Misamis Occidental
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| Province of Misamis Occidental | |
 Provincial seal of Misamis Occidental |
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 Map of the Philippines with Misamis Occidental highlighted |
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| Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) |
| Capital | Oroquieta City |
| Divisions | |
| - Highly urbanized cities | 0 |
| - Component cities | 3 |
| - Municipalities | 14 |
| - Barangays | 490 |
| - Congressional districts | 2 |
| Population | 28th smallest |
| - Total (2007) | 500,000 |
| - Density | 251/km² (27th highest) |
| Area | 19th smallest |
| - Total | 1,939.3 km² |
| Founded | November 8, 1929 |
| Spoken languages | Cebuano |
| Governor | Loreto Leo S. Ocampos |
Misamis Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Oroquieta City. The province borders Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur to the west and is separated from Lanao del Norte by Iligan Bay.
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[edit] People and culture
The dense population along the coast consists mainly of migrants from Cebu and Bohol, thus the major dialects are Cebuano and Boholano. The native Subanons live in the interior uplands.
[edit] Economy
The economy depends firstly on fishing, secondly on coconuts, thirdly on rice. The province has 169 km of coastline fronting the rich fishing grounds of Panguil and Iligan bays. It also has the biggest area of brackish-water fishponds in the region. Tangub is a fishing port on Panguil Bay famous for seafood. Coconut is the chief crop. This is processed into oil, desiccated coconut, and coir, most of which are shipped to Cebu. Coconut processing is the main industry in Oroquieta. Other crops grown are rice, corn, abaca, coffee, cacao and rubber.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Political
Misamis Occidental is subdivided into 14 municipalities and 3 cities.
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[edit] Physical
[edit] History
In 1942, The Japanese Imperial forces landed in Misamis Occidental.
In 1945, founded of the defenders of the Philippine forces landed in Misamis Occidental with the Filipino guerrilla units against the Japanese forces our defeated during World War II.
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