Villanueva, officially the Municipality of Villanueva ( ceb, Lungsod sa Villanueva; tl, Bayan ng Villanueva), is a 2nd class

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in the

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Misamis Oriental Misamis Oriental ( ceb, Sidlakang Misamis; tl, Silangang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Oriental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital, largest city and provincial center is th ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,419 people.

History

Long before the Spanish colonization, the place was originally named "Bongloy" by the natives called the Magahats, because of the three gigantic ''Bongloy'' trees that grew in the place where the Catholic church and town plaza stands today. In 1830, the mission of Jasaan, an adjacent town to the north, was to establish separation from Cagayan de Oro and evangelization to as far as the towns of Sumilao, Linabo and Malitbog in the province of

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. Its center of civilization and the first Church was at "Daanglungsod" which is now the Aplaya,

Jasaan Jasaan, officially the Municipality of Jasaan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Jasaan; tl, Bayan ng Jasaan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,055 people. It is ...

, where an old ''kota'' (watchtower) still exists, thus marked the birth of Christianity in Bongloy. Father Gregorio Parache, S.J., - (432 local historical sources of Northern Mindanao by Father Francisco Demetrio, S. J), who was the parish priest of Jasaan at that time brought a certain Captain Villanueva to Bongloy. Villanueva was a Mexican-American soldier who was one of the occupants of

Balingasag Balingasag, officially the Municipality of Balingasag ( ceb, Lungsod sa Balingasag; tl, Bayan ng Balingasag), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 74, ...

Convent during the

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. Father Parache requested Captain Villanueva to assist him in the plans and then commissioned the captain to develop a potable water and irrigation system in the Bongloy area. As the years passed, the Magahats moved eastward below the town of Claveria and began calling Bongloy as Villanueva in honor of the captain. The word Villanueva was handed down through word of mouth in the succeeding generations.

Geography

Climate

Barangays

Villanueva is politically subdivided into 11

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s. * Balacanas * Dayawan * Katipunan * Kimaya *

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1 * Poblacion 2 * Poblacion 3 * San Martin * Tambobong * Imelda * Looc

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, was 40,419 people, with a density of .

Economy

The presence of companies like Philippine Sinter Corporation (PSC), STEAG State Power Inc., Purina, and recent opening Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. contributes to the municipality's income although it is largely agricultural.

Culture

Villanueva celebrates the feast of the

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every 12 December. In 2015, it celebrated its ″1st Bongloy Festival″.

References

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