Bukidnon and Misamis Occidental

BUKIDNON

Geography

Bukidnon is a landlocked plateau in North Central

Mindanao.

It is bounded on the north by Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City; on the south by North Cotabato, General Santos and Davao City; on the east by Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte; and west by Lanao del Sur

BUKIDNON

The name "Bukidnon" means "highlander" or "mountain dweller". Bukidnon is considered to be the food basket of Mindanao.

MAJOR PRODUCER OF RICE AND CORN

CORN

PLANTATIONS IN THE PROVINCE ALSO PRODUCE PINEAPPLES, BANANAS AND SUGARCANE.

PLANTATION OF PINEAPPLE

BANANA PLANTATION

SUGARCANE PLANTATION

IT HAS TWO IMPORTANT LANDMARKMT. KITANGLAD1.MOUNT KITANGLAD HAS A PEAK OF 2,899 METRES (9,511 FT) ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

2.PULANGI RIVERPULANGI RIVER, ON THE OTHER HAND, TRAVERSES THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE PROVINCE TOWARDS THE RIO GRANDE OF MINDANAO.

The Lumads people in Bukidnon are :

Bukidnon

Higaonon

Manobo

Talaanding

BUKIDNON PEOPLE

HIGAONON

MANOBO

TALAANDING

BUKIDNON IS KNOWN AS THE WATERSHED OF MINDANAO. IT IS ENDOWED WITH SIX MAJOR RIVER SYSTEMS NAMELY:

Pulangi, Tagoloan, Cagayan, Manupali, Muleta, a Bobonawan Rivers.

These rivers carved the landscape of the province creating numerous canyons

PULANGI RIVER

TAGOLOAN RIVER

CAGAYAN RIVER

MANUPALI

MULETA RIVER

BOBONAWAN RIVER

Top 10 tourist attraction of Bukidnon

Dahilayan Adventure Park - Dahilayan,

Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon

Bukidnon's most popular tourist attraction is nestled 4,700 feet ASL on the foot of KitanglandMountain Range.

LOVELY MOUNTAINS HIGH

CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND

RESEARCH (CEDAR) - IMPALUTAO, IMPASUGONG, BUKIDNONACCESSIBLE FROM THE HIGHWAY OF IMPALUTAO, CEDAR IS A PROTECTED FOREST RESERVE AREA WITH A HIKING TRAIL UNDER THE CANOPIES OF AGE-OLD TREES.

SPRING RESORTS IN MARAMAG

THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARAMAG, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PROVINCE IS KNOWN AS THE SPRING RESORT CAPITAL OF BUKIDNON

BUKIDNON PROVINCIAL TREE PARK -

MALAYBALAY CITY

BUKIDNON PROVINCIAL TREE PARK IS SITUATED IN MALAYBALAY CITY, THE PROVINCE'S CAPITAL. IT HAS A VAST AREA PLANTED WITH PINE TREES AND FOREST

TREES.

LAKE APO-VALENCIA CITYLOCATED IN BARANGAY GUINOYURAN, ABOUT 11 KILOMETERS FROM THE CITY PROPER OF VALENCIA, IS A CIRCULAR RIFT DUBBED AS THE CLEANEST AND GREENEST INLAND BODY OF WATER IN NORTHERN

MINDANAO.

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MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

ITS CAPITAL IS OROQUIETA CITY.

Misamis Occidental is located near the narrow strip of land linking Northwestern Mindanao, to the Northcentral part of the island. Shaped like a collapsible fan it is bounded on the northeast by the Mindanao Sea, east by the Iligan Bay, southeast by the Panguil Bay, and the west by the Zamboangadel Norte and Sur. The fact that three of its boundaries are bodies of water gives away water life as one of its natural resources and fishing as one of its main industries.

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Cities: Oroquieta City Ozamiz City Tangub City Municipalities: Aloran Baliangao Bonifacio Calamba Clarin Concepcion Don Victoriano Chiongbian (Don Mariano Marcos) Jimenez Lopez Jaena Panaon Plaridel Sapang Dalaga Sinacaban

SubdivisionsMisamis Occidental is subdivided into 14 municipalities and 3 component cities

3 COMPONENT CITIES

OROQUIETA CITY

OZAMIS CITY

TANGUB CITY

THE AREA OF NOW MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL WAS FIRST OCCUPIED BY SUBANEN AND LATER VISAYANS SETTLED IN THE COASTAL AREAS. THE NAME MISAMIS IS DERIVED FROM SUBANEN WORD KUYAMIS WHICH IS A VARIETY OF COCONUT

THE PROVINCE ECONOMY DEPENDS FIRSTLY ON FISHING

COCONT

RICE

COCONUTS RICE

RESOURCESTHERE ARE ALSO AN ABUNDANT SOURCES OF SAND AND GRAVEL

TOURIST ATTRACTION

PAS'UNGKO S'G MIS. OCC. FESTIVAL

OF ALL FESTIVALS - NOVEMBER

BINALBAL FESTIVAL

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL AQUAMARINE

PARK

HOYOHOY HIGHLAND STONE

CHAPEL & ADVENTURE PARK,

TANGUB CITY

FORT SANTIAGO, OZAMIZ CITY

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

CATHEDRAL PIPE ORGAN, OZAMIZ

CITY

DALIT FESTIVAL, TANGUB CITY

CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS FESTIVAL,

TANGUB CITY

BALIANGAO PROTECTED

LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE

SAPANG DALAGA FALLS

MOUNT MALINDANG RANGE

NATURAL PARK AND LAKE

DUMINAGAT

OLD SPANISH DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT THE GREAT EXPLORERS FERDINAND MAGELLAN AND MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGASPI LANDED IN CAMIGUININ 1521 AND 1565, RESPECTIVELY, BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1598 WHENTHE SPANISH SETTLEMENT WASESTABLISHEDIN WHAT WAS LATER TO

BE KNOWN AS GUINSILIBAN (NOW ONE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES).

The name “Camiguin “ is derived from the word “Kamagong,” the name of a tree in the ebony family. Original inhabitants of the island were the Manobos from Surigao.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

Politically, Camiguin used to be a part of Misamis Oriental Province. It became a separate province in 1968. The province consists of 5 municipalities: Mambajao(Capital Town), Mahinog, Catarman, Sagay, and Guinsiliban

LANGUAGE / DIALECTS DIALECTSSPOKEN IN THE ISLAND ARE CEBUANO AND HILIGAYNON, BUT A FEW PEOPLE IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SAGAYAND GUINSILIBAN STILL SPEAK THE OLD MANOBO TRIBE DIALECT, KINAMIGUING.

CLIMATE

Cool climate is attributed to vegetation and natural springs, daytime temperature averages at 26.9° C, coldest months are December, January, and February. Maximum rainfall had been recorded on the months of June to December; dry season starts in April and sometimes lasts for one to three months.

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

FISHING

COCONUT PLANTATION

ABACA PLANTATION

LANZONES PLANTATION

PLANTATION OF RICE

TOURIST ATTRACTION

TUASAN FALLS: THE APPROACH TO THE WILD AND MIGHTY FALLS ENTAILS A VERY SCENIC HIKE PASSING THROUGH THE PLEASING BARRIO OF MAINIT AND ALONG THE ROCKY RIVER BED. THE POOL BELOW THE FALLS IS DEEP AND CLEAR.

BURA SODA WATER SWIMMING POOL: THE ONE AND ONLY IN THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU CAN SWIM TO A POOL OF SODA WATER. IT IS LOCATED IN BURA, CATARMAN, CAMIGUIN. IT HAS GREAT SCENERY OVER THE FIELDS AND THE SEAS AS ITS COLD WATER PROVIDES A REFRESHING SPLASH TO BATHERS AND PICNICKERS.

ESPERANZA ARDENT HOT SPRING: IN THE HEART OF THE ISLAND BUBBLES THIS MINERAL POOL WITH WATER AROUND 40 DEGREES CELCIUS. MIST RISES FROM THE HEATED WATERS THAT RUNS DOWN THE VENTS IN THE ACTIVE HIBOK-HIBOK VOLCANO.

STO NINO COLD SPRING: A TERRIFIC HUGE POOL OF COLD WATER MEASURING 25M BY 40M SPROUTING FROM THE SANDY BOTTOM. THE AREA HAS NATIVE STORES, PICNIC HUTS AND TOILETS FOR PICNICKERS. LOCATED 4KMS NORTH OF CATARMAN.

TANGUB HOT SPRING: A VOLCANIC HOT SPRING BELOW THE SEA BED. THE SMALL AREA IS FORMED BY A POOL OF SEA STONES AND CORALS ARE

COMPLETELY UNDEVELOPED.

MACAO COLD SPRING: ONCE YOU ARE NEAR THE SPOT, YOU WILL BE AMAZED BY THE CRYSTAL BLUE COLOURED WATER. THE POOL IS SURROUNDED BY HUDE TREES, SOME OF THEM ARE MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD. LOCATED IN TUPSAN PEQUENO, MAHINOG.

FESTIVALS

PANAAD - ANNUAL HOLY THURSDAY AND GOOD FRIDAY ACTIVITY. THIS IS A GATHERING OF PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE FOR A YEARLY DEVOTION TO SPEND THE HOLY WEEK BY WALKING THE 64 KM. CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROOD AND TREKKING THE TEDIOUS OLD VOLCANO AS EXPRESSION OF PENITENCE AND SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT.

SAN JUAN HIBOK - HIBOKAN - JUNE 24 - HELD TO HONOR ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. WATERSPORTS, BOAT RACES AND FLUVIAL PROCESSION ARE CONDUCTED. MISS HIBOK - HIBOKAN IS SELECTED.

LANZONES FESTIVAL - HELD EVERY 3RD WEEKEND OF OCTOBER - A TWO-DAY GROUND FESTIVAL OF AGRI-COTTAGE INDUSTRY PRODUCTS IN EXHIBIT; BARANGAY BEAUTIFICATION; INDIGENNOUSSPORTS; TABLEAU OF LOCAL CULTURE & GRAND PARADE OF THE GOLDEN FRUIT FOUND EXTRA SWEET IN THE ENTIRE PROVINCE.