Alubijid | |
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| Municipality of Alubijid | |
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| Coordinates:8°34′17″N124°28′30″E / 8.571411°N 124.475125°E /8.571411; 124.475125 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Oriental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 16 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Emmanuel L. Jamis |
| • Vice Mayor | Alvin Giovanni A. Labis |
| • Representative | Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 21,616 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.56 km2 (33.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 32,163 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,713 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 21.64 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 273.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 604.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 195.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 124.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9018 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Alubijid (locally[ɐlʊˈbihɪd]), officially theMunicipality of Alubijid (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Alubijid;Tagalog:Bayan ng Alubijid), is amunicipality in theprovince ofMisamis Oriental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,163 people.[3]
According tooral tradition, the town's name is derived from the local term for the hog plum tree (Spondias pinnata)—alubijid oralubihod. The trees grew along the town's coast and were used as landmarks by traders. Historical variations of the spelling include:Alubigid,Alubuhid,Alubijig, andAlubid.[5]
The origin of the town’s name “ALUBIJID” could be traced during the pre-Spanish time when what is now Barangay Baybay had been dotted by big trees named Alubijid. Legend had it that some of these trees had become landmarks particularly the huge ones that had grown near the “Bukana” of a river and a “Looc” which had been the landing site of different traders from other islands of the archipelago. From these traders, the place where they used to land had been called “Alubijid”.
The natives whom the traders visited had congregated on a place called Ilihan Hill near a river. It was an ideal dwelling place of the natives since from its summit one could see Macajalar Bay even the seas beyond Sulawan Point and could immediately view the incoming vessels of any traders and marauders. The place was also called “CALUMAT” coined from the words “Cauban, Agpas, Lukso, Ugma, Mamatay, Anak Tanan” a password adopted by the natives to warn them of surprise attacks of pirates and other marauders.
The natives’ settlement had expanded to as far as Barangays Talaba and Sampatulog which are also elevated areas. Recent findings showed that some residents of the area had excavated Chinese porcelains, brass gongs and old coins in these areas. Active trading between the natives in these places and visiting traders had continued up to the Spanish time and these areas had become the core of Spanish influence in the late 16th century.
Dean Manuel Gapuz who conducted investigations and researches of the history of the town noted that these settlement had been visited by Sultan Kudarat of Cotabato when he was recruiting forces to fight against the invading Spaniards. Some of Kudarat’s men had stayed in the place and intermarried with the natives. He further noted that as early as 1861, Alubijid was already an established community headed by local leaders until the outbreak of Philippine revolution against Spain in 1896.
During the American occupation in the early 20th century, Alubijid was attached to Cagayan as a barrio. It was from this humble beginning that the present municipality had emerged.
On May 26, 1933, the Municipal Council of Cagayan, Misamis Oriental had passed Resolution No. 290 recommending the barrios of El Salvador and Alubijid to become two separate district municipalities. Immediately the people of Alubijid headed by Atty. Daniel S. Galarrita had made a petition for the creation of Alubijid into a municipality. He was supported by Ricardo Abellanosa, Vicente A. Sabellina, Timoteo Balacuit, Sr., Wenceslao Abellanosa, Quirico Villastique, Remedios Jamis Generalao, Onofre Ubay-ubay, Felix M. Roxas, Sixto M. Roxas, Ismael B. Labis, Arcadio Balacuit, Luis Balacuit, Lope Madjos, Bernabe Pacamalan, Eugenio Madrid and Juanario Macalaguing among others. So that on June 4, 1933, Provincial Governor Segundo Gaston promised the people of Alubijid who were gathered on assembly that he will personally bring the petition for the creation of Alubijid into a municipality and work for the approval with the Department of Interior in Manila.
At last, on November 14, 1937, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Honorable Rufino Luna sent to the Provincial Board of Misamis Oriental a communication outlining the necessary requirements for the creation of a new municipality of Alubijid. On December 21, 1938, the petitioners promptly prepared the requirements and after more than a year of preparation had sent it back to the Secretary of Interior for action. And finally, on April 18, 1939, the Department of the Interior submitted to the President of the Philippines with favorable recommendation for the organized portion of the municipality of Cagayan to form into an independent municipality of Alubijid.
On April 5, 1940, His Excellency Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines signed Executive Order No. 266 creating the Municipality of Alubijid from the portion of the Municipality of Cagayan, Misamis Oriental. The new born municipality was formally inaugurated on July 1, 1940 with Don Gregorio Pelaez, the Provincial Governor inducting the newly appointed officials who were as follows: Timoteo Balacuit, Sr., Municipal Mayor; Ismael B. Labis, Municipal Vice-Mayor; Felix Roxas, Bernabe Pacamalan, Eugenio Madrid, Bartolome Tabura, Timoteo Abejo, Lino Maagad as Municipal Councilors.
Alubijid is politically subdivided into 16barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| Climate data for Alubijid, 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[6] | |||||||||||||
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| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Alubijid was 32,163 people,[3] with a density of 380 inhabitants per square kilometre or 980 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Alubijid
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 50.97 2003 50.69 2006 47.40 2009 53.69 2012 35.43 2015 36.53 2018 14.93 2021 21.64 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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