Tudela, officially the Municipality of Tudela, ( Cebuano: ''Lungsod sa Tudela''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Tudela''), is a 4th class

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Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental ( ceb, Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; fil, Kanlurang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital is th ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,599 people. Tudela is widely known for its colorful and interesting Binalbal Festival, where many revelers are clad in very gory costumes like a giant Halloween costume party. It is held every New Year's Day (Jan. 1).Tudela Binalbal Festival Official Souvenir, published January 1, 2003, (Local Government Unit of Tudela, Misamis Occidental); Panfilo S. Olarte, Secretary to the Sanggunian 1988-2003 Close to the border of Tudela is the eco-tourism attraction Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park (MOAP), which is located in its boundary with Sinacaban, its neighboring town to the north.

History

Spanish colonial era

Founded by Padre Antonio Olleta as the visita of Tudela and by 1884 it was already a pueblo with four barrios. Named after Tudela, Navarre, Spain, the hometown of Padre Olleta. On December 28, 1920, during the American occupation, Governor General

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, through the efforts of Senator Jose F. Clarin, created the Municipality of Tudela through Executive Order No. 61 Series of 1920. The first appointed Municipal President was Primitivo Ninang and its first Vice President was Pirigrin Sengidas. The following councilors appointed were Pio Adecir, Simeon Fuentes, Gregorio Madula, Casimeo Rubio, Julio Maliao, Florentino Olarte, Felix Codilla, and Isidro Sol. The first appointed Municipal Secretary was Jose M. Castaños, known as “Secretario Municipal Interino”. The Provincial Fiscal nominated him and it was approved by Municipal Council Res. No. 123, series of 1923. Spanish Language was used in the preparation of minutes, resolutions and ordinances from 1921 up to 1928 and in the later part of 1929 during the term of Ulpiano Balazo as Municipal President.

Martial law

A notable incident in Tudela during the Marcos dictatorship took place on Aug. 24, 1981, when members of a pseudo-religious paramilitary sect strafed the house of the Gumapons, a Subanon family, in Sitio Gitason, Barrio Lampasan. Ten of the twelve persons in the house, including an infant, were killed.

Recent history

In 1982 the 36 barangays of Tudela was reduced to 33, when 3 barangays (Tuno, Lalud, and Lampasan) were annexed to the newly created municipality of Don Mariano Marcos, Misamis Occidental (now the Municipality of Don Victoriano Chiongbian, Misamis Occidental).

Geography

Tudela is bounded on the north by the municipality of Sinacaban, to the south by the municipality of

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, to the east by

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, and to the west by the municipality of Don Victoriano Chiongbian and Mount Malindang. It is 20-minute drive from

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to the south, and 45-minutes drive from Oroquieta City to the north.

Climate

Barangays

Tudela is politically subdivided into 33

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Tudela, Misamis Occidental, was 28,599 people, with a density of .

Religion

Places of worship: *San Isidro Labrador Parish Church (Roman Catholic) - Upper Centro *San Isidro Labrador Parish Church (Philippine Independent Church) - Centro Hulpa *United Church of Christ in the Philippines - Upper Centro *

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of Jehovah's Witnesses - Purok 1, Taguima *Seventh Day Adventist Church - Basirang; Nailon *Kristohanon (Church of Tudela) - Barra *Liberty Bible Baptist Church (Bible Baptist) - Taguima *Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) - Hulpa *Church of the Back to Christ Royal Family in the 7th Millenium - Silongon

Economy

The majority hardly depends on agriculture and fishing. Commerce is also progressive in this municipality. There are many Tudelanhon businessmen. People in the municipality and of the neighboring barangays of Clarin and Sinacaban towns depend on the local market, instead of going to Ozamiz City, the economic hub in the province. Crops: Palay, corn, banana, kamoteng-kahoy (

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), sweet potato, coconut, fruits ( mango, durian,

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), and vegetables. Products: aquaculture products:

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, prawns,

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, bangus (

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); furniture; poultry products; breads and pastries; fishes and shells.

Tourism

* Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park: located along the mangroves of Tigdok and Libertad Bajo, baranggays of Tudela and Sinacaban, respectively - a wildlife park that serves as sanctuary for other endangered animals like the monkey-eating eagle and the tarsier, also found in the forests of nearby Mount Malindang National Park. * Binalbal Festival - every January 1, one of the oldest and longest running festival in the country as it traced back its origin as early the 1920s. *Araw ng Tudela - every December 28 * Mount Malindang National Park *Barra Beach, Barra, Tudela, Misamis Occidental *Camarin Beach, Camarin, Cabol-anonan, Tudela, Misamis Occidental *Tudela Market Place and Bagsakan Center *Subanen Village, Tonggo, Namut, Tudela, Misamis Occidental

Government

The governance of the Municipality of Tudela was managed by elected, appointed and OIC Mayors from 1921 up to the present, as follows:

Infrastructure

Transportation

;Air: Tudela is accessible by plane and served by Ozamiz City Airport, a short ride of tricycle from the airport to the Ozamiz City Integrated Bus Terminal (IBJT) also known as "Agora Terminal" where a Tudela modified public utility vehicle called "balik-balik" awaits and bound to Tudela.: ;Sea:Served by Port of Ozamiz City, then same as at the airport scenario which you have to ride a tricycle going to the Agora Terminal and another ride on a balik-balik bound for Tudela.: ;Land: The public mode of transportation within this municipality is usually by tricycle and habal-habal, while the balik-balik is a means of transport to and fro Ozamiz City, the nearest city.:

Utilities

;Communication: Telecommunications and internet are available. Mobile phone networks (

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, Sun Cellular (now part of

) and

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) operate extensively in the municipality.: : PhilPost has its office in the Municipal Hall. Most of the municipality is serviceable by commercial couriers (e.g.

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JRS Express
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. : ;Electricity: All 33 barangays were energized b
Misamis Occidental II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI II)
: ;Water:Poblacion area is served b
Misamis Occidental Water District (MOWD)
Rural barangays have their own water systems funded by the government.

Education

Preschool

Every barangay in the municipality has their own

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under the supervision of the

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. *San Isidro Academy Pre-school Department *Ozamiz Elementary School Pre-school Department *there are also church-operated pre-schools in the

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. * Tudela Liberty Baptist Christian School Pre-school Department

Elementary

* Balon Elementary School * Barra Elementary School * Basirang Elementary School * Bongabong Elementary School * Cabol-Anonan Elementary School * Camating Elementary School * Colambutan Bajo Elementary School * Sebac Elementary School * Tudela Central Elementary School * Tigdok Elementary School * Tonggo Elementary School * Upper Centro Elementary School

Secondary

* Tudela National Comprehensive High School. * San Isidro Academy of Tudela Inc.
Northwestern Mindanao Christian Colleges, Inc.
Founded as Northern Mindanao Academy in 1946. * Colambotan Bajo National High School. The first public secondary school in the municipality.

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Misamis Occidental Populated places established in 1921 1921 establishments in the Philippines Misamis Occidental