El Salvador Tagnipa | |
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| City of El Salvador | |
 From left to right: Divine Mercy Shrine; Barangay Poblacion of El Salvador; Our Lady of the Snows Parish Church | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Anthem: Tagnipan-ong Paraiso | |
 Map of Misamis Oriental with El Salvador highlighted | |
 Interactive map of El Salvador | |
.svg)  El Salvador Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:8°34′N124°31′E / 8.57°N 124.52°E /8.57; 124.52 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Oriental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 15, 1948 |
| Cityhood | June 27, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010) |
| Affirmed Cityhood | February 15, 2011 |
| Barangays | 15 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Edgar S. Lignes |
| • Vice Mayor | Mark William U. Tan |
| • Representative | Yevgeny Vicente B. Emano |
| • City Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 46,809 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.15 km2 (40.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 998 m (3,274 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 62,126 |
| • Density | 585.27/km2 (1,515.8/sq mi) |
| • Households | 15,121 |
| Demonym(s) | Salvadoreños, Salbadorenyos, Tagnipan-ons |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 7th city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 23.5 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 885.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,113 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 640.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 532.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9017 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog |
| Feast date | Sunday after Easter |
| Catholic diocese | Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro |
| Patron saint | The Divine Mercy |
| Website | elsalvadorcity |
El Salvador, officially theCity of El Salvador (Cebuano:Dakbayan sa El Salvador;Filipino:Lungsod ng El Salvador), is acomponent city in theprovince ofMisamis Oriental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,771 people.[5]
The city serves as a pilgrimage site forDivine Mercy devotees. It is also known by its former nameTagnipa, which residents still refer to up to this day.
During Spanish colonial era, a soldier named Alejandro Acusar sailed with his family fromBohol to the area what is now El Salvador to seek a new life. From a distance while sailing, they sighted a place and decided to dock. They found a place to have abundant nipa huts, in which they named itTaganipa,Tagnipa orTaguipa. Acusar and his small family had then established themselves through farming and fishing. A wave of migrants from Bohol later followed as well as settlers fromLuzon, other parts ofVisayas and neighboring areas surrounding Taganipa settled in the area following years later, establishing themselves as farmers and fisherfolks.
El Salvador was created from the barrios of El Salvador and Molugan with their sitios known as Sala, Sambulawan, Sinaloc, Lagtang, Talaba, Kalabaylabay and Hinigdaan, formerly part ofCagayan de Misamis,Misamis Oriental, in 1948.[6]
The city's name means "the savior" in Spanish, pertaining that the city used to provide crops of corn and vegetables to the neighboring places struck by famine at some point in the city's history. Soon these places were saved through the continuous agricultural support, resulting in the town of Tagnipa to be renamed as El Salvador to the people's approval.
On June 27, 2007, the municipality of El Salvador becomes a city in the province of Misamis Oriental after ratification of Republic Act 9435.
TheSupreme Court declared the cityhood law of El Salvador and 15 other cities unconstitutional after a petition filed by theLeague of Cities of the Philippines in its ruling on November 18, 2008. On December 22, 2009, the cityhood law of El Salvador and 15 other municipalities regain its status as cities again after the court reversed its ruling on November 18, 2008. On August 23, 2010, the court reinstated its ruling on November 18, 2008, causing El Salvador and the other 15 cities to become regular municipalities. Finally, on February 15, 2011, El Salvador became a city again, as well as the other 15 municipalities, upon the declaration that the conversion to cityhood met all legal requirements.
After six years of legal battle, in its board resolution, theLeague of Cities of the Philippines acknowledged and recognized the cityhood of El Salvador and 15 other cities.
El Salvador is located in the Province ofMisamis Oriental inNorthern Mindanao (Region X). It is bordered by the Municipality ofAlubijid to the west,Opol to the east andManticao andNaawan to the south. On the north, liesMacajalar Bay of theBohol Sea.
El Salvador is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
One forms the center of the city (poblacion) whereas the other 14 are in the outlying areas. Some of them are even several kilometers away from the center of the city.
| Climate data for El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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[7] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 4,315 | — |
| 1948 | 16,899 | +3.08% |
| 1960 | 10,521 | −3.87% |
| 1970 | 14,529 | +3.28% |
| 1975 | 16,915 | +3.10% |
| 1980 | 20,446 | +3.86% |
| 1990 | 26,721 | +2.71% |
| 1995 | 31,500 | +3.13% |
| 2000 | 34,650 | +2.06% |
| 2007 | 41,905 | +2.66% |
| 2010 | 44,848 | +2.50% |
| 2015 | 50,204 | +2.17% |
| 2020 | 58,771 | +3.37% |
| 2024 | 62,126 | +1.34% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | ||
Local inhabitants of El Salvador, known asSalvadoreños/Salvadoreñas (also spelledSalbadorenyos/Salbadorenyas) orTagnipan-ons, consists ofVisayans who are the descendants of Christian migrants mostly fromBohol andCebu; the indigenousHigaonons who first settled in the area; and the descendants of other Christian settlers fromIlocandia,Cagayan Valley,Cordillera Administrative Region,Central Luzon,Calabarzon,Marinduque,Mindoro,Bicolandia inLuzon andPanay andNegros Occidental inVisayas.
Majority of Tagnipan-ons are Roman Catholic Christians, represented by about 85%, including charismatics. The rest belongs to other Christian denominations such asEvangelical churches, Baptists,Seventh-Day Adventist church,Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan church),Members Church of God International/Ang Dating Daan (MCGI, ADD),Iglesia ni Cristo,Pentecostal church andPresbyterian church.
Cebuano is the main language of El Salvador spoken by the majority, thoughHigaonon is the native language spoken by eponymous Higaonons who are indigenous inhabitants of El Salvador and the rest of Misamis Oriental. The city has also sizeable speakers ofBohol dialect of Cebuano.Tagalog/Filipino andEnglish are also spoken and used for business, government affairs and in local academe. Other languages spoken in El Salvador areSubanon,Hiligaynon,Ilocano andKapampangan.
Poverty incidence of El Salvador
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
El Salvador hosts several companies, plants and factories west of Misamis Oriental. These areAsia Brewery, Tanduay Rhum,Virgin Cola Bottling Plant (Visayas and Mindanao region distributor), Highland Fresh Daily Products,Monark Equipment,Zest-O, WL Foods Corporation andUniversal Robina Corporation.
With regards to financial institutions, Rural Bank of El Salvador and lending institutions such as FICCO, Oro Coop, M Lhuillier and others are accessible at office hours in this place.
Feast day:
Charter day: June 27
El Salvador city can be reached via plane throughLaguindingan Airport, then about less than 10 minutes bus ride east. Like any other place the national highway snakes through it. Visitors and locals can go around the city by just hailing a "sikad-sikad" or motorboat, "jeepneys" or motorcycles to the outlying barangays.
PLDT and MISORTEL are among the major phone lines, also transmitters or "cell sites" for all major "telecom" providers likeGlobe,Smart andDito are serviceable in this city. Internet access is also available. Internet cafes can be found in various places in within the city. Broadband service is also available.
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