Clarin, officially the Municipality of Clarin ( ceb, Lungsod sa Clarin; tl, Bayan ng Clarin), is a 4th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental ( ceb, Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; fil, Kanlurang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province located in the Regions of the Ph ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,356 people.
Geography
Climate
Barangays
Clarin is politically subdivided into 29
barangay
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s.
* Bernad
* Bito-on
* Cabunga-an
* Canibungan Daku
* Canibungan Putol
* Canipacan
* Dalingap
* Dela Paz
* Dolores
* Gata Daku
* Gata Diot
* Guba (Ozamis)
* Kinangay Norte
* Kinangay Sur
* Lapasan
* Lupagan
* Malibangcao
* Masabud
* Mialen
* Pan-ay
* Penacio
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Poblacion
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I
* Poblacion II
* Poblacion III
* Poblacion IV
* Segatic Daku
* Segatic Diot
* Sebasi
* Tinacla-an
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Clarin, Misamis Occidental, was 39,356 people, with a density of .
Economy
Most of the town's people earned their living through farming and fishing. Farming involves many rice fields that had been cultivated for the past years. Fishing provides both a lot of fishes and sea shells that were hiding in the deep areas of
Panguil Bay
Panguil Bay is an arm of Iligan Bay in Mindanao, Philippines. The bay forms the natural boundary separating the Zamboanga Peninsula from the rest of the island of Mindanao. It borders the provinces of Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Sur, and L ...
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References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Misamis Occidental
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