Kinoguitan

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 2020 census, it has a population of 14,091 people.^[5]

Kinoguitan
Municipality
Municipality of Kinoguitan
Flag Seal
Map of Misamis Oriental with Kinoguitan highlighted
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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  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Danilo A. Lagbas, Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Tomas M. Zarate
• Representative	Christian S. Unabia
• Municipal Council	Members Lilibeth M. Lagbas Lorenzo Ramoso Ernido Durano Giovy Hisoler Rodulfo Macabinlar Hermes Avila Jun Rey Pajaron Eleno D. Zarate
• Electorate	12,537 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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/km2 (960/sq mi)
• Households	3,437
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	26.97 % (2021)[4]
• 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	1004312000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.kinoguitanmisor.gov.ph

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
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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1939 8,907 —     1948 15,670 +6.48% 1960 13,584 −1.18% 1970 6,473 −7.14% 1975 6,724 +0.77% 1980 7,203 +1.39% 1990 8,795 +2.02%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1995 10,406 +3.20% 2000 10,519 +0.23% 2007 11,915 +1.73% 2010 12,761 +2.53% 2015 14,391 +2.32% 2020 14,091 −0.44% 2024 15,763 +2.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Kinoguitan was 14,091 people,^[12] with a density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre or 850 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Kinoguitan

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 48.93 2003 41.23 2006 55.60 2009 55.67 2012 27.58 2015 26.44 2018 17.12 2021 26.97 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]