The City of Gingoog (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Gingoog; Filipino (Tagalog): Lungsod ng Gingoog) is a third class city in the Province of Misamis Oriental. Pronounced as Hingoog due to Spanish accent of G to H. According to the 2006 Philippine census, the city has an estimated population of about 111,787 people.
History
The city was founded by Spanish missionaries in 1750. It was the oldest city in Misamis Oriental Province, even older than the province's capital and economic hub, Cagayan de Oro, which was founded in 1871.
The term Gingoog originally came from the word "Hingoog", which means "Goodluck", from a Lumad tribe of Manobo who settled in the area.[1] The word implies good fortune, thus Gingoog City means the City of Good Luck. The natives of this place are the ones with the family names of "Gingco", pronounced as Hingco due to Spanish accent of G to H, and "Gingoyon", pronounced as Hingoyon due to Spanish accent of G to H.
In 1957, the sitio of Binuangan was converted into a barrio known as Talisay.
History
The city was founded by Spanish missionaries in 1750. It was the oldest city in Misamis Oriental Province, even older than the province's capital and economic hub, Cagayan de Oro, which was founded in 1871.
The term Gingoog originally came from the word "Hingoog", which means "Goodluck", from a Lumad tribe of Manobo who settled in the area.[1] The word implies good fortune, thus Gingoog City means the City of Good Luck. The natives of this place are the ones with the family names of "Gingco", pronounced as Hingco due to Spanish accent of G to H, and "Gingoyon", pronounced as Hingoyon due to Spanish accent of G to H.
In 1957, the sitio of Binuangan was converted into a barrio known as Talisay.
Geography
Gingoog is located in the Province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. Situated in Mindanao island, the second giant of the archipelago of all the landmass of the Philippines. The city is approximately 122 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro City and 74 kilometers west of Butuan City. It is bounded on the east by the Municipality of Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, the Province of Bukidnon; the Municipality of Claveria, Misamis Oriental on the south; and on the north by Gingoog Bay. Its total land area is 744 km².
Gingoog is located in the Province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. Situated in Mindanao island, the second giant of the archipelago of all the landmass of the Philippines. The city is approximately 122 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro City and 74 kilometers west of Butuan City. It is bounded on the east by the Municipality of Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, the Province of Bukidnon; the Municipality of Claveria, Misamis Oriental on the south; and on the north by Gingoog Bay. Its total land area is 744 km².
