Kinoguitan
Municipality in Misamis Oriental, Philippines
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Kinoguitan, officially the Municipality of Kinoguitan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kinoguitan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kinoguitan), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,763 people.[5]
Kinoguitan | |
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| Municipality of Kinoguitan | |
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 Map of Misamis Oriental with Kinoguitan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Kinoguitan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°59′08″N 124°47′37″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Oriental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | June 22, 1929 (Executive Order No. 178, s. 1929) |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Danilo A. Lagbas, Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Tomas M. Zarate |
| • Representative | Christian S. Unabia |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 12,537 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.56 km2 (16.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 15,763 |
| • Density | 370.4/km2 (959.3/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,437 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 26.97 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 109.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 224.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 108.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 64.55 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Oriental 2 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9010 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
The town's name has been spelled as "Kinogitan" by the old folks, especially during the early 1950s.
Geography
Barangays
Kinoguitan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Beray
- Bolisong
- Buko
- Kalitian
- Calubo
- Campo
- Esperanza
- Kagumahan
- Kitotok
- Panabol
- Poblacion
- Salicapawan
- Salubsob
- Suarez
- Sumalag
Climate
| Climate data for Kinogitan, Misamis Oriental | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 327 (12.9) |
254 (10.0) |
185 (7.3) |
128 (5.0) |
215 (8.5) |
273 (10.7) |
248 (9.8) |
243 (9.6) |
214 (8.4) |
246 (9.7) |
271 (10.7) |
271 (10.7) |
2,875 (113.3) |
| Average rainy days | 24.3 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 20.6 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 26.0 | 24.2 | 310.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Kinoguitan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Kinoguitan was 15,763 people,[12] with a density of 370 inhabitants per square kilometre or 960 inhabitants per square mile.
