Malaybalay City

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City of Malaybalay Dakbayan sa Malaybalay
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Nickname(s): South Summer Capital of the Philippines; City in the Forest
Map of Bukidnon showing the location of Malaybalay City
Country	Philippines
Region	Region X
Province	Bukidnon
Districts	2nd District
Barangays	46
Incorporated (town)	October 19, 1907
Incorporated (city)	February 11, 1998
Government
- Mayor	Florencio T. Flores, Jr.
- Vice Mayor	Ignacio W. Zubiri
Area
- Total	984.38 km2 (380.07 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	622 m (2, 040.68 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	144, 065
- Density	146/km2 (379/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	8700
Area code(s)	88

Malaybalay City (Filipino: Lungsod ng Malaybalay; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Malaybalay), dubbed as the "South Summer Capital of the Philippines" and "City in the Forest", is a first class component city^[2] and the capital and administrative center of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. The city is bordered north by Impasug-ong; west by Lantapan; south by Valencia City and San Fernando; and east by Cabanglasan and Agusan del Sur. According to the 2007 Census of Population by the National Statistics Office (NSO) the city is inhabited by 144, 065 residents.^[3]

When Spanish explorers came to the central portion of the province in the late 18th century, they inquired as to the name of the town. The people replied in Visayan "walay balay", which means "no house" in Visaya. The Spaniards mispronounced the name and repeated it as "Malaybalay".^[4]

It was formerly part of the province of Misamis Oriental as a municipal district in the late 19th century. When the special province of Agusan and its sub-province (Bukidnon) was created in 1907, Malaybalay was designated as the capital of Bukidnon. It was then formally established as a municipality in October 19, 1907 and was created into a city in February 11, 1998 by virtue of R.A. 8490.^[5]

Malaybalay City is the venue of the Kaamulan Festival, held annually from mid-February to March 10.^[6]

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Location 2.2 Climate 2.3 Land area 2.4 Topography and soil type 3 Demography 4 Politics and administration 4.1 City administration 4.2 Barangays 5 Education 5.1 Colleges and universities 5.2 Primary and secondary schools 6 Transportation 6.1 Roads and highways 6.2 Public transportation 6.3 Airports and seaports 7 Culture 8 References 9 See also 10 External links

History

The original inhabitants of Malaybalay come from the seashores of Northern Mindanao (Misamis Oriental area) but were driven towards the mountains because of pirates and the arrival of Spanish colonizers. Before the final conquest of the central part of Mindanao (Bukidnon area), Sumilao, Linabo, Mailag and Silae has been established by Spanish missionaries (Dominicans and Jesuits). In 1850, Kalasungay (an old settlement site in Malaybalay), was burned down by the Spaniards during their final battle with the lumads, in which all male adults were killed and the women and children were taken as hostages. This battle is the last recorded resistance by the original inhabitants against the Spanish conquerors.^[1][7][8]

A few years after their defeat, the survivors of the said battle who fled to Silae slowly returned to the area ans established a new settlement near the Sacub River (present-day Rizal Park) under the protection of Datu Mampaalong. Together with thirty (30) other datus, Datu Mampaalong accepted Spanish dominion and embraced Christianity on June 15, 1877, ending the long standing war between them. On that day, the Spaniards made Malaybalay into a pueblo named Oroquita del Interior with a territory covering the area of what is now the province of Bukidnon, but the name of the settlement was still retained as Malaybalay.^[7][8]

Mayors of Malaybalay City

Juan Melendez – 1906-1908

Fernando Damasco – 1909-1913

Jose Ruiz – 1914-1918

Juan Melendez – 1924-1936

Faustino Caterial – 1936-1937

Catalino Damasco – 1937-1939

Gerardo Pimentel – 1940-1941

Salvador Alberto – 1943-1947

Teofilo Salcedo – 1948-1951

Fortunato Carbajal, Sr. – 1951-1954

Lorenzo S. Dinlayan – 1955-1971

Timoteo C. Ocaya – 1972-1979

Edilberto B. Mamawag – 1979-1980*

Reginaldo N. Tilanduca – 1980-1986

Violeta T. Labaria – 1986*

Almaco A. Villanueva – 1987*

Rogelio M. Bides – 1988*

Reginaldo N. Tilanduca – 1988-1992

Nicolas C. Jurolan – 1992-2001

Florencio T. Flores, Jr. – 2001 to present

* - Appointed

From 1877 until the coming of the Americans, covering a span of 20 years, Capitanes, who were acknowledge tribal chieftains and were appointed by the Spaniard missionaries, governed Malaybalay. Some of this leaders were Mariano Melendez (Datu Mampaalong), Doroteo Melendez, Juan Carbajal, Alejandro Bontao, Esteban Tilanduca and Faustino Abello

In 1850, Malaybalay became a part of the province of Misamis as a municipal district. The Philippine Commission then headed by Commissioner Dean C. Worcester, Secretary of Interior and a member of the Philippine Commission proposed the separation of Bukidnon from Misamis Province.

On August 20, 1907, the Philippine Commission Act No. 1693 was enacted creating the Province of Agusan and the sub-province of Bukidnon. Malaybalay was then formally created as a municipality on October 19, 1907. When Bukidnon was declared as a regular province and become an independent political unit on March 10, 1917 by virtue of the creation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu under Act 2711, Malaybalay was designated as its provincial capital.

During the Second World War, in 1942, the Japanese occupation troops entered Bukidnon. They occupied Malaybalay, establishing a camp in Casisang. Guerrilla groups operating around Malaybalay made frequent raids on the Japanese camps from the time of the occupation until the arrival of the Americans. In 1945, American liberation forces, together with the Philippine Commonwealth Forces and Filipino guerrillas liberated Malaybalay.

On March 26, 1996, the Sangguniang Bayan of the municipality of Malaybalay passed Resolution No. 3699-96 petitioning to the House of Representatives for the conversion of Malaybalay into a city. Reginaldo Tilanduca, 2nd District Representative of Bukidnon at that time, files House Bill No. 6275, proposing the creation of Malaybalay into a component city. On February 11, 1998, President Fidel Ramos signed the act (R.A. 8490) that converted Malaybalay to a city, making it the first component city of Bukidnon.

Geography

Climate chart for Malaybalay City
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
137   28 17	106   27 17	112   28 17	263   29 17	324   30 18	292   29 19	263   28 19	327   28 18	288   28 18	186   28 18	168   28 18	260   28 18
average max. and min. temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm source: [9]
Imperial conversion[show] J F M A M J J A S O N D     5.4   82 63     4.2   81 63     4.4   82 63     10   84 63     13   86 64     11   84 66     10   82 66     13   82 64     11   82 64     7.3   82 64     6.6   82 64     10   82 64 average max. and min. temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

Location

Malaybalay City, the capital city of Bukidnon is located in the central part of the province. It is bounded in the east by the municipality of Cabanglasan and the Pantaron Range, which separates Bukidnon from the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte; on the west by the municipality of Lantapan and Mount Kitanglad; on the north by the municipality of Impasug-ong; and on the south by Valencia City and the municipality of San Fernando.^[10]

The whole eastern and southeastern border adjoining Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte is elevated and densely forested mountains, which is one of the few remaining forest blocks of Mindanao.

The city is landlocked, and the nearest sea and air ports are in Cagayan de Oro City, which is 91 kilometers away.

Climate

The climate classification of Malaybalay City falls under the Fourth Type or intermediate B type, which is characterized by the absence of a pronounced maximum period and dry season. The period from May to October is where heavy rains occur. Rain falls at a yearly average of 2,800 mil