Concepcion, Misamis Occidental

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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]

Concepcion
Municipality
Municipality of Concepcion
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Map of Misamis Occidental with Concepcion highlighted
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Concepcion Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°25′00″N 123°36′00″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Occidental
District	1st district
Founded	September 27, 1956
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jesse "Tata" S. Viña (Asenso Pinoy Party)
• Vice Mayor	Ronel "Ondo" J. Montipon (Asenso Pinoy Party)
• Representative	Jason P. Almonte (NP)
• Municipal Council	Members Julieto "Andoy" L. Tumagna (ASPIN) Ismael "Dodong" P. Loquias (ASPIN) Rey "Dodong" D. Ponce (ASPIN) Sherlu "Nonoy" M. Rudas (ASPIN) Erlinda P. Cabasag (ASPIN) Belmor S. Juancho (ASPIN) Alcher "Langging" C. Lamoste (ASPIN) Jeman B. Lumbay (ASPIN)
• Electorate	3,511 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Households	2,271
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	49.86 % (2021)[4]
• 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	1004206000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.concepcionmisocc.gov.ph

It is considered as a suburb to the provincial capital, Oroquieta.

Geography

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 3,989 —     1970 3,046 −2.66% 1975 1,698 −11.06% 1980 2,332 +6.55% 1990 3,877 +5.22% 1995 5,017 +4.95%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 6,900 +7.07% 2007 8,355 +2.67% 2010 7,410 −4.27% 2015 10,937 +7.70% 2020 9,324 −3.30% 2024 6,608 −7.93%
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.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Concepcion

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 64.81 2003 72.36 2006 76.50 2009 62.30 2012 77.98 2015 70.24 2018 49.92 2021 49.86 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]