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Libertad
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Municipality of Libertad
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LibertadLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°33′30″N 124°21′00″E / 8.5583°N 124.35°E / 8.5583; 124.35
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	2nd district
Founded	June 21, 1963
Barangays	9 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Leonardo L. Uy Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Sharon M. Ballangan
• Representative	Yevgeny Vicente B. Emano
• Municipal Council	Members Quirino J. Illana Alex S. Namocot Armando L. Cisneros Roberto I. Gaid Sharon M. Ballangan Lilian U. Gallogo Arnold N. Uy Elmer G. Jagonal
• Electorate	11,047 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	22.47 km (8.68 sq mi)
Elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Highest elevation	439 m (1,440 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	12,948
• Density	580/km (1,500/sq mi)
• Households	3,030
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	24.70% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 70.24 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 165.3 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 67.84 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 35.05 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9021
PSGC	104315000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.libertadmisor.gov.ph

Libertad, officially the Municipality of Libertad (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Libertad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Libertad), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,948 people.

Libertad is known for its Barungoy Festival and is also home to the Initao–Libertad Protected Landscape and Seascape which it shares with neighboring Initao municipality.

Geography

Barangays

Libertad is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Dulong
• Gimaylan
• Kimalok
• Lubluban
• Poblacion
• Retablo
• Santo Niño
• Tangkub
• Taytayan

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Libertad, Misamis Oriental, was 12,948 people, with a density of 580 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Libertad

References

1.  Municipality of Libertad | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Libertad: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
9. "Province of Misamis Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

v t e Places adjacent to Libertad, Misamis Oriental
Bohol Sea Gitagum Libertad Alubijid Iligan Bay Initao

v t e Province of Misamis Oriental
Cagayan de Oro (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alubijid Balingasag Balingoan Binuangan Claveria Gitagum Initao Jasaan Kinoguitan Lagonglong Laguindingan Libertad Lugait Magsaysay Manticao Medina Naawan Opol Salay Sugbongcogon Tagoloan Talisayan Villanueva
Component cities	El Salvador Gingoog
Highly urbanized city	Cagayan de Oro (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Misamis Oriental by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

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