Concepcion, Misamis Occidental
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Concepcion | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Concepcion | |
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 Map of Misamis Occidental with Concepcion highlighted | |
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.svg)  Concepcion Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°25′00″N 123°36′00″E / 8.4166667°N 123.6°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | September 27, 1956 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jesse S. Viña (ASPIN) |
| • Vice Mayor | Ronel J. Montipon (ASPIN) |
| • Representative | Jason P. Almonte (NP) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 3,511 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.60 km2 (23.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 595 m (1,952 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,503 m (4,931 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 6,608 |
| • Density | 107.3/km2 (277.8/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,271 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 49.86 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 96.09 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 247.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 65.75 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 59.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7213 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Concepcion; Tagalog: Bayan ng Concepcion), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 6,608 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[5]
It is considered as a suburb to the provincial capital, Oroquieta.
Barangays
Concepcion is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bagong Nayon
- Capule
- New Casul
- Guiban
- Laya-an
- Lingatongan
- Maligubaan
- Mantukoy
- Marugang
- Poblacion
- Pogan
- Small Potongan
- Soso-on
- Upper Dapitan
- Upper Dioyo
- Upper Potongan
- Upper Salimpono
- Virayan
Climate
| Climate data for Concepcion, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
25 (78) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (67) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
44 (1.7) |
37 (1.5) |
29 (1.1) |
87 (3.4) |
137 (5.4) |
131 (5.2) |
141 (5.6) |
143 (5.6) |
134 (5.3) |
68 (2.7) |
53 (2.1) |
1,073 (42.3) |
| Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Concepcion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Concepcion was 6,608 people,[12] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.
