Gingoog is a Manobo word for “good luck”. The word implies good fortune,thus Gingoog means the “City of Good Luck.” Gingoog’s pioneering tribe, the Manobo, settled in the area known as Barangay Daan Lungsod which later expanded to the lower-western side of Gingoog, the Gahub-Mangiskis area, as the population increased.
In the realm of religion, before Christian living was introduced by a Jesuit missionary, Padre Felix Garcia, the community’s belief was anchored on giving homage to the “anito” and the “diwata”.
In politics and administration, a crude system of leadership of a brother and sister team of Bingue-Binguela led to the information of a pueblo in 1868, a municipality in 1903 and finally, a city in 1960.
The installation of the electric power in 1978 by Misamis Oriental II Electric Service Cooperative, Inc. (MORESCO II) facilitated the City’s march towards progress, with business and small industries highlighted by the establishments and operation of Indo. Phil. Oil Mills at Barangay San Luis.
Moving towards the 21st century, the city leadership schemes the local government to deliver a systematic and comprehensive assistance to the entrepreneur world to be able to utilize and maximize the rich and fertile lands of the city without compromising the balance of nature, to attain its dream of a progressive and prosperous city.
LAND AREA 76,988 hectares (798.88 sq. kms.) includes contested area
Existing land use of Gingoog City
Land Classification Area Covered Percentage
(in hectares) Distribution
Built up Area 1,762.39 2.29
Utilities 198.30 0.26
Tourism Site/development 93.90 0.12
Industrial 11.40 0.01
Agro-industrial 23.18 0.03
Agricultural production 28,680.51 37.25
Agricultural protection 823.53 1.07
Forest production 11,890.00 15.44
Forest protection 28,500.65 37.03
Swamp land/marshland 69.14 0.09
Mineral land/quarrying areas 4,935.00 6.41
TOTAL 76,988.00 100.00
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
79 Barangays, 29 Urban and 50 Rural
TOPOGRAPHY
The City is located in the northern coast of Misamis Oriental, 122 kms, east of Cagayan de oro and 74 kms west of Butuan City. It is bounded to the East by the Municipality of Magsaysay and Agusan del Norte; to the South, Agusan Sur,Bukidnon and part of Municipality of Claveria;to the west,by Balingasag and Medina, Misamis Oriental, and to the north by Gingoog Bay.
POPULATION
NSO Population 2000 90,589
Labor Force 42,527
Labor Force Participation Rate 47.44%
Employed Labor Force 34,467
Employment Rate 83%
Unemployment Labor Force 7,060
Unemployment rate (5) 17%
ECONOMY
Gingoog is a first class agricultural city geared towards expansion.
Type 2 – no distinct dry season. Pronounced maximum rainfall from September to January. Temperature is moderate, ranging from 24.2 degrees Celsius to 27 degrees Celsius. Lowest on record, 20.1 degrees Celsius. Annual average is 26.8 degrees Celsius. The cold part of the year is from December to February and the warm part is from March to November. Relative humidity ranges from 81 to 86 percent.
Gingoog City is located in the Northeastern coast of the province of Misamis Oriental. It is approximately 122 kilometers East of Cagayan de Oro City and 74 kilometers West of Butuan City. It lies between 124052 East longitudes and 80 52’ latitude. It is bounded in the East by the Municipality of Magsaysay and the Province of Agusan del Norte; in the South by the Province of Bukidnon; in the West by the municipalities of Claveria, Balingasag and Medina, all of Misamis Oriental; and in the North by Gingoog Bay.
Land Area
Originally, the city’s land area was only 560 square kilometers. In July 1980, the Bureau of Lands redefined its boundaries increasing the area to 744.44 square kilometers. The 33% increase was derived from the Province of Bukidnon and the Municipalities of Claveria and Magsaysay. The boundary redefinition has been vigorously contested until Joint Resolution No. 01 series of 1993 of the sanggunians of Misamis Oriental, Gingoog City and Claveria agreeing to conduct a joint survey to determine the boundary of both LGUs which did not materialize.
In June 27, 1997, Manuel D. Gerochi, OIC Director of Lands, DENR-LMB, Manila, after reviewing the Base Map prepared by DENR-LMS, Regional Office 10, issued a rectification of the city’s land area from 36,460 hectares based on cadastral survey CAD-295 to 56,844 hectares. This was brought up after the LGU forwarded a complaint on its decreased IRA allocation for the same year when the 36,460 hectares area was being used as basis for IRA computation. The 20,000 hectares more or less, forested area in the south has a pending claim from the Municipality of Claveria.
Political Subdivision
The city used to have seventy-one (71) barangays only. By virtue of SP Resolution No. 270 and SP Code Ordinance series of 1986, eight (8) other barangays were created. These were once sitios of barangay Anakan and Malibud.
Presently, Gingoog has a total of seventy-nine (79) barangays. Twenty-nine of which are urban barangays and 50 are rural barangays. Of the 50 rural barangays, 11 lies along the national highway parallel with the Gingoog Bay. They are now considered as urbanizing barangays.
CROPS PRODUCTION
a. Food crops
Rice and corn are the main cereal / food crops of the city. Irrigated rice land covers 450 hectares.
The area covered by Riceland constitutes 0.58 percent of the city’s total land area, and 1.33 percent of the city’s total agricultural area.
Total palay production for the year 1997 reached to 4,264.7 MT corn land in Gingoog City covers 520 hectares or approximately 0.68 percent of the city’s total land area and 1.54 percent of the city’s total agricultural area
Total corn production for the year 1997 reached to 1,716 MT.
b. Vegetables and rootcrops
The total land area planted to vegetables and rootcrops covers 290 hectares approximately 0.38 percent of the city’s total land area and 0.86 percent of the city’s total agricultural area.
Total production of vegetables and rootcrops for the year 1997 reached to 3,579.86 MT).
COMMERCIAL CROPS
a. Coconut
Coconut land covers an aggregate area of 30,100 hectares. It accounted to 39.10 percent of the city’s total land area and approximately 89.46 percent of the city’s total agricultural area.
Copra production for the year reached to 24,976.43 MT with an estimated value of P 249,764,300.00.
b. Coffee
Coffee area covers 783 hectares which account to 1.02 percent of the city’s total land area and 2.32 percent of the city’s total agricultural area.
Coffee production for the year 1997 reached 470 MT (Table D-3) with an estimated value of P 25,850,000.00
c. Fruit trees
Major fruits that fall under this category are durian, marang, lanzones, rambutan, mango, mangosteen and “bauno”. It covers an area of 806 hectares approximately 1.05 percent of the city’s land area and 2.39 percent of the city’s agricultural land. Fruit production for the year 1997 reached 56,420 MT.
d. Banana
Banana covers an area of 695 hectares mostly lakatan and cardava varieties. It accounts for 0.90 percent of the city’s total land area and 2.06 percent of the city’s total agricultural area. Banana production for the year 1997 reached 4,730.55 MT.
e. Cutflower
Cutflower production is the latest agricultural venture that is gaining popularity particularly in Barangay Kalagonoy. Flowers that are raised include gladiolus, roses, baby’s breath and chrysanthemum. While in the poblacion, orchids, anthuruims and bromeliads are raised.
For the year 1997, the total area planted for cutflower production totaled only to 2.0 hectares with a production of 5 MT.
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