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Medina, officially the Municipality of Medina (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Medina; Tagalog: Bayan ng Medina), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,612 people. [3]

Medina
Municipality
Municipality of Medina
Pelaez Ancestral House, Crop
Map of Misamis Oriental with Medina highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Medina Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°55′N 125°01′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	1st district
Founded	July 1, 1948
Named for	Medina, Spain
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Donato N. Chan
• Vice Mayor	Kim Michael P. Odchigue
• Representative	Christian S. Unabia
• Municipal Council	Members Proceso S. Ada Christopher E. Yamit Cleofe F. Ranque Paulo B. Magallanes Melchor L. Corrales Policarpo R. Sagiahon Jr. Oscar C. Tabamo Alfran R. Mabelin
• Electorate	24,717 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	148.29 km2 (57.26 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation	771 m (2,530 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	35,612
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
• Households	7,060
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	18.16% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱156,026,980.00 (2020)
• Assets	₱384,091,398.00 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱165,527,042.00 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱106,101,257.00 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Oriental 2 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9013
PSGC	104319000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.medinamisor.gov.ph

The town got its name from Medina-Sidonia, Spain, after the Spaniards noticed the similarities of the features of the place with the ones in Medina-Sidonia.

Geography

Barangays

Medina is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.

• Bangbang
• Bulwa
• Cabug
• Dig-aguyan
• Duka
• Gasa
• Maanas
• Mananum Bag-o
• Mananum Daan
• North Poblacion
• Pahindong
• Portulin
• San Isidro
• San Jose
• San Roque
• San Vicente
• South Poblacion
• Tambagan
• Tup-on

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Medina

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1948 8,893 —     1960 11,856 +2.42% 1970 15,185 +2.50% 1975 18,441 +3.97% 1980 19,888 +1.52% 1990 21,796 +0.92%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1995 23,319 +1.27% 2000 25,810 +2.20% 2007 28,484 +1.37% 2010 31,154 +3.31% 2015 32,907 +1.05% 2020 35,612 +1.57%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8][9]

In the 2020 census, the population of Medina, Misamis Oriental, was 35,612 people, [3] with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Tourism

• Portulin - from the phrase "Port of Orleans", where long ago big passenger ships came to pick up some passenger using small boats.^{[citation needed]}
• Pelaez Ancestral House

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

На других языках

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[de] Medina (Misamis Oriental)

Medina ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Misamis Oriental. Sie hat 32.907 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015). Teile des Mount Balatukan Range Natural Parks liegen auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinde.

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