Libertad | |
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Municipality of Libertad | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°33′30″N124°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 | 17.89 |
• 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.
Libertad is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Libertad, Misamis Oriental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 271 (10.7) | 217 (8.5) | 193 (7.6) | 178 (7.0) | 344 (13.5) | 423 (16.7) | 362 (14.3) | 358 (14.1) | 329 (13.0) | 320 (12.6) | 322 (12.7) | 260 (10.2) | 3,577 (140.9) |
Average rainy days | 23.2 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 29.6 | 28.9 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 26.1 | 24.1 | 313.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Libertad, Misamis Oriental, was 12,948 people, [3] with a density of 580 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.
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