Manticao
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Misamis Oriental
Manticao, officially the Municipality of Manticao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Manticao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Manticao), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 30,968 people.
Manticao River was known as Naawan River until 1957, when it was renamed.
In 1948, the barrio of Manticao, then part of Initao, was constituted into the town of Manticao.
Geography
Manticao's geographical features consist of mountainous to flat plains to shorelines.
Barangays
Manticao is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Argayoso
Balintad
Cabalantian
Camanga
Digkilaan
Mahayahay
Pagawan
Paniangan
Patag
Poblacion
Punta Silum
Tuod
Upper Malubog
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Manticao was 30,968 people, with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometre or 650 inhabitants per square mile.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Manticao” is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Misamis Oriental. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Manticao, municipality and Philippines, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “municipality of the Philippines in the province of Misamis Oriental” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q195815. Authority coordinates are 8.404, 124.287. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2024, 1957 and 1948.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Manticao”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Manticao primary sources, Manticao archive and Manticao research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Manticao” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.