Jimenez, Misamis Occidental

Jimenez, officially the Municipality of Jimenez (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Jimenez; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jimenez), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,909 people.^[3]

Jimenez
Municipality
Municipality of Jimenez
Saint John the Baptist Parish
Flag Seal
Map of Misamis Occidental with Jimenez highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Jimenez Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°20′00″N 123°50′00″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Occidental
District	1st district
Founded	April 7, 1900
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Joselito C. Chiong (Asenso Pinoy Party)
• Vice Mayor	Rosario K. Balais (Independent)
• Representative	Jason P. Almonte (NP)
• Municipal Council	Members Atchareya "Chang-Chang" D. Buco (Ind.) Dahlia C. Ramo (Ind.) J'Maybel "Meme" D. Balais (ASPIN) RJ C. Lomo (Ind.) Zaldy G. Daminar (ASPIN) Aljan Mar G. Bao-as (ASPIN) Rosarino P. Pendon (ASPIN) Perla R. Palangan (ASPIN)
• Electorate	22,286 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Highest elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	28,909
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
• Households	7,042
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	21.51 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 205.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 516.5 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 217.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 151.7 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Occidental 2 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7204
PSGC	1004207000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Tagalog

Within the predominantly Catholic town lies the Church of Saint John the Baptist which is one of the oldest monuments in the Philippines. Many Jimeneznons live outside the country but have retained close ties to the town, with "balikbayans" offering community service and philanthropy, and others taking up residence upon retirement abroad.

The heritage town is one of the best preserved colonial towns in the entire Philippines. The conservation, preservation, and restoration of the town's heritage structures such as the church and ancestral houses are the main focus of the local government. The town is being pushed to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

History

Jimenez retained its territory by 1903 when the number of municipalities in the then-undivided Misamis decreased through Act No. 951, issued on October 21.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Jimenez is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Adorable
• Butuay
• Carmen
• Corrales
• Dicoloc
• Gata
• Guintomoyan
• Malibacsan
• Macabayao
• Matugas Alto
• Matugas Bajo
• Mialem
• Naga (Poblacion)
• Palilan
• Nacional (Poblacion)
• Rizal (Poblacion)
• San Isidro
• Santa Cruz (Poblacion)
• Sibaroc
• Sinara Alto
• Sinara Bajo
• Seti
• Tabo-o
• Taraka (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Jimenez, Misamis Occidental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69 (2.7)	44 (1.7)	37 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	87 (3.4)	137 (5.4)	131 (5.2)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	134 (5.3)	68 (2.7)	53 (2.1)	1,073 (42.3)
Average rainy days	9.9	7.6	7.4	8.1	21.6	26.5	26.4	26.6	25.8	24.3	15.1	10.4	209.7
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Jimenez

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 7,187 —     1918 13,212 +4.14% 1939 24,182 +2.92% 1948 25,352 +0.53% 1960 20,996 −1.56% 1970 18,551 −1.23% 1975 19,108 +0.60% 1980 21,037 +1.94%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 20,589 −0.22% 1995 21,434 +0.76% 2000 23,212 +1.72% 2007 24,340 +0.66% 2010 25,234 +1.32% 2015 27,654 +1.76% 2020 28,909 +0.88%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Jimenez was 28,909 people,^[3] with a density of 360 inhabitants per square kilometre or 930 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Jimenez

10 20 30 40 50 2000 35.90 2003 38.05 2006 36.40 2009 40.85 2012 27.95 2015 23.63 2018 20.42 2021 21.51 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Education

Jimenez has three major high schools including School of Saint John the Baptist, Jimenez Bethel Institute, and a public high school located in barangay Corrales.

List of presumed Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Jimenez

The following table lists down built heritage structures as identified by the local government of Jimenez:

Cultural Property wmph identifier[i]	Site name	Description	Province	City or municipality	Address	Coordinates	Image
	Apolinar Jungao Razo House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′40″E
	Bacarro Printing Press		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′06″N 123°50′28″E
	Balbino and Escobia Angus House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′29″E
	Benito Lim and Marcelina Cabalog House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Calderon cor. Sen. Ozamiz Sts.	8°20′08″N 123°50′23″E
	Casa de Ozamiz		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′03″N 123°50′35″E
	Cayetano Yu and Usebia Larilin House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′03″N 123°50′30″E
	Celso Velez Valmores, Sr. and Cesaria Docor Documento House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′58″N 123°50′22″E
	Convent of the Maryknoll Sisters of Mercy		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′08″N 123°50′20″E
	Daniel Lee House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′34″E
	Elang Azcuna House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′30″E
	Francisco Azcuna House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′40″E
	Fructuoso Malon Maulas and Nieves Parmisana House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Burgos St.	8°20′01″N 123°50′26″E
	Gabriel Haganus and Seferina Eroy House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Burgos St., Barangay Nacional	8°20′02″N 123°50′18″E
	Gregorio Tak-an and Teodora Olarte House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Calderon cor. Sen. Ozamiz Sts., Barangay Nacional	8°20′09″N 123°50′23″E
	Guillermo Te House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′39″E
	Honorato Apao and Irene Paredes House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	J. Duenas cor Mabini Sts.	8°20′00″N 123°50′22″E
	Inocencio and Adriana Madrangca House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Burgos St.	8°20′02″N 123°50′21″E
	Intsik Tia House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′03″N 123°50′29″E
	Isaac and Severina Quilo		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Burgos St.	8°20′01″N 123°50′27″E
	Isabelo and Teodora Gimeno House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Spanish road cor. Burgos Sts.	8°19′54″N 123°50′24″E
	Jose Luis Maulas and Felisa Parmisana House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Burgos cor. Osmena Sts.	8°20′01″N 123°50′25″E
	Leon Malinao and Narcisa Malon House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Aguinaldo cor. Adorable Sts., Barangay Nacional	8°20′05″N 123°50′15″E
	Lucio Tanguamos and Petrona Apao House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Burgos St. cor. Spanish road	8°19′55″N 123°50′24″E
			Misamis Occidental	Jimenez
	Marcelo Harayo House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′40″E
	Santiago Cajita House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′41″E
	Sataru Oca and Beatriz Alforque House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez	Burgos St.	8°20′02″N 123°50′20″E
	Severino Vapor House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′03″N 123°50′32″E
	Sofronio Galindo and Bonifacia Cahayag Balais House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′32″E
	Spanish Road		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′52″N 123°50′25″E
	Tim Kian Tiu House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′19″E

This table lists down built heritage structures not formally identified by the local government of Jimenez but are pursuant to the Republic Act No. 10066 or the National Heritage Law of 2009:

Cultural Property wmph identifier[i]	Site name	Description	Province	City or municipality	Address	Coordinates	Image
	Abellana House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′55″N 123°50′34″E
	Aglipayan Church		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′27″E
	Alfredo Galindo House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′53″N 123°50′22″E
	Camilo Lagman House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′00″N 123°50′18″E
	Catholic Cemetery		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′28″N 123°50′13″E
	Cloma House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′09″N 123°50′19″E
	Eugenia Laguna House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′15″N 123°50′25″E
	Eusebio Sagrado House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′00″N 123°50′18″E
	Gamalinda House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′15″N 123°50′24″E
	Henson Brigida House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′17″E
	Heritage Baptist Church		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′45″E
	Honorato Gumuhit House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′53″N 123°50′21″E
	Jimenez Bethel Institute		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′00″N 123°50′32″E
	Juan Balais House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′12″N 123°50′24″E
	Juan Malos House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′04″N 123°50′11″E
	Laguna House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′16″N 123°50′25″E
	Leon Sagrado House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′18″E
	Lingatong House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′00″N 123°50′30″E
	Macaliong House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′05″N 123°50′17″E
	Maghuyop House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′08″N 123°50′21″E
	Manriquez House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′10″N 123°50′19″E
	Paderanga House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′54″N 123°50′24″E
	Palloto House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′44″E
	Porferia Maulas House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′57″N 123°50′33″E
	PURVIL High School		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′26″E
	Rafael Palangan House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′58″N 123°50′34″E
	Rivera Gregorio House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′04″N 123°50′10″E
	Seventh Day Adventist Church Ruins		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′06″N 123°50′18″E
	Simplicio Apao House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′31″E
	Tiu Ching Huat Bakery		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′36″E
	Unnamed House 1		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′07″N 123°50′18″E
	Unnamed House 2		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′00″N 123°50′20″E
	Unnamed House 3		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′01″N 123°50′15″E
	Unnamed House 4		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′59″N 123°50′22″E
	Unnamed House 5		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′59″N 123°50′25″E
	Unnamed House 6		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′04″N 123°50′33″E
	Unnamed House 7		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°19′59″N 123°50′25″E
	Unnamed House 8		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′05″N 123°50′27″E
	Unnamed House 9		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′02″N 123°50′10″E
	Unnamed House 10		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′11″N 123°50′33″E
	Valeriano Castano-Guillermo House		Misamis Occidental	Jimenez		8°20′00″N 123°50′29″E

Notes

1. wmph is an internal identifier used by Wikimedia Philippines to identify the monument. This is not an official identifier, and only shown temporarily in the templates until the government creates an updated complete list.