Maigo, Lanao del Norte

Maigo, officially the Municipality of Maigo (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Maigo; Maranao: Inged a Maigo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maigo), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 21,666 people.[3]

Maigo
Municipality
Municipality of Maigo
Seal
Map of Lanao del Norte with Maigo highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Maigo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°09′N 123°58′E
Country Philippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceLanao del Norte
District1st District
FoundedFebruary 27, 1959
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorIna Louise R. Miflores
 • Vice MayorJoseph G. Neri
 • CongressmanMohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
 • Electorate14,519 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total121.45 km2 (46.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total21,666
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
 • Households
4,781
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence33.39% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)74,283,482.29 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9206
PSGC
103512000
IDD : area code +63 (0)63
Climate typetropical climate
Native languagesMaranao
Cebuano
Binukid
Tagalog
Websitewww.maigo.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

Maigo is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

  • Balagatasa
  • Camp
  • Claro M. Recto
  • Inoma
  • Labuay
  • Liangan West
  • Mahayahay
  • Maliwanag
  • Mentring
  • Poblacion
  • Santa Cruz
  • Sigapod
  • Kulasihan (Villanueva)

Climate
Climate data for Maigo, Lanao del Norte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69
(2.7)		 58
(2.3)		 67
(2.6)		 60
(2.4)		 109
(4.3)		 114
(4.5)		 83
(3.3)		 78
(3.1)		 76
(3.0)		 92
(3.6)		 86
(3.4)		 63
(2.5)		 955
(37.7)
Average rainy days 12.8 11.6 14.8 17.4 24.8 23.5 20.7 18.5 17.4 22.5 21.6 15.6 221.2
Source: Meteoblue [5]

History

The town was originally part of Kolambugan before it was declared a municipality of its own; it was created a few years after the neighboring town of Bacolod was separated from Kolambugan. Executive Order No. 331 of 1959 created Maigo from the following:

  • From Kolambugan: Maigo, Balagatasa, Sigapud, and Mentring and their respective sitios.
  • From Bacolod: Liagan Proper, Barogohan, Camps I, II, and III and their respective sitios.

A simple town where Muslims and Christians are living in harmony. But in recent years it had been the target of Moro Islamic Liberation Front which would later result to the fear of the people. Many locals have migrated to other places in Lanao del Norte[6] and to Manila to avoid the fighting.

Settlement

The majority of people living in what is now Miago were originally the Maranaos. According to folk story, during Spain occupation, some of the leaders from the interior areas of Lanao del Norte they would usually cross the beach of the municipality of Kolambogan to the beach of Ozamis City by boat to catch people living in the other side and take them as workers (personal helper). There was also a story that Mutia Family in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental originally came from the interior of Lanao del Norte and even now still existing the story because of the great-great-great grandfather of their great-great grandfather of Mutia families in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental lifted a small one piece of book hanging in the center of the house and said to the children the forbidden and do not even touch of even open the book, and according to the claimed soon for many years when somebody open they saw writing but not familiar (Spanish language, English language), and some say that near to Arabic letters.

In long living and social process and sometimes in 1935 – 1944, under the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) of the Commonwealth Government, there was a Philippine House of Representative proposal to further populate the island of Mindanao and use some land to help the Philippine Government, and one of the opposition that time was Congressman Datu Salipada Khalid Pendatun. The proposal was approved and signed by President Manuel L. Quezon. The settlers were composed of different people from the Visayas and Luzon that had knowledge and experience regarding agriculture, technical, farming, lumber, carpentry, etc. The first batch landed in the following areas:

  • Some parts of Zamboanga
  • Misamis Occidental
  • Lanao Del Norte
  • Misamis Oriental
  • Some part of Surigao
  • Some part of Davao
  • Some Part of Cotabato

In Lanao del Norte, the transport of settlers was peacefully successful due to the smooth negotiations with the Maranao tribal leaders and land lords. As a sign of Welcome sign, the land lords donated a piece of land (a piece of land before was more than 5 hectares) to start the settlers' life. In the long run, the families of settlers were employed by land owners and as a gift, since they were very good workers, the land lord gave them a small piece of land as a gift. Some say that, settlers trade they made the business to the land lord just few item exchange of lands. Some family of land lords marry the daughter of their workers which result and until the majority living in Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental has blood in Maranao Tribe (Muslim Blood).

On the hand, the settlement has a going problem and conflict between Non-Muslim and Muslim when Martial Law was implemented.

Demographics
Population census of Maigo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 8,662—    
1970 10,578+2.02%
1975 10,945+0.69%
1980 12,556+2.78%
1990 14,613+1.53%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 16,822+2.67%
2000 17,826+1.25%
2007 18,706+0.67%
2010 20,131+2.71%
2015 21,666+1.41%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][7][8][9]

Local government

Mayors after People Power Revolution 1986:

  • 1960 - 1980, Victorio Lumapas Dy
  • 1986 - 1989, Loloy Libardos
  • 1989 - 1992, Perlita P. Libardos
  • 1992 - 1995, Perlita P. Libardos
  • 1995 - 1998,
  • 1998 - 2001,
  • 2001 - 2004, Rafael C. Rizalda
  • 2004 - 2007, Rafael C. Rizalda
  • 2007 - 2010, Rizalda
  • 2010 - 2013, Rafael C. Rizalda
  • 2013 - 2016, Rafael C. Rizalda
  • 2016 present, Rafael C. Rizalda

References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Lanao del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "Maigo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. League of Provinces by: Roberto C. Arellano
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. "Province of Lanao del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.