Villanueva, Misamis Oriental

Villanueva
Municipality
Municipality of Villanueva
Villanueva Municipal Covered Court
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Map of Misamis Oriental with Villanueva highlighted
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Villanueva Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°35′N124°47′E / 8.58°N 124.78°E / 8.58; 124.78
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	2nd district
Founded	June 16, 1962
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Jennie Rosalie T. Uy
•  Vice Mayor	Edwin C. Dagasuhan
•  Representative	Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano
•  Municipal Council	Members Celso N. Casiño Jeric G. Emano Diosdado G. Balhon Sheriza Anne F. Bantug Leoncio J. Abejo Nilo B. Belgado Edgardo A. Permi Jovenil B. Jabiniao
•  Electorate	29,759 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	48.80 km2 (18.84 sq mi)
Elevation	93 m (305 ft)
Highest elevation	578 m (1,896 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	42,456
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
•  Households	9,440
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	22.43 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 384.6 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 1,285 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 345.1 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 565.9 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (CEPALCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9002
PSGC	1004326000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.villanuevamisor.gov.ph

Villanueva, officially the Municipality of Villanueva (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Villanueva; Tagalog : Bayan ng Villanueva), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,419 people. ^[5]

History

Long before the Spanish colonization, the place was originally named "Bongloy" by the natives called the Magahats, because of the three gigantic Bongloy trees that grew in the place where the Catholic church and town plaza stands today.

In 1830, the mission of Jasaan, an adjacent town to the north, was to establish separation from Cagayan de Oro and evangelization to as far as the towns of Sumilao, Linabo and Malitbog in the province of Bukidnon. Its center of civilization and the first Church was at "Daanglungsod" which is now the Aplaya, Jasaan, where an old kota (watchtower) still exists, thus marked the birth of Christianity in Bongloy.

Father Gregorio Parache, S.J., - (432 local historical sources of Northern Mindanao by Father Francisco Demetrio, S. J), who was the parish priest of Jasaan at that time brought a certain Captain Villanueva to Bongloy. Villanueva was a Mexican-American soldier who was one of the occupants of Balingasag Convent during the American occupation of the Philippines.

Father Parache requested Captain Villanueva to assist him in the plans and then commissioned the captain to develop a potable water and irrigation system in the Bongloy area. As the years passed, the Magahats moved eastward below the town of Claveria and began calling Bongloy as Villanueva in honor of the captain. The word Villanueva was handed down through word of mouth in the succeeding generations.

Geography

Barangays

Villanueva is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Balacanas
• Dayawan
• Katipunan
• Kimaya
• Poblacion 1
• Poblacion 2
• Poblacion 3
• San Martin
• Tambobong
• Imelda
• Looc

Climate

Climate data for Villanueva, Misamis Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 [6]

Demographics

Population census of Villanueva

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 6,889 —     1975 9,863 +7.46% 1980 11,895 +3.82% 1990 17,122 +3.71% 1995 21,310 +4.19% 2000 24,867 +3.36%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 29,315 +2.30% 2010 31,966 +3.20% 2015 39,378 +4.05% 2020 40,419 +0.55% 2024 42,456 +1.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, was 40,419 people, ^[12] with a density of 830 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Villanueva

10 20 30 40 50 2000 40.21 2003 39.21 2006 40.90 2009 40.47 2012 20.24 2015 22.08 2018 15.97 2021 22.43 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

The presence of companies like Philippine Sinter Corporation (PSC), STEAG State Power Inc., Purina, and recent opening Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. contributes to the municipality's income although it is largely agricultural.

Culture

Villanueva Municipal Gymnasium

Villanueva celebrates the feast of the Our Lady of Guadalupe every December 12. ^[21] In 2015, it celebrated its ″1st Bongloy Festival″. ^[22]

References

1.   Municipality of Villanueva | (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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "Villanueva: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
7. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
21. Poole, Stafford. "Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Origins and Sources of a Mexican National Symbol, 1531-1797". University of Arizona Press, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
22. Alfonso, Riain. "Villanueva celebrates its "1st Bongloy Festival"". SunStar. Sun Star Cagayan de Oro. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System