Mailag (formerly Spanish: Sevilla) is an urban barangay in Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,805 people.[1]
Mailag
Sevilla | |
|---|---|
  Mailag .svg) Mailag | |
| Coordinates: 7°58′20.2″N 125°08′15.7″E / 7.972278°N 125.137694°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Province |  Bukidnon |
| City | Valencia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Barangay Council |
| • Body | Sangguniang Barangay |
| • Chairman | Louie John T. Naiz |
| Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 6,805[1] |
| PSGC | 101321020 |
| IRA (2020) | Php 6,424,840[2] |
Profile
editMailag is situated in the north central portion of Valencia on the western bank of the Sawaga River. It is bounded to the north by Colonia and Bangcud of the City of Malaybalay, to the west by Santo Niño and Nabag-o, to the south by Bagontaas, and to the west by San Carlos. The barangay center is located near the Sawaga traversed by an old section of the Sayre Highway (now named the Bangcud-Mailag bypass road). The new section passes through Sitio Dabongdabong.[3] It is primarily an agricultural community where rice, corn, and sugarcane are mainly produced. Commerce is a growing sector, particularly in Dabongdabong. A diversion road which bypasses the city centre (Poblacion) of Valencia starts in Mailag and terminates at Musuan.[4]
The name Mailag is a Binukid word which means "transparent".[5] It was founded in the late 19th century by Jesuit missionaries as the town of Sevilla. It encompasses the villages of Bugcaon, Calasungay, Covadonga (now Alanib), Linabo, Monserrat, Oroquieta (now Malaybalay), Silae, and Valencia. However, administration gradually transferred to Linabo since it has a larger population.[6] During the American occupation, the province of Bukidnon was established and the government was reorganized. Municipal government was transferred to Malaybalay and Mailag was made one of its constituent barrios.[7] A rural agricultural school was established in 1910 as Mailag Industrial School and eventually grew prompting its relocation to Managok and then in Musuan to become the Central Mindanao University.[8] In 1935, its Sitio Bangcud was separated to become a full-fledged barrio.[9] In 1961, Mailag was separated from Malaybalay to form the Municipality of Valencia to which it is still a member.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Philippine Standard Geographic Code for Mailag". Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ "CY 2020 MONTHLY INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT FOR BARANGAYS". Department of Budget and Management.
- ^ "Bukidnon 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ Maban, Jun (2017-11-08). "Diversion road sa Valencia City, laumang nga ma-agian na sa 2018". RMN Networks. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ Binukid dictionary. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines. 1992. ISBN 971-10-5923-1. OCLC 29526989.
- ^ El archipiélago filipino : colección de datos geográficos, estadísticos, cronológicos y científicos, relativos al mismo, entresacados de anteriores obras ú obtenidos con la propia observación y estudio / por algunos padres de la Misión de la Compañía de Jesús en estas islas ; [José Algué, editor]. [Vol. 2, no. 1]. 2005.
- ^ "Brief History | Provincial Government of Bukidnon". Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ Administrator (2011-04-18). "The University". Central Mindanao University. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "BANGCUD – THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF MALAYBALAY". Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF VALENCIA IN THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON". The Official Gazette.