El Salvador, Misamis Oriental
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From left to right: Divine Mercy Shrine; Brgy. Poblacion of El Salvador; Our Lady of the Snows Parish Church
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| Nickname(s): "The City of Mercy" or "City of The Saviour" "Christ City of the Philippines" |
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 Map of Misamis Oriental with El Salvador highlighted |
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 El Salvador
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| Coordinates: 08°34′N 124°31′E / 8.567°N 124.517°ECoordinates: 08°34′N 124°31′E / 8.567°N 124.517°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) | |
| Province | Misamis Oriental | |
| Legislative district | 2nd District of Misamis Oriental | |
| Incorporated | June 15, 1948 | |
| Cityhood | June 27, 2007 | |
| Barangays | 15 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Edgar S. Lignes (LP) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Eduardo A. Ayunting | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 106.15 km2 (40.98 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 50,204 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Salvadoreños, Salbadorenyos | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 9017 | |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)88 | |
| Income class | 6th city income class | |
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| Electorate | 35,814 voters as of 2016 | |
| Languages | Cebuano, English, Tagalog | |
| Website | elsalvadorcity |
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El Salvador (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa El Salvador; Filipino: Lungsod ng El Salvador) is a city in the province of Misamis Oriental on the island of Mindanao, southern part of the Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 50,204 people. The city serves as a pilgrimage site for Divine Mercy devotees, that is why it is also called "The City of Mercy", "City of The Saviour", and "The Christ City of the Philippines".
El Salvador is located in the Province of Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao (Region X). It is bordered by the Municipality of Alubijid to the west, Opol to the east and Manticao and Naawan to the south. On the north, lies Macajalar Bay of the Bohol Sea.
Administratively, El Salvador is subdivided into 15 barangays. One forms the center of the city (poblacion) whereas the other 14 are in the outlying areas. Some of them are even several kilometers away from the center of the city.
El Salvador was created from the barrios of El Salvador and Molugan with their sitios known as Sala, Sambulawan, Sinaloc, Lagtang, Talaba, Kalabaylabay and Hinigdaan, formerly part of Cagayan de Misamis, Misamis Oriental, in 1948.
Hinigdaan was a ranch during the spanish periods the areas covers the parts of Kalabay labay where the DJango's have 300 hectares of land and hundreds of cows..the area was famous of cattle ranching towards the areas of Tugasnon alubijid to Lourdes where the first Municipality was located now transferred to Alubijid and Sikitun of Gitagum Misamis Oriental. Now this land were owned by the Late congressman the famous PEDRO SABACULIO... wild west had happened here before world war 2 broke out.. During the 11th Congress (1998–2001), Congress enacted into law 33 bills converting 33 municipalities into cities. However, Congress did not act on a further 24 bills converting 24 other municipalities into cities.
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