Balingoan
Sign in to saveBalingoan, officially the Municipality of Balingoan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 11,896 people.
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- Balingoan pier with Camiguin in the background
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- Philippines
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- Founded
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- March 1, 1952
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Balingoan, officially the Municipality of Balingoan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 11,896 people.
==History== Formerly part of Talisayan, it gained independence on March 1, 1952. According to the local legend, it derived its name from the word "baling ni juan" (John's Fishing Net), which later on became simply as "Balingoan".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balingoan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.