Oroquieta,(formerly/originally known as Layawan), officially the City of Oroquieta (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Oroquieta; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Oroquieta), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,301 people. [3]
Some sources reveal that the town got its name from the barrio in Spain where Father Toas Tomas Casado, the first parish priest, and General Domingo Moriones y Murillo, a hero in the Battle of Oroquieta, were born.[citation needed]
Another version is that Oroquieta had derived its name from the words oro (gold) and quita or kita (to find), in reference to the early inhabitants who had found gold along the river.
History
Layawan was the original name of Oroquieta, which was the barrio in the province of Misamis since 1861 until 1879. The early settlers then of the barrio were Boholanos. They found so many stray animals along the river, thus they named the place Layawan, which means a place of stray animals. A little later, Misamis was divided into two provinces, Misamis Occidental and Oriental. Then in 1880, Layawan changed its name to Oroquieta when it became a town.
Oroquieta became the capital (cabecera) on January 6, 1930. As capital town, people of various neighboring provinces came and inhabited in the place where they earn their living through fishing, farming, merchandising and other forms of businesses. Soon afterwards its income increased simultaneously with increase in population.
In 1942, Oroquieta was made the capital of the free Philippines by the recognized guerrillas and later the ongoing troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army. (Personal interview with the late Atty. Vicente Blanco, Municipal Mayor during the Japanese Occupation) During this time, President Manuel L. Quezon, together with Sergio Osmeña Sr., a bodyguard and Major Manuel Nieto Sr., landed in Oroquieta after their evacuation from Corregidor to Australia.
The seat of government of the Free Philippines then was the Capitol. The Free Philippine Government was then issuing Misamis Occidental emergency notes. President Quezon, upon knowing that Oroquieta was made a capital of the Free Philippines and that the town was issuing emergency notes, authorized the Printing of the Mindanao emergency note.
Oroquieta was created a city under Republic Act 5518 and inaugurated as a chartered city on January 1, 1970. The charter converting the municipality of Oroquieta into a city were signed by President Marcos on June 25, 1969, in the presence of the then City Mayor Ciriaco C. Pastrano, with the newly elected councilors and other city officials.
Geography
Oroquieta City is bounded on the south by Aloran and the north by Lopez Jaena. On the eastern side is Iligan Bay, with Concepcion on the southwest and Sapang Dalaga on the northwest. Lowland plains and coastal lowlands are located in the city's eastern side while highlands and mountains tower over its western side.
The city occupies roughly 26,393 hectares (65,220 acres), the majority of which comprises the mountain barangays of Mialen, Toliyok, and Sebucal, averaging less than a thousand hectares per Barangay, the 47 barangays of the City outsize its urbanized counterparts.
Climate
Climate data for Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental
According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,301 people, [3] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.
Students coming from Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental come to Oroquieta to pursue their college education.
^"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. (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ abcCensus of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ "Oroquieta: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
^ "Province of Misamis Occidental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^"Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Oroquieta.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oroquieta.
Official website
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Local Governance Performance Management System
January 26, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oroquieta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Oroquieta formerly originally known as Layawan officially the City of Oroquieta Cebuano Dakbayan sa Oroquieta Tagalog Lungsod ng Oroquieta is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Misamis Occidental Philippines According to the 2020 census it has a population of 72 301 people 3 Oroquieta LayawanComponent cityCity of OroquietaMisamis Occidental Provincial Athletic Complex located in Oroquieta CitySealNickname City of Good LifeMap of Misamis Occidental with Oroquieta highlightedOpenStreetMapOroquietaLocation within the PhilippinesCoordinates 8 29 N 123 48 E 8 48 N 123 8 E 8 48 123 8 Coordinates 8 29 N 123 48 E 8 48 N 123 8 E 8 48 123 8CountryPhilippinesRegionNorthern MindanaoProvinceMisamis OccidentalDistrict1st districtFounded1880CityhoodJanuary 1 1970Barangays47 see Barangays Government 1 TypeSangguniang Panlungsod MayorLemuel Meyrick M Acosta NP Vice MayorAurora Virginia M Almonte NP RepresentativeJason P Almonte PDP Laban City CouncilMembers Vincent J Guantero NP Joel B Aclao NP Sol Jude D Gamalinda C E NP Ret Col Isaias U Claros Jr PA NP Joel A Fernandez NP Jessie Jecjec S Amboang NP Aileen Ai Ai M Taladua RPh NP Arthur Q Enanoria DMD NP Noel B Undag Sr NP Diosibel M Maghinay NP Electorate54 839 voters 2022 Area 2 Total237 88 km2 91 85 sq mi Elevation138 m 453 ft Highest elevation1 925 m 6 316 ft Lowest elevation0 m 0 ft Population 2020 census 3 Total72 301 Density300 km2 790 sq mi Households17 326DemonymOroquietanonEconomy Income class4th city income class Poverty incidence15 55 2018 4 Revenue 700 7 million 2020 Assets 2 063 million 2020 Expenditure 500 7 million 2020 Liabilities 379 5 million 2020 Service provider ElectricityMisamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative MOELCI 1 Time zoneUTC 8 PST ZIP code7207PSGC104209000IDD area code 63 0 88Native languagesSubanon Cebuano TagalogCatholic dioceseArchdiocese of OzamizPatron saintOur Lady of Holy RosaryWebsitewww wbr oroquietacity wbr gov wbr ph Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2 1 Cityhood 3 Geography 3 1 Climate 3 2 Barangays 4 Demographics 5 Economy 6 Government 6 1 Elected officials 7 Healthcare 8 Education 9 See also 10 Notes 11 External linksEtymology EditSome sources reveal that the town got its name from the barrio in Spain where Father Toas Tomas Casado the first parish priest and General Domingo Moriones y Murillo a hero in the Battle of Oroquieta were born citation needed Another version is that Oroquieta had derived its name from the words oro gold and quita or kita to find in reference to the early inhabitants who had found gold along the river History EditLayawan was the original name of Oroquieta which was the barrio in the province of Misamis since 1861 until 1879 The early settlers then of the barrio were Boholanos They found so many stray animals along the river thus they named the place Layawan which means a place of stray animals A little later Misamis was divided into two provinces Misamis Occidental and Oriental Then in 1880 Layawan changed its name to Oroquieta when it became a town Oroquieta became the capital cabecera on January 6 1930 As capital town people of various neighboring provinces came and inhabited in the place where they earn their living through fishing farming merchandising and other forms of businesses Soon afterwards its income increased simultaneously with increase in population In 1942 Oroquieta was made the capital of the free Philippines by the recognized guerrillas and later the ongoing troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army Personal interview with the late Atty Vicente Blanco Municipal Mayor during the Japanese Occupation During this time President Manuel L Quezon together with Sergio Osmena Sr a bodyguard and Major Manuel Nieto Sr landed in Oroquieta after their evacuation from Corregidor to Australia The seat of government of the Free Philippines then was the Capitol The Free Philippine Government was then issuing Misamis Occidental emergency notes President Quezon upon knowing that Oroquieta was made a capital of the Free Philippines and that the town was issuing emergency notes authorized the Printing of the Mindanao emergency note Cityhood Edit Main article Cities of the Philippines Oroquieta was created a city under Republic Act 5518 and inaugurated as a chartered city on January 1 1970 The charter converting the municipality of Oroquieta into a city were signed by President Marcos on June 25 1969 in the presence of the then City Mayor Ciriaco C Pastrano with the newly elected councilors and other city officials Geography EditOroquieta City is bounded on the south by Aloran and the north by Lopez Jaena On the eastern side is Iligan Bay with Concepcion on the southwest and Sapang Dalaga on the northwest Lowland plains and coastal lowlands are located in the city s eastern side while highlands and mountains tower over its western side The city occupies roughly 26 393 hectares 65 220 acres the majority of which comprises the mountain barangays of Mialen Toliyok and Sebucal averaging less than a thousand hectares per Barangay the 47 barangays of the City outsize its urbanized counterparts Climate Edit Climate data for Oroquieta City Misamis OccidentalMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 28 82 28 82 29 84 31 88 31 88 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 29 84 28 82 30 85 Average low C F 23 73 23 73 23 73 23 73 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 23 73 24 74 Average precipitation mm inches 69 2 7 44 1 7 37 1 5 29 1 1 87 3 4 137 5 4 131 5 2 141 5 6 143 5 6 134 5 3 68 2 7 53 2 1 1 073 42 3 Average rainy days 9 9 7 6 7 4 8 1 21 6 26 5 26 4 26 6 25 8 24 3 15 1 10 4 209 7Source Meteoblue 5 Barangays Edit Oroquieta City is politically subdivided into 47 barangays Population 2015 census Apil 723 Binuangan 1 103 Bolibol 817 Buenavista 1 060 Bunga 1 266 Buntawan 426 Burgos 663 Canubay 3 313 Clarin Settlement 600 Dolipos Bajo 1 059 Dolipos Alto 669 Dulapo 712 Dullan Norte 605 Dullan Sur 403 Lower Lamac 3 366 Layawan 777 Lower Langcangan 1 519 Lower Loboc 2 167 Lower Rizal 447 Malindang 323 Mialen 253 Mobod 6 108 Ciriaco C Pastrano Nilabo 408 Paypayan 320 Pines 2 988 Poblacion I 2 640 Poblacion II 967 Proper Langcangan 1 884 San Vicente Alto Dagatan 1 914 San Vicente Bajo Baybay Dagatan 1 746 Sebucal 219 Senote 888 Taboc Norte 2 565 Taboc Sur 2 633 Talairon 4 147 Talic 3 531 Toliyok 842 Tipan 1 216 Tuyabang Alto 586 Tuyabang Bajo 372 Tuyabang Proper 354 Upper Langcangan 2 590 Upper Lamac 1 623 Upper Loboc 1 879 Upper Rizal Tipalac 420 Victoria 320 Villaflor Transville 5 290Demographics EditPopulation census of OroquietaYearPop p a 190315 156 191818 014 1 16 193921 523 0 85 194822 837 0 66 196029 477 2 15 197038 575 2 72 197542 497 1 96 198047 328 2 18 199052 500 1 04 199556 012 1 22 200059 843 1 43 200765 349 1 22 201068 945 1 97 201570 757 0 50 202072 301 0 43 Source Philippine Statistics Authority 6 7 8 9 According to the 2020 census it has a population of 72 301 people 3 with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile Economy EditPoverty Incidence of Oroquieta Source Philippine Statistics Authority 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Government EditElected officials Edit Members of the Oroquieta City Council 2019 2022 Team Kita ang Oroquieta 20 0 Mayor Lemuel Meyrick M Acosta I E Vice Mayor Atty Jorge T Almonte Congressman 1st District Diego Nonoy C Ty C E Councilors Sol Jude D Gamalinda C E Jessie Jecjec S Amboang Joel B Aclao Donna R Iyog Ret Col Isaias Jun U Claros Jr AFP Vincent J Guantero Arthur Q Enanoria DMD Noel B Undag Sr Aileen Ai ai M Taladua RPh Diosebel M Maghinay Alfredo Y Bolleno Jr ABC President Heinrich Von L Gonzaga Federated SK Chairman Jolly T Gumolon IPMR Members of the Oroquieta City Council 2022 2025 Team Asenso Oroquieta Mayor Lemuel Meyrick M Acosta I E Vice Mayor Aurora Virginia Jie jie M Almonte Congressman Jason P Almonte Councilors Vincent J Guantero Joel B Aclao Sol Jude D Gamalinda C E Ret Col Isaias Jun U Claros Jr PA Joel A Fernandez Jessie Jecjec S Amboang Aileen Ai ai M Taladua RPh Arthur Q Enanoria DMD Noel B Undag Sr Diosibel M Maghinay Alfredo Y Bolleno Jr ABC President Heinrich Von L Gonzaga SK Federation Chairman Jolly T Gumolon IPMRHealthcare EditHospitals and healthcare facilities Misamis Occidental Provincial Hospital St Therese Hospital Dignum Foundation Hospital Oroquieta Community Hospital Tamola Tan Medical CenterEducation EditStudents coming from Lanao del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental come to Oroquieta to pursue their college education College University LocationSoutheast Asian Institute Oroquieta City Campus National Highway Upper Rizal Oroquieta CityMisamis University MU Ozamis St Poblacion 1 Oroquieta CityUniversity of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines USTP Rizal St Mobod Highway Oroquieta CityDr Solomon U Molina College DSUMC Independence St Villaflor Oroquieta CityC Lan Institute of Technology LM Building Ozamis St Lower Langcangan Oroquieta CityOroquieta Agro Industrial School OAIS Villaflor Oroquieta CitySouthern Capital College SCC Juan Luna St Poblacion 2 Oroquieta CityStella Maris College SMC Rizal St Poblacion 1 Oroquieta CityMisamis Occidental Technological Institute MOTI Pastrano St Poblacion 1 Oroquieta CityDeor N Dune Academe School of Technology JC Building Barrientos St Poblacion 2 Oroquieta CityNational Institute for Technical Excellence Inc NITEX De Barras Building Barrientos St Poblacion 2 Oroquieta CitySecondary schools Misamis Occidental National High School Talairon National High School Oroquieta City National High School Mobod Integrated School Misamis Occidental Science and Technology High School Senote National High School Rizal National High School Bunga National High School Stella Maris CollegeSee also EditCagayan de OroNotes Edit City of Oroquieta 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 c Census of Population 2020 Region X Northern Mindanao Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved July 8 2021 PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates Philippine Statistics Authority December 15 2021 Retrieved January 22 2022 Oroquieta Average Temperatures and Rainfall Meteoblue Retrieved April 29 2020 Census of Population 2015 Region X Northern Mindanao Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved June 20 2016 Census of Population and Housing 2010 Region X Northern Mindanao Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay NSO Retrieved June 29 2016 Censuses of Population 1903 2007 Region X Northern Mindanao Table 1 Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province Highly Urbanized City 1903 to 2007 NSO Province of Misamis Occidental Municipality Population Data Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division Retrieved December 17 2016 Poverty incidence PI Philippine Statistics Authority Retrieved December 28 2020 https psa gov ph sites default files NSCB LocalPovertyPhilippines 0 pdf publication date 29 November 2005 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2003 20SAE 20of 20poverty 20 28Full 20Report 29 1 pdf publication date 23 March 2009 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2006 20and 202009 20City 20and 20Municipal 20Level 20Poverty 20Estimates 0 1 pdf publication date 3 August 2012 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2012 20Municipal 20and 20City 20Level 20Poverty 20Estima7tes 20Publication 20 281 29 pdf publication date 31 May 2016 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files City 20and 20Municipal level 20Small 20Area 20Poverty 20Estimates 202009 2C 202012 20and 202015 0 xlsx publication date 10 July 2019 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates Philippine Statistics Authority December 15 2021 Retrieved January 22 2022 External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Oroquieta Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oroquieta Official website Philippine Standard Geographic Code Local Governance Performance Management System Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oroquieta amp oldid 1130792447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
