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Coordinates: 8°09′N 123°51′E / 8.15°N 123.85°E / 8.15; 123.85
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Ozamiz
Component City
City of Ozamiz
Ozamiz Port
Ozamiz Port
Official seal of Ozamiz
Seal
Nickname(s): 
The Historical, Cultural, and Pilgrimage Destination; Gem of the Panguil Bay
Motto(s): 
Better Image, Better Lives
Map of Misamis Occidental with Ozamiz highlighted
Map of Misamis Occidental with Ozamiz highlighted
Ozamiz is located in Philippines
Ozamiz
Ozamiz
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°09′N 123°51′E / 8.15°N 123.85°E / 8.15; 123.85
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceMisamis Occidental
Legislative district2nd District of Misamis Occidental
Chartered1757
CityhoodJuly 16, 1948[1]
Barangays51
Government
[4]
 • MayorVacant[2]
Nova Princess E. Parojinog-Echavez (NUP) (de jure)[3]
Area
 [5]
 • Total169.95 km2 (65.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[6]
 • Total140,334
 • Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
DemonymOzamiznon
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7200
IDD : area code +63 (0)88
Income class3rd city income class
PSGC104210000
Electorate98,929 voters (2022)
Language(s)Cebuano, Filipino, English, Ilonggo, Ilocano, Maguindanao
Websiteozamizcity.com Edit this at Wikidata

Ozamiz (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Ozamiz, Filipino: Lungsod ng Ozamiz; Spanish: Ciudad de Ozamiz) is a city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,334 people.[6] Although occasionally spelled as Ozamis in official sources, City Resolution 251-05 officially spelled Ozamiz with a "z" as its last letter rather than with an "s".

Geography

Ozamiz is close to Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte provinces, while across the bay is Lanao del Norte. Ozamiz is 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Maria Cristina Falls, the main source of hydroelectric power in Mindanao.

Barangays

Ozamiz is politically subdivided into 51 barangays. [5]

Barangays District Population
(2010) 		Area (km²)[7] Density (/km²)
Aguada (Pob.) 7,196 2.6306 2,735
Banadero (Pob.) 8,460 1.9408 4,359
Bacolod 1,856 1.6103 1,152
Bagakay 3,511 3.8073 922
Balintawak 620 3.9151 158
Baybay Santa Cruz 1,875 .0172 109,011
Baybay Triunfo 2,487 .0779 31,925
Bongbong 2,030 .1095 18,538
Calabayan 3,195 1.9117 1,671
Capucao C. 515 2.9975 171
Capucao P. 1,486 2.3482 632
Carangan 3,781 6.4895 582
Catadman-Manabay 7,075 .2653 23,667
Cavinte 585 .3347 1,747
Cogon 1,262 4.0359 312
Dalapang 516 4.2783 120
Diguan 1,451 3.0340 478
Dimaluna 2,692 3.4494 780
Embargo 879 .8332 1,054
Gala 859 2.4202 353
Gango 5,097 5.4638 932
Gotokan Daku 433 3.1795 136
Gotokan Diot 458 1.8278 250
Guimad 528 1.8485 285
Guingona 445 3.0311 146
Kinuman Norte 1,362 2.7165 501
Kinuman Sur 1,132 7.8017 145
Labinay 1,635 7.2654 225
Labo 2,600 6.8165 381
Lam-an 3,376 4.3820 770
Liposong 749 .5054 1,481
Litapan 892 2.8745 310
Malaubang 6,528 3.3998 1,920
Manaka 737 1.5667 470
Maningcol 7,518 4.8360 1,554
Mentering 352 1.8414 191
Carmen Annex 6,233 2.4761 2,517
Molicay 3,076 1.0743 2,863
Stimson Abordo (Montol) 2,192
Pantaon 870 3.0859 282
Pulot 3,514 3.4218 1,026
San Antonio 3,818 .9977 3,826
Baybay San Roque 3,475
Sangay Daku 809 7.3126 110
Sangay Diot 380 2.8685 132
Sinuza 1,490 4.8623 306
Tabid 3,651 6.1632 592
Tinago 10,244 .3196 32,052
Trigos 698 9.5759 72
50th District (Pob.) 1,553 .1252 12,404
Doña Consuelo 3,351 6.1729 542

History

Entrance to Spanish fort

The city of Ozamiz grew out of an old Spanish town called Misamis—a name believed to have been derived from the Subanen word "Kuyamis," a variety of coconut. Other unverified historical sources, however, suggest that the name Misamis came from "Misa" after the Catholic Mass. The origin and the growth of the old Spanish town, Misamis, was due to the presence of the Spanish garrison stationed at the stone fort named Nuestra Senora dela Concepcion del Triunfo, which was constructed some time in the 18th century in order to control the pirate activities originating in the nearby Lanao area. In 1850, the town of Misamis became the capital of the District of Misamis.

In October 1942 Wendell Fertig established the command headquarters of the growing guerrilla resistance to the Japanese occupation of Mindanao in the Spanish fort in the city. His headquarters was abandoned June 26, 1943, in the face of a large Japanese attack.[8][9] Until the end of the war the Japanese occupied this fort. The Ozamiz city website said of this, "During the Japanese occupation of Misamis in World War 11(1943-1945), the "Cotta" was garrisoned by a contingent of Japanese who dug foxholes near or under the walls. This undermining of walls later led to the destruction of the Southwest bastion in the earthquake of 1955."[10]

After the Second World War, Misamis became a chartered city by virtue of Republic Act 321 on July 16, 1948. RA 321 also renamed Misamis to Ozamiz after a WW-II hero José Ozámiz who hailed from the province of Misamis Occidental and who at one time also served as its governor and congressional representative of the Lone District of Misamis Occidental, a delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention that resulted in the creation of the 1935 Constitution for the Philippine Commonwealth Government. In 1941, José Ozámiz was elected to the Philippine Senate.

Demographics

Population census of Ozamiz
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 11,709—    
1918 23,237+4.68%
1939 36,313+2.15%
1948 35,262−0.33%
1960 44,091+1.88%
1970 64,643+3.90%
1975 71,559+2.06%
1980 77,832+1.69%
1990 91,503+1.63%
1995 101,944+2.05%
2000 110,420+1.73%
2007 123,137+1.51%
2010 131,527+2.43%
2015 141,828+1.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14]

Economy

Ozamiz

Ozamiz is agricultural by resources, but it has become the center for Commerce, Health, Transportation, and Education in this part of Mindanao, considering its strategic location and its peaceful atmosphere. The city has good harbor location, its local port is the principal outlet of mineral deposits, agricultural and forest products of the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Maguindanao, parts of Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental.

Retail

Due to the location of the city, Ozamiz enjoys several and notable malls and shopping centers within its city center. People coming from Misamis Occidental, parts of Lanao del Norte and parts of Zamboanga del Sur will come also to Ozamiz for their shopping needs.

Gaisano Capital Mall Ozamiz is noted as the biggest mall in the city with the expansion of a new South Wing Mall in 2011. Novo Ozamiz also expand and construct their own bigger building with a hotel named Asia Novotel in 2010. Unitop Ozamiz also expand their building in 2012 in front of City Public Mall with a bridge/sky walk for an easy access from the 2nd floor of both buildings. City Public Mall, formerly known as City Public Market, is the biggest public establishment in Northwestern Mindanao. It is owned and managed by the Local Government Unit of Ozamiz and opened on May 28, 2009. Robinsons Supermarket opened to the public on November 30, 2012.

Tourism and culture

Notable events and festivals

The feast of Our Lady of Triumph of the Cross at Cotta Shrine is celebrated every July 16 which is also the Charter City anniversary. Subayan Keg Subanon festival is also held on the same day. The Cotta entertainment area has free live band concerts and other musical variety shows each weekend. Fireworks displays are held at Cotta during Fiesta and holidays. It can be seen across Panguil bay as far as Lanao del Norte.

The feast of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception is celebrated every December 8 while every 4th Sunday of January is the Sr. Sto. Nino Fluvial Parade held at Panguil Bay. Balanghoy Festival is held annually at Cotta area.

Attractions

Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo
  • Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo – also known as Cotta Fort and Shrine, is a fort built in 1755 by Father Jose Ducos to serve as a Spanish outpost in the area. A special chapel was built inside the walls of the fort and an image of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, in the pink and blue attire, was enshrined in the chapel and outside the fort on the wall facing the bay, was a carved image of the Virgin Mary. The image on the Cotta's wall is believed to be miraculously growing and has been the object of pilgrimage. The fort was renovated and restored to its original design in 2006. Cotta will undergo improvement and development with construction of a boulevard with a Spanish galleon replica, cotta park with parking area, a mini commercial complex for food stalls, ticketing offices, restos, cafes and souvenir shops.
  • Bukagan Hill – has a view of the city, Panguil bay, the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. There are four great bells at the top of Bukagan Hill. The bells were named after "St. Peter", "St. Marien", "St. Joseph" and "St. Michael" and were originally purchased by Bishop Patrick Cronin, D.D. for the Immaculate Conception Cathedral. However, the bells weigh 7 tons and were found to be too heavy and too large for the cathedral's belfry. The people felt that it was very expensive to construct a special belfry for them considering that a lot of fund raising effort was made for the building of the cathedral and the installing of the pipe organ. It was through the efforts of then City Mayor Fernando T. Bernad that the bells were finally given a place at the Bukagan Hill. With the help of Jesus Y. Varela, the huge bells were installed in Bukagan Hill Bells and officially inaugurated on July 16, 1948.[15]
  • Naomi's Botanical Garden and tourists Inn – sits on a 12 hectare property of local and imported tropical flowers, plants and fruit seedlings. There are fully air-conditioned private rooms, Function halls, tennis court, Golf range, ceramics factory, pottery and a bakery inside this sprawling garden.
  • Mt. Malindang Golf and country Club – this is a pre-war army facility converted into a golf course located in Bagakay at the foot of Mount Malindang.
  • Immaculate Conception Pipe organ – found in the choir loft of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, is the only existing pipe organ in Mindanao and one among the few throughout the country. An Irish Columban priest, Father Sean Lavery, who was in charge of the liturgical and musical development in the Immaculate Conception Cathedral realized the need for an organ. Funds were raised through donations and a musical extravaganza organized by the parish raised enough money to buy the pipe organ. Father Lavery asked the help of a German priest, Father Herman Schablitzki S.V.D., who came to Ozamiz to get the specification needed to guide the organ builders in Germany. Father Schablitzki himself, assisted by one carpenter and one electrician, assembled the organ in six weeks and it was completed on May 31, 1967. It was inaugurated on July 16, 1967; the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.[16]

Transportation

Air

Ozamiz Airport
See also: Labo Airport

Ozamiz-Labo Airport was reopened last July 5, 2007, 9 years after Philippine Airlines (PAL) stopped their operations using Fokker and Sunriser planes in 1998 and eventually its closure due to short runway in which cannot accommodate jet planes. Air Philippines, a subsidiary airline of PAL, was the first airline served the airport for Manila using B737-200 which is also the first jet plane to land the airport. PAL Express, also subsidiary by PAL, was then served in Ozamiz for Cebu again using their Q300/Q400. Cebu Pacific Air also launched and opened their service in Ozamiz with its first flight from Cebu last November 10, 2008 using the brand-new ATR72-500. Due to strategic location and increasing the volume of passengers, cargo and tourist arrivals, Cebu Pacific launched its Manila route using the spacious and bigger Airbus 319 and the comeback of Philippine Airlines (PAL) take-over the Air Philippines service to Manila using also the Airbus 319 last June 16, 2009. Due to fierce airline competition, increasing of flights to/from Manila and Cebu was complement with the comeback of Airphil Express (formerly Air Philippines) for Ozamiz-Manila v.v. last August 18, 2011 using their brand-new and bigger Airbus A320. Cebu Pacific Air also change its aircraft from Airbus 319 to Airbus 320 for Manila and from ATR72-500 to Airbus 319/Airbus 320 for Cebu last 2010–2011. In 2012, Philippine Airlines stop their operations to Manila last March 25, 2012 and retake-over again by Airphil Express. Airphil Express also change their aircraft from Q400 to Airbus 320 for Cebu flights last summer. Cebu Pacific Air also increase its flight to Manila in late afternoon last summer until July 2012. as of now, Airphil Express and Cebu Pacific Air served to Manila and Cebu using Q400, Airbus 319, and Airbus 320. The influx of airline companies serving Ozamiz City and the general areas of Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur will surely benefit the riding public due to fierce airfare competition. Ozamiz Airport will undergo a P300M expansion and development with installation of runway lights, extension of runway from its current of length 1.9 km to 2.1 km and construction of a new passenger terminal bldg.

Sea

There are several major shipping lines serving Cebu, Manila and Iligan routes namely: 2GO Travel (formerly SuperFerry, Negros Navigation and Cebu Ferries), Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Carlos A. Gothong Lines, and Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp.(PSACC former Sulpicio Lines). Cokaliong Shipping Lines increased their Cebu service from thrice to 5 times weekly. Local shipping lines like Daima have trips from Ozamiz to Mukas, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte routes through Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferries that transport passengers, cars/trucks and goods across Panguil bay.

Land

The public mode of transportation within the city is by trisikad/pedicab and motorized tricycle, while Rural Transit, UV Express, and public utility jeepneys such as Lotradisco were the predominant transport for interprovincial routes, to and from the city.

Education

The presence of two universities in Ozamiz, La Salle University, formerly known as Immaculate Conception College (ICC) and Misamis University, makes it a premier education center in Northern Mindanao. Students coming from Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental come to Ozamiz to pursue their college education.


Secondary Schools:[17]

  • Misamis Union High School formerly Misamis Chinese High School. This is the only Chinese School in Misamis Occidental.
  • Ozamiz City National High School
  • Labo National High School
  • Pulot National High School
  • Stimpson Abordo National High School
  • Labinay National High School
  • San Antonio National High School
  • Ozamiz City School of Arts and Trades
  • FMC MA School and Tutorial Services, Inc.

Health

Hospitals and healthcare facilities:

  • Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center (MHARS MC)- a 500-bed capacity tertiary hospital owned by the Dept. of Health.
  • Misamis University Medical center (MUMC)- a tertiary hospital located at Brgy. Bagakay.
  • Medina General Hospital- a 200-bed capacity tertiary hospital located at Brgy. Carmen Annex.
  • Faith Hospital
  • S.M. Lao Memorial Hospital
  • St. Joseph General Hospital, formerly St. Mary General Hospital
  • St. Padre Pio Medical Clinic - located at JEM bldg., Medina Avenue, Brgy. Carmen Annex

Government

Local Government Officials 2016-2019:

  • Mayor: Vacant (Incumbent Mayor Reynaldo O. Parojinog Sr. was killed in a raid on a search for alleged illegally possessed firearms in his residence on July 30, 2017[18])
  • Vice Mayor: Nova Princess E. Parojinog-Echavez
  • Congressman (2nd District): Henry S. Oaminal
  • City Councilors:
    • Ricardo O. Parojinog
    • Irene E. Luansing
    • Michael L. Tagal
    • Matronilo S. Cartagenas
    • Taryn S. Mecaros Sr.
    • Roberto A. Cantago Jr.
    • Rico D. Auman
    • Fritz Neil R. Balgue
    • Rizalina O. Francisco
    • Carlito C. Bodiongan

Sister cities

Local

See also

References

  1. ^ History of Misamis now Ozamiz City
  2. ^ Nawal, Allan (July 30, 2017). "Mayor Parojinog killed in Ozamiz raid; daughter arrested — police". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Immediate successor according to Local Government Code but can't exercise official duties due to imprisonment
  4. ^ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Province: Misamis Occidental". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "City Barangays: Land Area by Barangay and Road Distance from City of Ozamis City Hall". ozamizcity.com. Eddie A. Artajo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. ^ Kent Holmes, Wendell Fertig and His Guerrilla Forces in the Philippines: Fighting the Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945 (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2015), p. 43.
  9. ^ Maj. Larry S. Schmidt, "American Involvement in the Filipino Resistance Movement on Mindanao During the Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945" (Master of Military Art and Science thesis, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., 1982), p. ix, online at file:///C:/Users/wcprr/Downloads/ADB068659%20(2).pdf .
  10. ^ City of Ozamis website, at http://ozamizcity.com/Legend.htm .
  11. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ^ 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.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Province of Misamis Occidental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ^ "The February Revolution and Other Reflections", by Miguel Bernad, S.J, 1986.
  16. ^ "How An Entire City Built An Organ", by Bernad, Miguel S.J., Manila: Solidaridad Publishing House, 1968
  17. ^ eartajo@ozamis.com. "City of Ozamis (Ozamiz) : Schools". Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved July 2, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/619989/two-killed-ozamiz-city-vice-mayor-arrested-in-police-raid/story/
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