Imbayao is a rural

barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...

Malaybalay Malaybalay City, officially the City of Malaybalay (Bukid language, Binukid: ''Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy''), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bukidnon, ...

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. It is located in the North Highway District and is almost entirely within the

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According to the 2015 census, Imbayao has a population of 1,833 people. It is bordered to the north by

Capitan Angel Capitán Ángel is a rural barangay in the North Highway District of the city of Malaybalay, Philippines. It is situated entirely within the foothills of the Kitanglad Range. Formerly a sitio of Kalasungay, it achieved barangayhood on April 2 ...

, to the northeast by Kalasungay, to the east by Casisang, to the south by Mapayag and Kaatuan of

Lantapan Lantapan, officially the Municipality of Lantapan (Bukid language, Bukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: Banuwa ta Lantapan; ; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bukidnon, Philippine ...

, Bukidnon, and to the west by the Mount Kitanglad Range. Most of its territory is within the Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park and therefore hosts many zones for biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture. Because of this, tourism has become a growing sector in the village. The Maputi Bird Reserve and the Mount Kitanglad Agro-eco Farm, both located in Sitio Sinaburan, are a popular tourist spot in Bukidnon. Agriculture remains the primary economic activity, with livestock, vegetables, and corn being the chief products. Citronella is also grown in significant quantities, and an extraction facility has been established to develop the industry. It has two public schools which offer elementary and secondary education.{{Cite web, date=October 20, 2012, title=Division of Malaybalay City Map, url=https://www.depedmalaybalay.net/about-us/masterlist-of-schools, access-date=December 12, 2020, website=DepED, Division of Malaybalay City, language=en-US Imbayao is a

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the Binukid word "''imbayaw''" which roughly translates "to raise". The settlement was once known as Baklayon and was a

sitio A ''sitio'' ( Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barangay if its popu ...

of Malaybalay. In November 1955, it was inaugurated as a barrio, and the name was changed to Imbayao, to allude to its elevated location in the town.

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Barangays of Malaybalay Barangays of Bukidnon