Bonifacio | |
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Municipality of Bonifacio | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°03′10″N 123°36′49″E / 8.052697°N 123.613594°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 |
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]
The town of Bonifacio was established in 1942 by Don Demetrio P. Fernan, who also became the town's first mayor.