Don Victoriano, officially the Municipality of Don Victoriano, unofficially as Don Victoriano Chiongbian (; ), is a

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in the

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Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental (; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; ; ), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province located in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Northern Mindanao in th ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,664 people. The municipality is home to the

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National Park.

History

The municipality was created, originally named Don Mariano Marcos, by virtue of

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Blg. 171 which was approved on February 8, 1982. Parts of seven municipalities in

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had been detached to be constituted into a new, distinct municipality. Those separated were ''

barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...

s'' in Tudela (3) including Tuno which was designated the seat of government, Jimenez (also 3), Bonifacio (2),

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and Sinacaban (one in each); as well as ''

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s'' in a ''barangay'' each in Panaon and Aloran, situated on a side of

Range. A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly created local entities, was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections. It was later renamed to its present-day one, officially as ''Don Victoriano'', through

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No. 6845 on January 20, 1990. It was named in honor of a native of Jimenez who served as councilor of Plaridel and eventually, the first mayor of this municipality. Recent documents such as on

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and the

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use ''Don Victoriano Chiongbian'' while

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, the local government and subsequent laws such as Republic Act No. 7329, 9692, 10017 use ''Don Victoriano''.

Geography

Barangays

Don Victoriano is politically subdivided into 11

s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Bagong Clarin * Gandawan * Lake Duminagat * Lalud * Lampasan * Liboron * Maramara * Napangan * Nueva Vista (Mansawan) * Petianan * Tuno

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Don Victoriano was 9,664 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

External links

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