Manticao

Manticao, officially the Municipality of Manticao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Manticao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Manticao), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,469 people.^[5]

Manticao
Municipality
Municipality of Manticao
Flag
Map of Misamis Oriental with Manticao highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Manticao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°24′15″N 124°17′12″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	2nd district
Founded	February 7, 1949
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Antonio H. Baculio
• Vice Mayor	Stephen S. Tan
• Representative	Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano
• Municipal Council	Members Danden S. Catipay Jaycel C. Macquinto Eric F. Macacua Bernabe B. Ely Jessie G. Tan Jr. Paulino B. Tinoy Pete T. Faelnar Lilith D. Jabla
• Electorate	22,125 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	123.01 km2 (47.49 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Highest elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	30,968
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
• Households	7,518
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.15 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 107 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 425.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 126.1 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 33.53 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9024
PSGC	1004318000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.manticao.gov.ph

Manticao River was known as Naawan River until 1957, when it was renamed.^[6]

In 1948, the barrio of Manticao, then part of Initao, was constituted into the town of Manticao.

Geography

Manticao's geographical features consist of mountainous to flat plains to shorelines.

Barangays

Manticao is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Argayoso
• Balintad
• Cabalantian
• Camanga
• Digkilaan
• Mahayahay
• Pagawan
• Paniangan
• Patag
• Poblacion
• Punta Silum
• Tuod
• Upper Malubog

Climate

Climate data for Manticao, Misamis Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	271 (10.7)	217 (8.5)	193 (7.6)	178 (7.0)	344 (13.5)	423 (16.7)	362 (14.3)	358 (14.1)	329 (13.0)	320 (12.6)	322 (12.7)	260 (10.2)	3,577 (140.9)
Average rainy days	23.2	19.5	22.0	22.8	29.6	28.9	30.3	29.8	28.1	28.8	26.1	24.1	313.2
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Manticao

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 15,212 —     1970 13,503 −1.18% 1975 15,248 +2.47% 1980 17,294 +2.55% 1990 21,443 +2.17% 1995 22,630 +1.01%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 24,072 +1.33% 2007 25,443 +0.77% 2010 26,786 +1.89% 2015 28,422 +1.14% 2020 29,469 +0.76% 2024 30,968 +1.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Manticao was 29,469 people,^[13] with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Manticao

10 20 30 40 50 2000 48.22 2003 46.63 2006 48.20 2009 48.40 2012 28.24 2015 30.08 2018 17.67 2021 25.15 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]