Malaybalay | |
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Motto(s): Cool Place, Warm People | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°09′23″N 125°08′00″E / 8.1564°N 125.1333°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Bukidnon |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 15 June 1877 |
Cityhood | 22 March 1998 |
Barangays | 46 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Jay Warren R. Pabillaran |
• Vice Mayor | Estelito R. Marabe |
• Representative | Jonathan Keith T. Flores |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 115,928 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 969.19 km2 (374.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,941 m (9,649 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 190,712 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
• Households | 43,839 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.30 |
• Revenue | ₱ 1,816 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 4,579 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 1,461 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bukidnon 2 Electric Cooperative (BUSECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8700 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Binukid Cebuano |
Website | malaybalaycity |
Malaybalay, officially the City of Malaybalay (Binukid: Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 190,712 people.[3]
The city, dubbed as the "South Summer Capital of the Philippines", is bordered north by Impasugong; west by Lantapan; south by Valencia and San Fernando; and east by Cabanglasan and Agusan del Sur.
It was formerly part of the province of Misamis Oriental as a municipal district in the late 19th century. When the special province of Agusan (now Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur) and its sub-province (Bukidnon) were created in 1907, Malaybalay was designated as the capital of Bukidnon. It was then formally established as a municipality on October 19, 1907, and was created into a city on February 11, 1998, by virtue of Republic Act 8490.
Malaybalay City is the venue of the Kaamulan Festival, held annually from mid-February to March 10.[5]