Capitan Angel

Capitán Ángel is a rural barangay in the North Highway District of the city of Malaybalay, Philippines. It is situated entirely within the foothills of the Kitanglad Range. Formerly a sitio of Kalasungay, it achieved barangayhood on April 20, 1963, by virtue of Republic Act no. 3590^[3] and was named after Ángel Casinabe, then the teniente del barrio of Kalasungay. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 1,160 people.^[4]

Capitán Ángel
Barangay
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Coordinates: 8°08′52.2″N 125°1′19.1″E
Country	Philippines
Province	Bukidnon
City	Malaybalay
District	North Highway District
Barangayhood	April 20, 1963
Government
• Type	Barangay Council
• Body	Sangguniang Barangay
• Chairman	Marjun S. Mancila
Area
• Total	35.0 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,286 m (4,219 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,160
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
PSGC	101312010.[1]
IRA (2020)	Php 2,162,097[2]

The barangay is bounded to the north and northwest by the Lalawan River (a tributary of the Sawaga) separating it from Dalwangan; to the east, the line starting from the confluence of the Kalatugunan Creek and Sawaga River to the confluence of the Pamukulan and Kaulon Creeks separates Capitán Ángel from Kalasungay; to the south, the Pamukulan Creek separates it from Imbayao; and the west is delimited by the Kitanglad Range.^[5] Capitán Ángel is characterized with old growth forests (puwalas) and intermittent grasslands (lubas) where most of it is classified as agricultural land.^[6] Sugarcane, corn, and vegetables are grown and many livestock farms operate there. Politically, the barangay is subdivided into four purok. There is one public school which offers elementary and secondary education^[7]