Concepcion | |
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Municipality of Concepcion | |
![]() Map of Misamis Occidental with Concepcion highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°25′00″N123°36′00″E / 8.4166667°N 123.6°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Misamis Occidental |
District | 1st district |
Founded | September 27, 1956 |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jesse "Tata" S. Viña (Asenso Pinoy Party) |
• Vice Mayor | Ronel "Ondo" J. Montipon (Asenso Pinoy Party) |
• Representative | Jason P. Almonte (NP) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 3,511 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 61.60 km2 (23.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 595 m (1,952 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,503 m (4,931 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 6,608 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,271 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 49.86 |
• Revenue | ₱ 96.09 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 247.3 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 65.75 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 59.7 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Misamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7213 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Concepcion; Tagalog : Bayan ng Concepcion), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 6,608 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. [5]
It is considered as a suburb to the provincial capital, Oroquieta.
Concepcion is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Concepcion, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 25 (78) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 19 (67) |
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 | 209.7 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [6] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
In the 2024 census, the population of Concepcion was 6,608 people, [12] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Concepcion
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 64.81 2003 72.36 2006 76.50 2009 62.30 2012 77.98 2015 70.24 2018 49.92 2021 49.86 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |