Laguindingan

Laguindingan
Municipality of Laguindingan
Access Road to Laguindingan Airport
Access Road to Laguindingan Airport
Flag of Laguindingan
Official seal of Laguindingan
Nickname: 
Gateway to Northern Mindanao
Map of Misamis Oriental with Laguindingan highlighted
Map of Misamis Oriental with Laguindingan highlighted
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Laguindingan is located in Philippines
Laguindingan
Laguindingan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°35′N 124°27′E / 8.58°N 124.45°E / 8.58; 124.45
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceMisamis Oriental
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 8, 1963
Barangays11 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorDiosdado T. Obsioma
 • Vice MayorRoy I. Macua
 • RepresentativeYevgeny Vincente B. Emano
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate20,778 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total44.23 km2 (17.08 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Highest elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,363
 • Density600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Households
6,397
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
23.61
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 134.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 291.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 104.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 77.02 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMisamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9019
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)88
Native languagesCebuano
Binukid
Subanon
Tagalog
Websitewww.laguindingan.gov.ph

Laguindingan, officially the Municipality of Laguindingan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Laguindingan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Laguindingan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,363 people.[3]

Its most notable landmark is the Laguindingan Airport, located between Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

  1. ^ Municipality of Laguindingan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.