Libertad | |
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| Municipality of Libertad | |
 Libertad Protected Area | |
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 Map of Misamis Oriental with Libertad highlighted | |
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.svg)  Libertad Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′30″N 124°21′00″E / 8.5583°N 124.35°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Oriental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 21, 1963 |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Leonardo L. Uy Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Sharon M. Ballangan |
| • Representative | Yevgeny Vicente B. Emano |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 11,047 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.47 km2 (8.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 12,948 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,030 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.70 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 70.24 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 165.3 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 67.84 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 35.05 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9021 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Libertad, officially the Municipality of Libertad (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Libertad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Libertad), is a 5th-class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,948 people.[3]
Libertad is known for its Barungoy Festival and is also home to the Initao–Libertad Protected Landscape and Seascape which it shares with neighboring Initao municipality.
- ^ Municipality of Libertad | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.