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Lugait
Total population
19,758
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Overview
Lugait, officially the Municipality of Lugait, is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,946 people.
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History
Lugait was once one of the barrios of Initao, Misamis Oriental until 1948. When the town of Manticao became a separate municipality from Initao, Lugait became its biggest barrio with the biggest population and revenue contribution. March 16, 1961, marked the autonomy of Lugait from its mother municipality when then President Carlos P. Garcia signed and announced Executive Order No. 425 that created the Municipality of Lugait in the province of Misamis Oriental. As early as its creation, Lugait opened its doors to industrialization. It availed itself of the opportunities then prevailing at the time and soon the world came to know Lugait by the flow of its cement and G.I. roofing products in the market. These commodities became the community's by-word.
Geography
Lugait is bounded on the west by Iligan Bay; north by the municipality of Manticao, Misamis Oriental; and south by Iligan City. As the westernmost municipality of Misamis Oriental, it lies approximately from the regional capital of Northern Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro. It is also approximately north of Iligan City. It has a total land area of . The coasts of Lugait are suitable for anchorage and navigation. A private wharf in fact is located at Salimbal Point. Lugait's weather patterns follow the wet and dry seasons prevalent throughout the country. It however enjoys a typhoon free topography. Lugait is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. * Aya-aya * Betahon * Biga * Calangahan * Kaluknayan * Talacogon (Lower Talacogon) * Poblacion * Upper Talacogon
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- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image