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CITY OF MALAYBALAY

"The City in the Forest"

"Cool Weather, Warm People"

Number of Barangays: 46
Major Barangay: Poblacion (which is further divided into 11 barangays)
Income Classification: 1st Class Component City
Establishment (as a municipality): October 19, 1907
Cityhood: February 11, 1998 by virtue of Republic Act 8490
Population (2010): 153, 085

Malaybalay City is the capital and administrative center of the Province of Bukidnon. It is the first political unit of Bukidnon to become a city. It is bounded in the north by the Municipality of Impasug-ong, west by the Municipality of Lantapan, east by the Municipalities of Cabanglasan and La Paz (Agusan del Sur), and by the Municipality of San Fernando and Valencia City in the south.

The city has its official website which is malaybalaycity.gov.ph which showcases everything about the city.

The city has an average elevation of 622 meters above sea level ( 2, 040.68 feet) and has a total land area of 108, 259 hectares (984.38 km²) - the 2nd largest political unit of the province after Impasug-ong. The highest point is at the city's jurisdiction of the Mt. Kitanglad Range National Park.

The city's 46 barangays are classified into 5 districts namely:

1. POBLACION DISTRICT
2. NORTH HIGHWAY DISTRICT
3. SOUTH HIGHWAY DISTRICT
4. BASAKAN DISTRICT
5. UPPER PULANGI DISTRICT

Map of Malaybalay City showing its districts.

North Highway (Green)

Poblacion (Violet)

South Highway (Yellow)

Upper Pulangi (Blue)

Basakan (Red)

Such districts are established to ease the administration of the huge city. The following list shows the barangays with their corresponding districts.

POBLACION DISTRICT
1. Barangay 1
2. Barangay 2
3. Barangay 3
4. Barangay 4
5. Barangay 5
6. Barangay 6
7. Barangay 7
8. Barangay 8
9. Barangay 9
10. Barangay 10
11. Barangay 11
12. Barangay Casisang
13. Barangay Sumpong

NORTH HIGHWAY DISTRICT
1. Barangay Can-ayan
2. Barangay Capitan Angel
3. Barangay Dalwangan
4. Barangay Imbayao
5. Barangay Kalasungay
6. Barangay Kibalabag
7. Barangay Manalog
8. Barangay Patpat

SOUTH HIGHWAY DISTRICT
1. Barangay Aglayan
2. Barangay Bangcud
3. Barangay Cabangahan
4. Barangay Laguitas
5. Barangay Magsaysay
6. Barangay Mapayag
7. Barangay San Jose

BASAKAN DISTRICT
1. Barangay Apo Macote
2. Barangay Linabo
3. Barangay Maligaya
4. Barangay Managok
5. Barangay Miglamin
6. Barangay San Martin
7. Barangay Santo Niño
8. Barangay Simaya
9. Barangay Sinanglanan
10. Barangay Violeta

UPPER PULANGI DISTRICT
1. Barangay Busdi
2. Barangay Caburacanan
3. Barangay Indalasa
4. Barangay Kulaman
5. Barangay Mapulo
6. Barangay Silae
7. Barangay St. Peter
8. Barangay Zamboanguita

Malaybalay's demography classifies 11 urban barangays, 7 urbanizing barangays and 28 rural barangays. These are:

URBAN

• Barangays 1- 11

URBANIZING

• Barangay Aglayan
• Barangay Bangcud
• Barangay Casisang
• Barangay Kalasungay
• Barangay Linabo
• Barangay Managok
• Barangay Sumpong

The rest are rural barangays.

Political Map of Malaybalay City showing its component barangays.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaybalay_City,_Bukidnon

The Top 10 Largest Barangays of the City based on 2010 Census of Population are as follows:

1. Barangay Casisang - 22, 230

2. Barangay Sumpong - 8, 335

3. Barangay 9 - 7, 817

4. Barangay Kalasungay - 7, 456

5. Barangay Managok - 6, 719

6. Barangay Aglayan - 6, 205

7. Barangay Linabo - 6, 193

8. Barangay Dalwangan - 6, 112

9. Barangay San Jose - 5, 640

10. Barangay 1 - 4, 992

Malaybalay City is indeed a nice city. I have lived here ever since I was born. I love this city and I will always be proud of it. KUDOS MALAYBALAY CITY!

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Note: Own research and based also on the City's website

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