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Poverty incidence of Misamis Occidental 10 20 30 40 50 2006 43.95 2009 46.46 2012 42.79 2015 45.09 2018 26.80 2021 18.30 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The province economy depends firstly on fishing, secondly on coconuts, thirdly on rice. The province has 169 kilometres (105 mi) of coastline fronting the rich fishing grounds of Panguil and Iligan bays. It also has the biggest area of ...
This is a list of Island groups, regions and provinces of the Philippines by their highest point. ... Misamis Occidental: Mount Malindang: 2,404 m 7,887 ft Mindanao: 15
Misamis Occidental is one of the provinces of the Philippines, on the island of Mindanao, situated in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The main article for this category is Misamis Occidental . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Misamis Occidental .
It comprises five provinces: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, and Lanao del Norte, and two cities classified as highly urbanized, all occupying the north-central part of Mindanao island, and the island-province of Camiguin. The regional center and largest city is Cagayan de Oro.
In 1917, following the organization of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, the province of Misamis lost the territory of Iligan to the province of Lanao. In 1929, the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 3537 to dissolve the province and split it into Occidental Misamis and Oriental Misamis. The change took effect on January 1, 1930. [5]
The peninsula itself is divided into four provinces and one independent city: Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga City. The Subanon were estimated to number 47,146 people in 1912, according to records of the governor of the District of Zamboanga. [26]
Misamis Occidental: Lopez Jaena: 25,507 94.70 269.35 28 Mun Misamis Occidental: Oroquieta: 72,301 237.88 303.94 47 CC Misamis Occidental: Ozamiz* 140,334 169.95 825.74 51 CC Misamis Occidental: Panaon: 10,797 46.80 230.71 16 Mun Misamis Occidental: Plaridel: 39,840 80.00 498 33 Mun Misamis Occidental: Sapang Dalaga: 20,490 93.93 218.14 28 Mun ...
The name originally applied to the more populous western region of the island, but was eventually applied to the whole island and the military province that was established in 1841. Samal is a cognate of the Malay word samar which means "disguised," "dim," "vague," or "obscure."