Mailag (formerly

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: ''Sevilla'') is an urban

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Mailag is situated in the north central portion of Valencia on the western bank of the

Sawaga River The Sawaga River ( Binukid: ''Wahig Sawaga'') is a river in Central Bukidnon, Philippines on the island of Mindanao. A majority of its catchment area is located in Malaybalay City. Its source is from a watershed west of Mt. Tuminungan (part of ...

. It is bounded to the north by Colonia and Bangcud of the City of

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, 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

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(now named the Bangcud-Mailag bypass road). The new section passes through Sitio Dabongdabong. 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. The name ''Mailag'' is a Binukid word which means "transparent". 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. 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. 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

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. In 1935, its Sitio Bangcud was separated to become a full-fledged barrio. In 1961, Mailag was separated from Malaybalay to form the Municipality of Valencia to which it is still a member.{{Cite web, last=, first=, date=, title=CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF VALENCIA IN THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1959/10/11/executive-order-no-360-s-1959/, archive-url=, archive-date=, access-date=, website=The Official Gazette

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Valencia, Bukidnon Barangays of Bukidnon