Manticao, officially the Municipality of Manticao ( ceb, Lungsod sa Manticao; tl, Bayan ng Manticao), is a 4th 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 state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Misamis Oriental,
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 29,469 people.
Manticao River was known as Naawan River until 1957, when it was renamed.
In 1948, the barrio of Manticao, then part of
Initao, was constituted into the town of Manticao.
Geography
Manticao's geographical features consist of mountainous to flat plains to shorelines.
Climate
Barangays
Manticao 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 metropolita ...
s.
* Argayoso
* Balintad
* Cabalantian
* Camanga
* Digkilaan
* Mahayahay
* Pagawan
* Paniangan
* Patag
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Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the ...
* Punta Silum
* Tuod
* Upper Malubog
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Manticao was 29,469 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 Oriental
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