Medina, officially the Municipality of Medina ( ceb, Lungsod sa Medina; tl, Bayan ng Medina), is a 4th 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 t ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,612 people. The town got its name from

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, after the Spaniards noticed the similarities of the features of the place with the ones in

Geography

Barangays

Medina is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. * Bangbang * Bulwa * Cabug * Dig-aguyan * Duka * Gasa * Maanas * Mananum Bag-o * Mananum Daan * North

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 th ...

* Pahindong * Portulin * San Isidro * San Jose * San Roque * San Vicente * South Poblacion * Tambagan * Tup-on

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Medina, Misamis Oriental, was 35,612 people, with a density of .

Economy

Tourism

* Portulin - from the phrase "Port of Orleans", where long ago big passenger ships came to pick up some passenger using small boats. * Pelaez Ancestral House

References

External links

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