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

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in the

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Misamis Oriental Misamis Oriental (; ; ), officially the Province of Misamis Oriental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province located in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. The provincial capital, as well as its ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,948 people. Libertad is known for its Barungoy Festival and is also home to the Initao–Libertad Protected Landscape and Seascape which it shares with neighboring

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municipality.

Geography

Barangays

Libertad is politically subdivided into 9

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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 ...

. * Dulong * Gimaylan * Kimalok * Lubluban *

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* Retablo * Santo Niño * Tangkub * Taytayan

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Libertad, Misamis Oriental, was 12,948 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

External links

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