Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental
Municipality in Misamis Occidental, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Misamis Occidental, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bonifacio, officially the Municipality of Bonifacio (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bonifacio; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bonifacio), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 34,558 people.[3]
Bonifacio | |
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Municipality of Bonifacio | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°03′10″N 123°36′49″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Misamis Occidental |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | January 2, 1940 |
Founded by | Demetrio P. Fernan |
Named for | Andres Bonifacio |
Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Samson R. Dumanjug (PDPLBN) |
• Vice Mayor | Evelyn C. Dumanjug (NP) |
• Representative | Sancho Fernando “Ando” F. Oaminal (NP) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 22,528 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 155.02 km2 (59.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
Highest elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 34,558 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,486 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 33.27 |
• Revenue | ₱ 135.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 560.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 141.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 127.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Misamis Occidental 2 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7215 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
The town of Bonifacio was established in 1942 by Don Demetrio P. Fernan, who also became the town's first mayor.
Bonifacio is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
58 (2.3) |
67 (2.6) |
60 (2.4) |
109 (4.3) |
114 (4.5) |
83 (3.3) |
78 (3.1) |
76 (3.0) |
92 (3.6) |
86 (3.4) |
63 (2.5) |
955 (37.7) |
Average rainy days | 12.8 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 24.8 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 15.6 | 221.2 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental, was 34,558 people,[3] with a density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre or 570 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Bonifacio
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
66.60 2009
44.86 2012
51.79 2015
46.30 2018
34.96 2021
33.27 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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