Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental is a province of the Philippines. It is located in the north of the island of Mindanao and geographically belongs to the Zamboanga Peninsula. Politically, it is the district X Northern Mindanao assigned.
The provincial capital is Oroquieta City.
The governor of the province is called Loreto S. Ocampos.
Geography
Misamis Occidental is located on the northeast corner of the Zamboanga peninsula and is surrounded on three sides by water, from the Mindanaosee, the bay of Iligan and the Bay of Panguil, an offshoot of the Iliganbucht. The province borders Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur to the west and is separated by the bay of Iligan Lanao del Norte province of the.
The province has a total area of 1939.3 km ².
The province is characterized not only long stretches of coastline are also characterized by a partly hilly and partly level topology. At its western borders of the terrain is rugged and mountainous. The Mt Malindang is with 2425 m the highest mountain in the province and the highest elevation of the entire geographical peninsula of Zamboanga.
Demography and language
According to the census of 2000, Misamis Occidental has a population of 486 723, which puts the province at the 28th place of the Vital Statistics of the Philippines. On average, 251 inhabitants come to a square km. This means the 27th place in this category.
The most used language is Sabanon, (pronounced Subanon ) and is mainly used by members of the ethnic group of the Subanon, colonize the area for many centuries. In addition, Cebuano is also widespread; an understanding, however, is also possible with the languages of Tagalog and English.
Economy
Due to the fact that a large part of the province borders on the water, fishing is the main economic product. Thus, fish and seafood are the most important export of Misamis Occidental.
Other exports are hand-made products such as coconut mats, ceramics and pottery. But botanical products such as cut flowers, ornamental plants and seedlings for fruit trees are distributed from here.
Tourist is the city of Tangub, which carries the nickname " Christmas Symbols Capital of Mindanao " (Capitol Christmas symbols in Mindanao ), especially at Christmas time interesting.
Administrative divisions
Misamis Occidental is politically divided into 14 administrative municipalities and three cities.
The administrative municipalities are in turn subdivided into a total of 490 barangays ( districts ). The province is divided into two congressional districts.
Cities
- Oroquieta City
- Ozamis City
- Tangub City
Management communities
- Aloran
- Baliangao
- Bonifacio
- Calamba
- Clarin
- Concepcion
- Don Victoriano Chiongbian ( Don Mariano Marcos )
- Jimenez
- Lopez Jaena
- Panaon
- Plaridel
- Sapang Dalaga
- Sinacaban
- Tudela
Climate
The climate in the province is hot and humid and tropical. However, there are no extremely long periods of rain over the entire year. The average rainfall of the last twenty years is 182.5 mm.
The rainiest months are November and December; the driest months are February to April.
The province is outside the typhoon belt, but is haunted from time to time by violent squalls.
History
Originally there was only one province called Misamis. The Legislative Act No. 3537 of November 2, 1929, this province was divided into the two provinces of Misamis Occidental with capital Oroquieta City and Misamis Oriental to the capital Cagayan de Oro.
The Occidental Province involved the towns Baliangao, Lopez Jaena, Tudela, Clarin, Plaridel, Oroquieta, Aloran, Jimenez, and Misamis. These nine original administrative municipalities of the province of Misamis Occidental were combined to provide the three cities Ozamiz, Oroquieta and Tangub. In addition, administration remained 14 municipalities of the province received as such.
The name Misamis is taken from the word " Kuyamis " from the dialect Subano, which refers to a sweet Kokosnussart, the main agricultural product of the area's early settlers.
Over the years the term has been equated with the place and, after the arrival of Spanish settlers modified, not least through this, to the present name " Misamis ".
Attractions
- The Mount Malindang National Park
- The largest pipe organ in Mindanao from Germany ( Ozamiz City )
- Baon - Baon Islands ( Seven Islands, Plaridel )
- The old Spanish Catholic Church ( Jimenez )
- Hoyohoy Highland Park ( Tangub City )
- The Lake Duminagat ( Don Victoriano )
- Cotta Beach ( Ozamiz City )
- The hot springs of Sibucal ( Oroquieta City )