Medina, Misamis Oriental

Medina
Municipality of Medina
Duka Beach in Medina
Duka Beach in Medina
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Map of Misamis Oriental with Medina highlighted
Map of Misamis Oriental with Medina highlighted
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Medina is located in Philippines
Medina
Medina
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°55′N 125°01′E / 8.92°N 125.02°E / 8.92; 125.02
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceMisamis Oriental
District 1st district
FoundedJuly 1, 1948
Named forMedina, Spain
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorDonato N. Chan
 • Vice MayorKim Michael P. Odchigue
 • RepresentativeChristian S. Unabia
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate25,718 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total148.29 km2 (57.26 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation
771 m (2,530 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total35,612
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Households
8,521
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
28.51
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 156 million (2020), 62.4 million (2012), 69.59 million (2013), 78.16 million (2014), 88.35 million (2015), 98.23 million (2016), 112.5 million (2017)
 • Assets₱ 384.1 million (2020), 87.62 million (2012), 12.32 million (2013), 121 million (2014), 169.3 million (2015), 189 million (2016), 237.5 million (2017)
 • Expenditure₱ 165.5 million (2020), 54.26 million (2012), 59.48 million (2013), 66.99 million (2014), 76.56 million (2015), 89.67 million (2016), 107.9 million (2017)
 • Liabilities₱ 106.1 million (2020), 30.54 million (2012), 3.92 million (2013), 49.01 million (2014), 81.98 million (2015), 96.15 million (2016), 108.9 million (2017)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMisamis Oriental 2 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9013
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)88
Native languagesCebuano
Binukid
Subanon
Tagalog
Websitewww.medinamisor.gov.ph

Medina, officially the Municipality of Medina (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Medina; Tagalog: Bayan ng Medina), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,612 people.[3]

The town got its name from Medina-Sidonia, Spain, after the Spaniards noticed the similarities of the features of the place with the ones in Medina-Sidonia.

  1. ^ Municipality of Medina | (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 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.