Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion ( ceb, Lungsod sa Concepcion; tl, Bayan ng Concepcion), is a 6th class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental ( ceb, Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; fil, Kanlurang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province located in the Regions of the Ph ...
,
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, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,324 people.
It is considered as a suburb to the provincial capital
Oroquieta
Oroquieta,(formerly known as Layawan), officially the City of Oroquieta ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Oroquieta; fil, Lungsod ng Oroquieta), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 20 ...
.
Geography
Climate
Barangays
Concepcion is politically subdivided into 18
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 ...
s.
* Bagong Nayon
* Capule
* New Casul
* Guiban
* Laya-an
* Lingatongan
* Maligubaan
* Mantukoy
* Marugang
*
Poblacion
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* Pogan
* Small Potongan
* Soso-on
* Upper Dapitan
* Upper Dioyo
* Upper Potongan
* Upper Salimpono
* Virayan
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Concepcion, Misamis Occidental, was 9,324 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Misamis Occidental
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