municipality of Sumilao | |||
| Location of Sumilao in the province of Bukidnon | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Northern Mindanao | ||
| Province : | Bukidnon | ||
| Barangays : | 10 | ||
| District: | 1. District of Bukidnon | ||
| PSGC : | 101319000 | ||
| Income class : | 4. Income bracket | ||
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May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 27,660 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 140.4 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 196.95 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 8 ° 17 ′ N , 124 ° 57 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 8701 | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Sumilao is a metropolitan parish in Bukidnon Province on Mindanao Island in the Philippines . It has 27,660 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census) who live in 10 barangays . It belongs to the fourth income bracket of the communities in the Philippines and is described as partially urbanized .
It is located approx. 30 km northwest of the provincial capital Malaybalay City , the journey time by bus is approx. 45 minutes, and 65 km south of the regional capital Cagayan de Oro, the journey time by bus is approx. One and a half hours. Its neighboring communities are Manolo Fortich to the north and west, Impasug-ong to the east, and Baungon to the southwest and Malaybalay City to the southeast. The topography of the municipality is described as mountainous with large canyon-like valleys of the Tagoloan and in the northern part with large plateaus . The mountains of Mount Kitanglad rise in the south of the municipality and the 2,093-meter-high Tago mountain range in the southeast .
The kitanglad mountain range located in the southwest of the community. The approx. 1,859 meter long Sumalsag cave with its large stalactites can only be reached over the Brgy. Dalirig, Manolo Fortich, but is in the area of Sitio Kilabong, Barangay Vista Villa. The Basag cave is located in the area of Sitio Basag, Barangay Kilabong and can be reached via this; besides stalactites and stalaknites, the cave also has several waterfalls inside the grotto. The Paiyak Cave is estimated to be over 1 million years old and is located on the southern slope of the Palao-pao ridge. The Lagundang Cave is located in Sitio Lagundang, Barangay Kilabong, it has a wide entrance and several waterfalls fill smaller lakes in which crabs and fish live and lie within the cave. The Alalum waterfalls have a height of approx. 42 meters and lie in an untouched nature.
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