Mahinog, officially the Municipality of Mahinog, is a 5th 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
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of
Camiguin
Camiguin, officially the Province of Camiguin ( ceb, Probinsya sa Camiguin; tl, Lalawigan ng Camiguin; Kamigin: ''Probinsya ta Kamigin''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of Min ...
,
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,634 people.
It is bounded in the north by the town of Mambajao, on the south by the municipality of Guinsiliban, on the east by
Bohol Sea
The Bohol Sea, also called the Mindanao Sea, is a sea located between the Visayas and Mindanao islands in the Philippines. It lies south of Bohol and Leyte and north of Mindanao. Siquijor and Camiguin are its two major islands.
The major citi ...
and on the west by Mt. Timpoong.
Geography
Climate
Barangays
Mahinog is politically subdivided into 13
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.
* Benoni
* Binatubo (Binaliwan)
* Catohugan
* Hubangon
* Owakan
*
Poblacion
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* Puntod
* San Isidro
* San Jose
* San Miguel
* San Roque
* Tubod
* Tupsan Pequeño
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Mahinog was 14,634 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Camiguin
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