Bonifacio, officially the Municipality of Bonifacio (; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
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 ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 34,558 people.
The town of Bonifacio was established in 1942 by Don Demetrio P. Fernan, who also became the town's first mayor.
Geography
Barangays
Bonifacio is politically subdivided into 28
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. Each barangay consists of
purok
A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s while some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.
* Bag-ong Anonang
* Bagumbang
* Baybay
* Bolinsong
* Buenavista
* Buracan
* Calolot
* Dimalco
* Dullan
* Kanaokanao
* Liloan
* Linconan
* Lodiong
* Lower Usugan
* Mapurog (Migsale)
* Migpange
* Montol
* Pisa-an
*
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
* Remedios
* Rufino Lumapas
* Sibuyon
* Tangab
* Tiaman
* Tusik
* Upper Usogan
* Demetrio Fernan
* Digson
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental, was 34,558 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Misamis Occidental
{{NMindanao-geo-stub