Gingoog

City of Gingoog
Dakbayan sa Gingoog
Lungsod ng Gingoog
Map of Misamis Oriental showing the location of the City of Gingoog.
Country Philippines
Island Mindanao
Region Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Class 3rd Class City; Urban
Province Misamis Oriental
Barangays 79
Incorporated (Town) 1750
Incorporated (City) June 18, 1960
Government
 ā€¢ Mayor Ruth de Lara-Guingona
 ā€¢ Vice Mayor
Area
 ā€¢ Total 744 km2 (287.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 ā€¢ Total 111,787
 ā€¢ Density 150.3/km2 (389.3/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP Code 9014
Website www.gingoogbay.com

The City of Gingoog (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Gingoog; Filipino (Tagalog): Lungsod ng Gingoog) is a third class city in the Province of Misamis Oriental. Pronounced as Hingoog due to Spanish accent of G to H. According to the 2006 Philippine census, the city has an estimated population of about 111,787 people.

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History

The city was founded by Spanish missionaries in 1750. It was the oldest city in Misamis Oriental Province, even older than the province's capital and economic hub, Cagayan de Oro, which was founded in 1871.

The term Gingoog originally came from the word "Hingoog", which means "Goodluck", from a Lumad tribe of Manobo who settled in the area.[1] The word implies good fortune, thus Gingoog City means the City of Good Luck. The natives of this place are the ones with the family names of "Gingco", pronounced as Hingco due to Spanish accent of G to H, and "Gingoyon", pronounced as Hingoyon due to Spanish accent of G to H.

In 1957, the sitio of Binuangan was converted into a barrio known as Talisay.[2]

Geography

Gingoog is located in the Province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. Situated in Mindanao island, the second giant of the archipelago of all the landmass of the Philippines. The city is approximately 122 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro City and 74 kilometers west of Butuan City. It is bounded on the east by the Municipality of Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, the Province of Bukidnon; the Municipality of Claveria, Misamis Oriental on the south; and on the north by Gingoog Bay. Its total land area is 744 kmĀ².

Economy

Barangays

Gingoog City is politically subdivided into 79 barangays. In 1957, the sitio of Malibod was converted into a barrio.[3]

The 79 barangays are the following:

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

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