Jimenez, officially the Municipality of Jimenez (; ), is a

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in the

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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 ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,909 people. Within the predominantly Catholic town lies the Church of Saint John the Baptist which is one of the oldest monuments in the Philippines. Many Jimeneznons live outside the country but have retained close ties to the town, with " balikbayans" offering community service and philanthropy, and others taking up residence upon retirement abroad. The heritage town is one of the best preserved colonial towns in the entire Philippines. The conservation, preservation, and restoration of the town's heritage structures such as the church and ancestral houses are the main focus of the local government. The town is being pushed to be included in the

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History

Jimenez retained its territory by 1903 when the number of municipalities in the then-undivided Misamis decreased through ''Act No. 951'', issued on October 21.

Geography

Barangays

Jimenez is politically subdivided into 24

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 ...

. * Adorable * Butuay * Carmen * Corrales * Dicoloc * Gata * Guintomoyan * Malibacsan * Macabayao * Matugas Alto * Matugas Bajo * Mialem * Naga (

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) * Palilan * Nacional (

) * Rizal (

) * San Isidro * Santa Cruz (

) * Sibaroc * Sinara Alto * Sinara Bajo * Seti * Tabo-o * Taraka (

)

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Jimenez was 28,909 people, with a density of .

Economy

Education

Jimenez has three major high schools including School of Saint John the Baptist, Jimenez Bethel Institute, and a public high school located in barangay Corrales.

List of presumed Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Jimenez

The following table lists down built heritage structures as identified by the local government of Jimenez: This table lists down built heritage structures not formally identified by the local government of Jimenez but are pursuant to the Republic Act No. 10066 or the National Heritage Law of 2009:

Notes

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Misamis Occidental 1900 establishments in the Philippines