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Poblacion, Malaybalay
Poblacion District refers to the poblacion (city center) of Malaybalay, Philippines. It is composed of eleven barangays and has an aggregate population of 26,579 and an area of 12.72 square kilometers. It is bounded to the north by Sumpong, Malaybalay, Sumpong, to the east by Can-ayan, to the south by Casisang, and to the west by Kalasungay. Geography The district is located in central Malaybalay along the Sawaga River, which splits the district roughly into two parts. The eastern half is densely populated and comprises the barangays 1 to 9. The western half is a former sitio called Impalambong and is composed of Barangay 10 and Barangay 11. The eastern boundary is hilly while the west is an undulating terrain. History Poblacion was its own barangay since the foundation of Malaybalay in 1877. Since then, sitios such as Sumpong and Casisang were separated to become their own barangays. In 1972, then Mayor Timoteo Ocaya implemented the subdivision of Barangay Poblacion, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighborhood, a suburb, or a suburban neighborhood or even a borough. The word ''barangay'' originated from ''balangay'', a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. Municipalities and cities in the Philippines are politically subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan in Palawan, with each containing a single barangay. Barangays are sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called ''purok'' ( en, "wikt:zone, zone"), or barangay zones consisting of a cluster of houses for organizational purposes, and ''sitios'', which are territorial enclaves—usually rural—far from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippines, Philippine Cities of the Philippines, city or Municipalities of the Philippines, municipality, which may take up the area of a single barangay or multiple barangays. It is sometimes shortened to Pob. History During the History of the Philippines (1521–1898), Spanish rule, the colonial government founded hundreds of towns and villages across the archipelago modeled on towns and villages in Spain. The authorities often adopted a policy of Reducción in the Philippines, Reducción, for the Population transfer, resettlement of inhabitants in far-flung scattered Barangay state, barangays to move into a centralized ''cabecera'' (town/district capital) where a newly built church and an ''ayuntamiento'' (town hall) were situated. This allowed the govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purok
A ''purok'' ( en, district or zone) is a division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a purok often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. A ''purok'' is typically composed of twenty to fifty or more households, depending on the particular geographical location and cluster of houses. The term purok is often applied to a neighborhood (zone) within an urbanized barangay, or a portion (district) of a less densely populated, but still relatively geographically compact, barangay. This contrasts with the ''sitio'', which is usually a cluster of households (hamlet) in a more dispersed, rural barangay. If created and given a mandate by an ordinance of the barangay, municipality, or city, a purok could perform government functions under the coordination and supervision of their local officials. Sometimes, a member of the Sangguniang Barangay (Barangay Council) may be recognized as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawaga River
The Sawaga River ( Binukid: ''Wahig Sawaga'') is a river in Central Bukidnon, Philippines on the island of Mindanao. A majority of its catchment area is located in Malaybalay City. Its source is from a watershed west of Mt. Tuminungan (part of the Kitanglad Range) in Barangay Dalwangan. It flows shortly northward and then eastward into Patpat and Kalasungay, the river then flows southward into the Poblacion District, past Casisang, San Jose, and Laguitas. The Lower Sawaga Valley is located in its lower course from Barangay Linabo through Bangcud until it meets with the Manupali River and ends at Pulangi River The Pulangi River ( Cebuano pronunciation IPA uˈlaŋi, also spelled Pulangui, is one of the major tributaries of the Rio Grande de Mindanao, an extensive river system in Mindanao, Philippines. With a length of , it is the longest river in Buk ... in Kahaponan, Valencia City. The Sawaga River has a total length of about 64.5 km and the basin has a total of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalasungay
Kalasungay (Spanish: ''Calasungay'') is an urban barangay in the North Highway District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, along the Sawaga River. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 8,272 people. Geography Kalasungay is located 3 km west of the city proper. It is bounded to the north by the Tugisan and Tagoloan rivers, separating it from Impalutao and Manalog, respectively. It is bounded to the east by Sumpong and Impalambong; to the south by Casisang and Imbayao; to the southwest by Capitan Angel; and to the west by Dalwangan and Patpat by the Sawaga River and Kabakahan Creek, respectively. It is subdivided into eight purok. The Sawaga River bisects Kalasungay into a hilly and forested northern half and a gently rising southern half which touches the foothills of the Kitanglad Mountain Range. The forests of northern Kalasungay is a project of the Bukidnon Forests, Incorporated in a consortium with the New Zealand government. The southern half is classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casisang
Casisang ( Binukid: ''Báriyu Kasisang'') is the most populous of the 46 barangays of Malaybalay. It is the seat of government of the City of Malaybalay since the City Hall is located here. Situated in the South Highway District of Malaybalay, Casisang borders on the north with the Poblacion barangays of Barangay 11, Barangay 7, and Barangay 9, on the east with Can-ayan, on the south with San Jose, Magsaysay, and Mapayag, and on the West by Imbayao and Kalasungay. According to 2015 census Casisang has a population of 25,696 people. History Under Spanish rule, Barangay Casisang was part of the Barangay Población of Malaybalay. Leaders of Malaybalay extend services to Casisang like in the person of Mr. Esteban Tilanducâ who was delegated as '' capitán'' of Malaybalay. He was the mediator between the people and the government. People turn to him for their financial and economic problems. He owned a vast land in the barangay and hired people to work in his farm. Tilanducâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can-ayan
Can-ayan ( Binukid: ''Kan-ayán'') is a rural barangay in the North Highway District of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, Can-ayan has a population of 5,870 people. Location The village is situated east of the Poblacion District on the headwaters of the Tagoloan River. With a territory of 130.90 square kilometres, it is one of the largest barangays in the city. It is bounded to the north by Kibalabag; to the east by Caburacanan, Mapulo, Silae, and Barangay Freedom of Cabanglasan; to the south by Miglamin, Linabo, and San Jose; and to the west by Casisang, the Poblacion District, and Sumpong. Can-ayan is characterized by a mountainous terrain and steep hills with intermittent flatland and valleys formed by the Tagoloan, Malas, Tigbawan, and Taguican Rivers. Most of the land is classified as forestland, at around 10,189 hectares; the remaining land is alienable and disposable. The barangay is subdivided into five purok in the village p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumpong, Malaybalay
Sumpong is an urban barangay of the City of Malaybalay in the Province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, Sumpong has a population of 9,302 people. It is bounded to the north by Kibalabag, to the east by Can-ayan, to the south by the Poblacion District, and to the west by Kalasungay. Geography The population of Sumpong is mostly concentrated to the south on the boundary with the Poblacion District; the sparsely populated north is mountainous and is forested. The bulk of Sumpong's forestland is maintained by the Provincial Tree Park Management and the Bukidnon Forests, Inc; the forestland is an important watershed area. The Tagoloan River forms its northern boundary with Kibalabag while the Sawaga River forms the boundary with Impalambong to the south. It is subdivided into ten purok A ''purok'' ( en, district or zone) is a division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a purok often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of The Philippines
The Philippines is divided into four levels of administrative divisions with the lower three being defined in the Local Government Code of 1991 as local government units (LGUs). They are, from the highest to the lowest: # Regions ( fil, rehiyon), mostly used to organize national services. Of the 17 regions, only one – the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao – has an elected government to which the central government has devolved competencies. # Provinces ( fil, lalawigan or probinsya), independent cities ( fil, lungsod or siyudad), and one independent municipality ( Pateros). # Component cities ( fil, lungsod or siyudad) and municipalities ( fil, bayan or munisipalidad) within a province. # Barangays (formerly known, and sometimes still referred to as, ''barrios'') within a city or municipality. Other divisions also exist for specific purposes: * Geographic island groups in popular and widespread use; * Local administrative districts in use by some local govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaybalay
Malaybalay, officially the City of Malaybalay ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Malaybalay; Bukid language, Bukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy''; fil, Lungsod ng Malaybalay), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 190,712 people. The city, dubbed as the "South Summer Capital of the Philippines", is bordered north by Impasugong; west by Lantapan, Bukidnon, Lantapan; south by Valencia, Bukidnon, Valencia and San Fernando, Bukidnon, San Fernando; and east by Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Cabanglasan and Agusan del Sur. It was formerly part of the province of Misamis Oriental as a municipal district in the late 19th century. When the special province of Agusan (now Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur) and its sub-province (Bukidnon) were created in 1907, Malaybalay was designated as the capital of Bukidno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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