Villanueva, Misamis Oriental

Villanueva
Villanueva
Municipality
	Municipality of Villanueva
	Villanueva Municipal Covered Court
	Map of Misamis Oriental with Villanueva highlighted
	Villanueva Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 8°35′N 124°47′E / 8.58°N 124.78°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	2nd District
Founded	June 16, 1962
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jennie Rosalie Uy
• Electorate	25,495 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	48.80 km2 (18.84 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	40,419
• Density	830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9002
PSGC	104326000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Income class	2nd municipal income class
Revenue (₱)	₱ 319.9 million (2020)
Native languages	Cebuano; Binukid; Subanon; Tagalog
Website	www.villanuevamisor.gov.ph

Villanueva, officially the Municipality of Villanueva, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,419 people.^[3]

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.

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

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%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	24,867	+3.36%
2007	29,315	+2.30%
2010	31,966	+3.20%
2015	39,378	+4.05%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

In the 2020 census, the population of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, was 40,419 people,^[3] with a density of 830 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

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 celebrates the feast of the Our Lady of Guadalupe every 12 December.^[8] In 2015, it celebrated its ″1st Bongloy Festival″.^[9]

References

^ Municipality of Villanueva | (DILG)
^ "Province: Misamis Oriental". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ 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.
^ 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)
^ "Province of Misamis Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ Poole, Stafford. "Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Origins and Sources of a Mexican National Symbol, 1531-1797". University of Arizona Press, 1995. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
^ "Villanueva celebrates its "1st Bongloy Festival"". Riain Alfonso. Sun Star Cagayan de Oro. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

External links

[1] Municipality of Villanueva | (DILG)

[nscb-area-2] "Province: Misamis Oriental". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA20–10-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[PSA15–10-4] Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–10-5] 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.

[NSO07-10-6] 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)

[LWUA-PopulationData-7] "Province of Misamis Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[8] Poole, Stafford. "Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Origins and Sources of a Mexican National Symbol, 1531-1797". University of Arizona Press, 1995. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[Bongloy-9] "Villanueva celebrates its "1st Bongloy Festival"". Riain Alfonso. Sun Star Cagayan de Oro. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

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v t e Province of Misamis Oriental
Cagayan de Oro (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alubijid Balingasag Balingoan Binuangan Claveria Gitagum Initao Jasaan Kinoguitan Lagonglong Laguindingan Libertad Lugait Magsaysay Manticao Medina Naawan Opol Salay Sugbongcogon Tagoloan Talisayan Villanueva
Component cities	El Salvador Gingoog
Highly urbanized city	Cagayan de Oro (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Misamis Oriental by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)