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61-535: Asingan , officially the Municipality of Asingan ( Pangasinan : Baley na Asingan ; Ilocano : Ili ti Asingan ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Asingan ), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,811 people. It is the hometown of President Fidel V. Ramos , the 12th President of the Philippines (1992–1998). Asingan

122-577: A Tortola , a short love story. (Lingayen, Pangasinan: Gumawid Press, 1926) Juan Villamil translated José Rizal 's " Mi último adiós " in Pangasinan. Pablo Mejia edited Tunong , a news magazine, in the 1920s. He also wrote Bilay tan Kalkalar nen Rizal , a biography of Rizal. Magsano published Silew , a literary magazine. Magsano also wrote Samban Agnabenegan , a romance novel. Pangasinan Courier published articles and literary works in Pangasinan. Pioneer Herald published Sinag ,

183-406: A fairly young population, with ages 14 and below accounting 42.15% or 446, 952. The 15-34 age bracket account for 33.68% of the province's population or 357,112. Ages 55 and above barely accounts 6.5% of the total. The average population growth rate of the province is 2.05% (2.03% if exponential) from 2000 to 2010. Male-to-female ratio in the province stood at 1.06. The average population density for

244-456: A literary supplement in Pangasinan. Many Christian publications in Pangasinan are widely available. Many Pangasinan are multilingual and proficient in English , Filipino , and Ilocano . However, the spread and influence of the other languages is contributing to the decline of the Pangasinan language. Many Pangasinan people, especially the native speakers are promoting the use of Pangasinan in

305-555: A municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years. The composition of the Municipal Government of Asingan as of June 30, 2022 (6th District) On April 13, 2024, Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. led the town's annual "Kankanen Festival" with

366-552: A peak of 2,899 meters (9,511 ft) above sea level. Pulangi River, on the other hand, traverses through the northeastern and southern part of the province towards the Rio Grande de Mindanao . The province's total land area is 10,498.59 square kilometres (4,053.53 sq mi),10,498.59 making it the largest in Mindanao in terms of land area. It accounts for 59 percent (59%) of Northern Mindanao . Thirty-eight percent (38%)

427-1110: A total population of 2,343,086 (2000), of which 2 million speak Pangasinan. As of 2020, Pangasinan is ranked tenth on the leading languages generally spoken at home in the Philippines with only 334,759 households still speaking the language. Pangasinan is spoken in other Pangasinan communities in the Philippines, mostly in the neighboring provinces of Benguet , La Union , Nueva Ecija , Tarlac , Zambales , and Nueva Vizcaya , and has varying speakers in Metro Manila , Cagayan , Isabela , Bulacan , Bataan , Aurora , Quezon , Cavite , Laguna , Mindoro , Palawan and Mindanao especially in Soccsksargen , Davao Region , Caraga , Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental . Austronesian speakers settled in Maritime Southeast Asia during prehistoric times, perhaps more than 5,000 years ago. The indigenous speakers of Pangasinan are descendants of these settlers, who were probably part of

488-511: A wave of prehistoric human migration that is widely believed to have originated from Southern China via Taiwan between 10 and 6 thousand years ago. The word Pangasinan means 'land of salt' or 'place of salt-making'; it is derived from the root word asin , the word for 'salt' in Pangasinan. Pangasinan could also refer to a 'container of salt or salted products'; it refers to the ceramic jar for storage of salt or salted-products or its contents. Written Pangasinan and oral literature in

549-489: A wide plateau in the north central part of the island of Mindanao , the province is considered to be the food basket of the region, being the major producer of rice and corn . Products from plantations in the province also include pineapples , bananas and sugarcane . Situated within Bukidnon is Mount Dulang-dulang , the 2nd highest mountain in the country, with an elevation of 2,938 metres (9,639 ft) located in

610-453: Is 76 kilometres (47 mi) from Lingayen and 192 kilometres (119 mi) from Manila . Asingan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Poverty incidence of Asingan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Asingan, belonging to the sixth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan , is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by

671-677: Is 915 meters (3,002 ft) above sea level. The slope gradient peaks at 2,899 meters (9,511 ft) of Mount Kitanglad, an extinct volcano occupying the central portion. Two other mountain bodies are found in its southern portion, Mount Kalatungan and Mount Tangkulan, which rise to 2,287 meters (7,503 ft) and 1,678 meters (5,505 ft), respectively. The rest of the province is composed of nearly level terraces, alluvial plains , canyons and gorges. The volcanic terraces and volcanic foot slopes that are ≥500 m above sea level are estimated to be about 221,600 hectares (548,000 acres). Gently rolling grassland plateau are cut by deep and wide canyons of

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732-943: Is a biodiverse area that hosts endemic fauna. It is home to the critically endangered Philippine eagle , the vulnerable Philippine deer , the Philippine flying lemur , and the Mindanao gymnure . The Mount Kitanglad Mountain Range is home to the Philippine eagle, the Mindanao pygmy fruit bat , the Kitanglad shrew-mouse ( Crunomys suncoides ) , and the gray-bellied mountain rat ( Limonmys bryophilus ). Rafflesia schadenbergiana has also been found on Mount Kitanglad. Mount Musuan and Mount Kalatungan, along with Mount Malindang in Misamis Occisdental, are also home to

793-476: Is classified as alienable and disposable. The rest is timberland forest. It also accounts for 80 percent (80%) or 34 million metric tons of the region's nonmetallic mineral deposits, which include high grade white and red clay, gold, chromite, copper, serpentine, manganese, quartz and limestone deposits can also be found in the province. Much of Bukidnon is an extensive plateau, but the southern and eastern boundaries are mountainous. The province's average elevation

854-812: Is found in Maramag , Bukidnon, which was the result of the construction of the Pulangi IV Hydroelectric Dam of the National Power Corporation (NPC) in the course of the Pulangi River. There are also numerous springs and waterfalls located in the province. Some of the waterfalls include the Alalum Falls, Dimadungawan Falls, Dila Falls, Gantungan Falls, Natigbasan Falls, Sagumata Falls, Magubo Falls, and Balisbisan Falls. The Pantaron Mountain Range in Bukidnon

915-867: Is not permissible as coda; it can only occur as onset. Even as an onset, the glottal stop disappears in affixation. Glottal stop /ʔ/ sometimes occurs in coda in words ending in vowels, only before a pause. Like other Malayo-Polynesian languages , Pangasinan has a verb–subject–object word order. Pangasinan is an agglutinative language. Benton (1971) lists a number of affixes for nouns. Benton describes affixes in Pangasinan as either "nominal" (affixes attached directly to nouns) and " nominalizing " (affixes which turn other parts of speech into nouns). Benton also describes "non-productive affixes", affixes which are not normally applied to nouns, and only found as part of other pre-existing words. Many of these non-productive affixes are found within words derived from Spanish . Modern Pangasinan consists of 27 letters, which include

976-407: Is only located in word-initial positions and after consonants & [ ɾ ] is only pronounced between vowels. Before consonants and word-final positions, [ ɾ ] is in free variation with trill [r]. In Spanish loanwords, [d] and [ ɾ ] contrast in all word positions. All consonantal phonemes except /h, ʔ/ may be a syllable onset or coda . The phoneme /h/ rarely occurs in coda position. Although

1037-451: Is the dew So sweet is my dream Suddenly I awake Because of your beauty You are the only one I will love Best of all, my life When it's you that I see All are wiped away The sorrows that I bear When I remember Of your sweet kindness I will not forget you Until life is gone List of numbers from one to ten in English , Tagalog and Pangasinan Cardinal numbers: Ordinal numbers: Ordinal numbers are formed with

1098-573: Is very closely related to the Ibaloi language spoken in the neighboring province of Benguet , located north of Pangasinan. Pangasinan is classified under the Pangasinic group of languages. The other Pangasinic languages are: Pangasinan is the official language of the province of Pangasinan, located on the west central area of the island of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf . The people of Pangasinan are also referred to as Pangasinense. The province has

1159-473: The Cagayan , Pulangi , and Tagoloan rivers and their tributaries, which cover a greater part of the province. The Bukidnon plateau is mainly of volcanic zone consisting of pyroclastic , basaltic and andesitic cones. The whole eastern and southern border adjoining the provinces of Agusan , Davao del Norte , and Cotabato are covered by lofty and densely forested Pantaron Mountain Range , also known as

1220-789: The Commission on Audit 's 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Annual Financial Reports which were posted in 2019, early to late 2021, and 2022, respectively. According to oral history of the Indigenous people of Bukidnon, there were four main tribes in Central Mindanao: the Maranaos who dwell in Lanao del Sur, and the Maguindanao, Manobo and Talaandig tribes who respectively inhabit the eastern, southern, and north-central portions of

1281-494: The Kitanglad Mountain Range . Mount Kitanglad (2,899 m), Mount Kalatungan (2,860 m), Mount Maagnaw (2,742 m), Mount Lumuluyaw (2,612 m), and Mount Tuminungan (2,400 m), the 4th, 5th, 8th, 17th, and 30th highest mountains in the country respectively, are also found in the province. Bukidnon was consecutively ranked 5th in the list of richest provinces in the Philippines for four straight years according to

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1342-661: The Lumad peoples , including the Bukidnon, Higaonon, Manobo, and Talaandig. Their cultures and traditions are embodied in oral folk literature of the province, which are classified into; antoka (riddles), basahan (proverbs or wise sayings), kaliga (ceremonial songs), limbay (lyric poem), sala (love song), idangdang (ballad), ulaging (epic), and nanangon (folktales). Religion is monotheistic. They believe in one God . Magbabaya (the ruler of all) has minor gods and goddesses under his command (Example: Bulalakaw watches rivers and lakes, Tumpas Nanapiyaw or Itumbangol watches

1403-588: The Province of Bukidnon ( Cebuano : Lalawigan sa Bukidnon ; Filipino : Lalawigan ng Bukidnon ; Hiligaynon : Kapuroan sang Bukidnon ; Binukid and Higaonon : Probinsya ta Bukidnon ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region . Its capital is the city of Malaybalay while Valencia is the largest city. The province borders, clockwise from

1464-575: The Spanish colonial period. Pangasinan literature , using the indigenous syllabary and the Latin alphabet, continued to flourish during the Spanish and American colonial period. Pangasinan acquired many Spanish and English words, and some indigenous words were Hispanicized or Anglicized. However, use of the ancient syllabary has declined, and not much literature written in it has survived. Most of

1525-772: The 21 barangays serving 464 bilaos of rice cakes made from glutinous rice . Pangasinan language The Pangasinan language belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian languages branch of the Austronesian languages family. Pangasinan is similar to other closely related Philippine languages , Malay in Malaysia (as Malaysian ), Indonesia (as Indonesian ), Brunei , and Singapore , Hawaiian in Hawaii and Malagasy in Madagascar . The Pangasinan language

1586-596: The 26 letters of the basic Latin alphabet and the Pangasinan digraph ng : The ancient people of Pangasinan used an indigenous writing system called Kuritan. The ancient Pangasinan script, which is related to the Tagalog Baybayin script, was derived from the Javanese Kawi script of Indonesia and the Vatteluttu or Pallava script of South India . The Latin script was introduced during

1647-506: The Central Cordillera. The Central Cordillera is a mountain range of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks. About 49% of the land resource of the province is of rugged hills and mountains and 33% of undulating to rolling terrain. At Mailag, 23 kilometers (14 mi) south of Malaybalay , the plateau begins to descend and gradually merges into the lowlands of Cotabato province. Two types of climate are roughly divided by

1708-570: The Malaybalay-Impasugong area and those around the volcanic cones approximate semi-temperate conditions and can support the cultivation of highland tropical crops. Based on the records of climatological stations within and near the province, lithology and land form, three agro-ecological zones are identified. One covers the mountainous eastern side (Central Cordillera), which is generally wet, with rainfall of about 2,340 to 4,000 millimeters (92 to 157 in) per annum. Another covers

1769-482: The Philippine eagle, the Mindanao wrinkled hornbill ( Aceros leococephalus ), and the Philippine tarsier ( Tarsius syrichta ). The three mountains are home to more than 1,000 plant species, including 12 that are endangered, 221 that are endemic, 17 that are rare, and 187 that are economically or socioculturally important. Bukidnon is subdivided into 20 municipalities and 2 cities . The province has 464 barangays under its jurisdiction. The table below shows

1830-473: The Pulangi River in Valencia. The Muleta River is found in the southern portion of the province covering the municipalities of Pangantucan , Don Carlos , Kitaotao , Dangcagan , Kibawe , Kadingilan and Damulog . It is another important tributary of the Pulangi River and flows southward. It will join the Pulangi River in the boundary of Bukidnon and Cotabato province. The Bobonawan River , found in

1891-462: The Spanish word reloj 'clock' would have been heard as [re.loh] , the final /h/ is dropped resulting in /re.lo/ . However, this word also may have entered the Pangasinan lexicon at early enough a time that the word was still pronounced /re.loʒ/ , with the j pronounced as in French , resulting in /re.los/ in Pangasinan. As a result, both /re.lo/ and /re.los/ occur. The glottal stop /ʔ/

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1952-508: The Top 20 Largest Barangays according to population. Bukidnon has four legislative districts namely the first , second , third and fourth districts . Based on the 2020 census, Bukidnon has a total population of 1,541,308 residents. In the 2000 census, males slightly edge the females with 546,234, accounting for about 52% of the province's total population while females, with 514,181, account about 48%. Based on age distribution, Bukidnon has

2013-504: The bases of the earth, night, and day). Many of the province's inhabitants, however, are descendants of immigrants from Cebu or elsewhere in Central Visayas. The majority of the population are Christians (predominantly Roman Catholic , 80.7%. Significant other Christian denomination minority at 15%, followed by Islam (4%), and other religious groups comprising 0.3%. Ethnic religion is still in practice by native Lumads across

2074-470: The central part of the province. It is also in the national roads of these cities/municipalities that daily road use volume are high. The lingua franca of the region is Cebuano . Minority languages include Higaonon, Bukid, Ilianen, Matigsalug, Hiligaynon, Maranao , Maguindanao , Iranun , Ilocano , and Waray . Tagalog and English are generally understood and widely used in schools, business, and government offices. According to ethnicity, majority of

2135-431: The east by Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte ; and west by Lanao del Sur . It lies between parallels 7°25' and 8°38' north latitude and meridians 124°03' and 125°16' east longitude. Malaybalay , the capital town, is about 850 kilometers (530 mi) by air from Manila and 91 kilometers (57 mi) by road from Cagayan de Oro. It has two important landmarks, Mount Kitanglad and Pulangi River . Mount Kitanglad has

2196-474: The high altitude volcanic plains, the Malaybalay-Impasug-ong area, and the foot slopes of Mount Kitanglad, and Mount Kalatungan. These areas have an annual rainfall in the range of 2,490 to 3,680 millimeters (98 to 145 in). The third zone covers the south-central and the north-western parts of the province, with elevations of less than 500 meters, relatively dry with mean annual rainfall in

2257-411: The highest population among the four provincial congressional districts, with 31.86% of the total population of the province. It is followed by District II with 26.45% of the total population and District I with a population share of 21.36%. The least populated district is District IV with population percentage share of 20.33%. Valencia has the highest population among the cities/municipalities of

2318-603: The lake is located. Another lake is found in Pigtauranan, Pangantucan called the Napalit Lake . The lake covers an area of 36 hectares and is one of the tourist spots in Pangantucan, Bukidnon. There are 24 floating islets in the lake. The third significant inland body of water in the province is Apo Lake at Guinoyoran, Valencia . It occupies an approximate area of 25 hectares. A man-made lake called Maramag Basin

2379-565: The language flourished during the Spanish and American period. Writers like Juan Saingan, Felipe Quintos, Narciso Corpus, Antonio Solis, Juan Villamil, Juan Mejía and María C. Magsano wrote and published in Pangasinan. Felipe Quintos, a Pangasinan officer of the Katipunan, wrote Sipi Awaray: Gelew Diad Pilipinas ( Revolución Filipina ) , a history of the Katipunan revolutionary struggle in Pangasinan and surrounding provinces. Narciso Corpus and Antonio Solis co-wrote Impanbilay na Manoc

2440-1241: The loan words in Pangasinan are Spanish , as the Philippines was ruled by Spain for more than 300 years. Examples are lugar ('place'), podir (from poder , 'power, care'), kontra (from contra , 'against'), birdi ( verde , 'green'), ispiritu ( espíritu , 'spirit'), and santo ('holy, saint'). Malinac ya Labi (original by Julian Velasco). Malinac ya Labi Oras ya mareen Mapalpalnay dagem Katekep to’y linaew Samit day kogip ko Binangonan kon tampol Ta pilit na pusok ya sika'y amamayoen Lalo la no bilay No sikalay nanengneng Napunas ya ami'y Ermen ya akbibiten No nodnonoten ko ra'y samit na ogalim Agtaka nalingwanan Anggad kaayos na bilay Modern Pangasinan with English translation Malinak lay Labi Oras la’y mareen Mapalpalna’y dagem Katekep to’y linaew Samit da’y kugip ko Binangonan kon tampol Lapu’d say limgas mo Sikan sika’y amamayoen Lalo la bilay No sika la’y nanengne'ng Napunas lan amin So ermen ya akbibiten No nanonotan Ko la'y samit day ugalim Ag ta ka nalingwanan Angga’d kauyos na bilay A night of calm An hour of peace A gentle breeze Along with it

2501-489: The longest river in the province, is a tributary of the Rio Grande de Mindanao . Its headwaters are found in the mountains of Kalabugao, Impasugong . It is the largest as well as the longest river found in the province. It covers the following cities and municipalities of the province: Impasugong , Malaybalay , Cabanglasan , San Fernando , Valencia , Maramag , Quezon , Don Carlos , Kitaotao , Dangcagan , Kibawe and Damulog . The Tagoloan River has its headwaters in

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2562-502: The mountains and forest continued to hold on their ancestors' cultural heritage. The wide variety of Filipino groups now thrives in the province and contributed immensely in the socioeconomic development. Bukidnon became a part of Misamis in the latter part of 1850. The whole area was then called "Malaybalay" and the people were known as Bukidnons (highlanders or mountain dwellers). The Philippine Commission, then headed by Commissioner Dean C. Worcester , Secretary of Interior, proposed

2623-487: The mountains of Can-ayan, Malaybalay. It traverses the province northwestward passing through Malaybalay, Impasugong, Sumilao, Manolo Fortich, Malitbog and finally empties into the sea at Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental . The Cagayan River watershed is found mostly in the municipality of Talakag. Its headwaters are found in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in central Bukidnon. The river flows northward through

2684-715: The municipalities of Talakag and Baungon . Its mouth lies at Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental , where it is the main source of potable water. The Manupali River , a major tributary of the Pulangi River, starts in the mountains of Lantapan, Bukidnon , picking up tributaries along the way from the Kalatungan and Kitanglad Mountain Ranges. It forms part of the natural boundary of the Valencia and Lantapan . It flows eastward towards Malaybalay , eventually joining

2745-481: The municipality of Cabanglasan , is another tributary of the Pulangi River. It covers most of the parts of the municipality, flowing southward towards Pulangi River. Aside from the relatively important river systems, various lakes also dot the landscape of the province. Pinamaloy Lake , in Don Carlos, Bukidnon , is the largest in the province covering about 50 hectares. It was named after Barangay Pinamaloy, where

2806-477: The north, Misamis Oriental , Agusan del Sur , Davao del Norte , Cotabato , Lanao del Sur , and Lanao del Norte . According to the 2020 census, the province is inhabited by 1,541,308 residents. The province is composed of 2 component cities and 20 municipalities. It is the third largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction behind Palawan and Isabela respectively. The name "Bukidnon" means "highlander" or "mountain dweller." Occupying

2867-480: The northern and southern areas of Bukidnon. The northern part is classified as belonging to Type III, that is, there is no pronounced rain period but relatively dry during the months of November to May. In the southern portion of the province, the climate is classified as Type IV with no dry season. The driest area is Baungon, while the wettest is the Calabugao plain. The climate is relatively cool and humid throughout

2928-424: The open-mid variants [ɛ]/[ɔ] occur in open and closed final syllables before a pause. The default variants [ɪ]/[ʊ] occur in all other environments. Some speakers have /ɛ/ and /ɔ/ as distinct phonemes, but only in loanwords. Pangasinan is one of the Philippine languages that do not exhibit [ ɾ ]-[d] allophony, they only contrast before consonants and word-final positions; otherwise, they become allophones where [d]

2989-628: The original province of Cotabato . When the civil government divided central Mindanao into provinces at the turn of the 20th century, the groups included in the province of Bukidnon are the Talaandig and the Manobo, as well as other smaller Lumad tribes. The Visayans , particularly the Cebuanos and the Hiligaynons from the Northern Mindanao coastline and the southern Visayas , migrated into

3050-509: The people in Bukidnon are Cebuano accounting for approximately 41% of the total population. The Bukidnon Lumads (Bukidnon, Higaonon, Manobo, Talaandig, etc.) account for about 24% of the total population of the province. The Maranaos form about 8% of the total population followed by the Hiligaynon/Ilonggo and Boholano groups with 12.7% and 7.37%, respectively, of the province's total population. Indigenous inhabitants of Bukidnon are

3111-409: The prefix kuma- ( ka- plus infix -um ). Example: kumadua , 'second'. Associative numbers: Associative numbers are formed with the prefix ka- . Example: katlo , 'third of a group of three'. Fractions: Fraction numbers are formed with the prefix ka- and an associative number. Example: kakatlo , 'third part'. Multiplicatives: Multiplicative ordinal numbers are formed with

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3172-554: The prefix pi- and a cardinal number from two to four or pin- for other numbers except for number one. Example: kaisa , 'first time'; pidua , 'second time'; pinlima , 'fifth time'. Multiplicative cardinal numbers are formed with the prefix man- ( mami- or mamin- for present or future tense, and ami- or amin- for the past tense) to the corresponding multiplicative ordinal number. Example: aminsan , 'once'; amidua , 'twice'; mamitlo , 'thrice'. Distributives: Distributive cardinal numbers are formed with

3233-511: The prefixes san- , tag- , or tunggal and a cardinal number. Example: sansakey , 'one each'; sanderua , 'two each'. Distributive multiplicative numbers are formed with the prefixes magsi- , tunggal , or balangsakey and a multiplicative cardinal number. Example: tunggal pamidua , 'twice each'; magsi-pamidua , 'each twice'. The following is a list of some dictionaries and references: Bukidnon Bukidnon ( / b uː ˈ k ɪ d n ɒ n / ), officially

3294-587: The print and broadcast media, Internet, local governments, courts, public facilities and schools in Pangasinan. In April 2006, the creation of Pangasinan Misplaced Pages was proposed, which the Wikimedia Foundation approved for publication on the Internet. Pangasinan has the following vowel phonemes: In native vocabulary, /i/ and /u/ are realized as [i ~ ɪ ~ ɛ] and [u ~ ʊ ~ ɔ]. The close variants [i]/[u] are only used in stressed open syllables, while

3355-446: The province is 128 persons per square km. The cities/municipalities with the highest population densities are the following: Don Carlos (353/km ), Kitaotao (250/km ), Valencia (244/km ), Maramag (213/km ) and Quezon (202/km ). The cities/municipalities with the lowest densities, on the other hand are: Impasugong (29/km ), Talakag (58/km ), San Fernando (63/km ), Malitbog (75/km ) and Damulog (83/km ). District III has

3416-500: The province with 192,993 inhabitants, accounting 13.64% of the province's total. It is closely followed by Malaybalay with 174,625 inhabitants or 12.34% of the provincial population. Quezon is at third with 104,116 inhabitants or 7.36% of the total, with Maramag and Manolo Fortich rounding out the fourth and fifth with 102,089 and 100,210 inhabitants, respectively. The four largest local government units of Bukidnon (Valencia, Malaybalay, Quezon, and Maramag) are clustered together in

3477-681: The province. The Visayans are still referred to by the Lumad as the dumagat ("sea people") to distinguish them from the original mountain tribes. This was followed by various groups from Luzon , namely, the Ilocanos , the Igorots and the Ivatans , many of whom were merchants and wealthy entrepreneurs. All contributed massive acculturation among the Indigenous tribes. Most of those who moved to

3538-406: The range of 1,700 to 2,600 millimeters (67 to 102 in). Bukidnon is home to the largest concentration of watersheds in Mindanao. It is endowed with six major river systems, namely: Pulangi, Tagoloan, Cagayan, Manupali, Muleta, and Bobonawan rivers. These rivers and their tributaries carved the landscape of the province, creating numerous canyons into the plateau. The Pulangi River , considered

3599-533: The separation of Bukidnon from Misamis Province. On August 20, 1907, Act No. 1693 created the province of Agusan with Bukidnon as its sub-province. About a month later, on September 23, the rancheria of Malaybalay was designated as the sub-province's capital. Bukidnon became a regular province on March 10, 1917, by virtue of the creation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu under Act 2711. In 1942, invading Japanese troops entered Bukidnon. Mount Capistrano

3660-775: The year. The average annual rainfall is 2,800 millimeters (110 in). Just like in other parts of the country, rainfall is more pronounced from June to October compared to other months of the year. February to April are the drier months. Temperature ranges vary with elevation. In areas lower than 500 meters (1,600 ft) above sea level (m.a.s.l.), the recorded temperature range is between 20 and 34 °C (68 and 93 °F). Areas with elevations greater than 500 meters (1,600 ft) above sea level would have temperatures ranging from 18 to 28 °C (64 to 82 °F). Relative humidity also varies with elevation, with those above 500 m having relative humidity of about 80%, while areas lying below 500 meters (1,600 ft), 65-7 percent. Thus,

3721-617: Was a civilian evacuation area in the World War II. In 1945, the province was liberated from Japanese occupation by Filipino and American troops with the aid of Bukidnon-based Filipino guerrillas during the Second World War . Bukidnon is a landlocked plateau in North Central Mindanao. It is bounded on the north by Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro ; on the south by North Cotabato and Davao City ; on

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