Lagonglong

Lagonglong, officially the Municipality of Lagonglong (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lagonglong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lagonglong), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,190 people.^[5]

Lagonglong
Municipality
Municipality of Lagonglong
Municipal Park
Flag Seal
Map of Misamis Oriental with Lagonglong highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Lagonglong Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°48′N 124°47′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	1st district
Founded	1949
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Franz Angelo A. Capistrano
• Vice Mayor	Marita D. Ramonal
• Representative	Karen Lagbas
• Municipal Council	Members Benjamin G. Capistrano Sammy T. Velarde Renie U. Llausas Kaiser P. Acao Charlemagne C. Marban III Teresa A. Delima Teodulo B. Sabucdalao Aldrich C. Yugom
• Electorate	19,028 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	83.78 km2 (32.35 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Highest elevation	808 m (2,651 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	25,072
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
• Households	5,491
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	27.9 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 152.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 373.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 119.1 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 100.9 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Oriental 2 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9006
PSGC	1004313000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog

Geography

Barangays

Lagonglong is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Banglay
• Dampil
• Gaston
• Kabulawan
• Kauswagan
• Lumbo
• Manaol
• Poblacion
• Tabok
• Umagos

Climate

Climate data for Lagonglong, 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 Lagonglong

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 1,758 —     1960 6,899 +2.43% 1970 9,332 +3.06% 1975 11,395 +4.09% 1980 13,576 +3.56% 1990 12,705 −0.66% 1995 15,258 +3.49%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 16,882 +2.19% 2007 18,372 +1.17% 2010 19,303 +1.82% 2015 21,659 +2.22% 2020 24,190 +2.35% 2024 25,072 +0.86%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Lagonglong was 24,190 people,^[12] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Lagonglong

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 49.38 2003 53.09 2006 47.90 2009 49.90 2012 32.32 2015 32.46 2018 18.91 2021 27.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]