Claveria, officially the Municipality of Claveria (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Claveria; Tagalog: Bayan ng Claveria), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,478 people.^[3]

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Claveria
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Municipality of Claveria
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Claveria Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°36′36″N 124°53′41″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	2nd district
Founded	July 22, 1950
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Meraluna S. Abrogar
• Vice Mayor	Reynante L. Salvaleon
• Representative	Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano
• Municipal Council	Members Cesar F. Escoro Ricardo Richard C. dela Cruz Gerardo D. Barros Verano V. Caabay Magdalena V. Dumaluan Alfred A. Azcuna Joecard Y. Dalman Marcelo B. Dalen
• Electorate	37,635 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	579.63 km2 (223.80 sq mi)
Elevation	657 m (2,156 ft)
Highest elevation	955 m (3,133 ft)
Lowest elevation	288 m (945 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	52,478
• Density	91/km2 (230/sq mi)
• Households	12,595
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.10 % (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 68.46 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 862.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 278.7 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 190.8 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Oriental 2 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9004
PSGC	104306000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.claveriamisor.gov.ph

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It is the only landlocked municipality of Misamis Oriental. It is also the largest in terms of land area in the province.

The town was once named Tikala, a native term for “wonder”. Tikala was once ruled by Datu Manlumupog, a warrior of the native aborigines known as the “Higaunons”, meaning people of the land. The Higaunons observed simple living but with high regard to nature. For them, the vast and rich environment they have means life to them and this is manifested by their unique datu system, e.g., Datu for Agriculture – Igbabasuk; Datu for Hunting – Panumanud; Datu for water respect – Bulalakaw, etc. Despite the simple way of life, they were kept united by their Sacred Code named as Bungkatel Ha Bulawan, which under its teaching, land is a gift from the supreme creator for all men, the Magbabaya. Land is life, thus, must be taken care of under the stewardship of the great, great-great ancestors whose spirits continue to keep watching over it so it could be used for generation to generation.

In 1912, a Spanish Jesuit missionary and the curate of Jasaan named Fr. Juan Yras came over the place and renamed Tikala to Claveria in honor of the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Don Narciso Claveria y Zaldua.

Politically, Claveria was under the Municipal District of the province of Bukidnon. Upon the passage of an Act No. 2968, otherwise known as the Artadi Law, it was separated from Bukidnon and was ceded to the province of Misamis Oriental on February 21, 1921, under the administrative control of the Municipal District of Balingasag (MPDC LGU Claveria).

Claveria attained its stature as an independent municipality of the province of Misamis Oriental on July 22, 1950, by virtue of the Executive Order (E.O.) No. 334 issued by then President Elpidio Quirino.

On February 2, 1998, Cebu Pacific Flight 387 crashed on the slopes of Mount Sumagaya, a 2,248-meter mountain under the jurisdiction of Claveria. All 104 people aboard the plane were killed.

It is bounded by a series of coastal towns and a component city. From Villanueva to Gingoog to the north, north-west, and west; Bukidnon to the south; and Agusan del Norte to the east. The municipality can be accessed via public transportation (Van-for-Hires, Jeepneys) from the province's capital, Cagayan de Oro. It will take an hour to commute to get in the town's Poblacion.

Claveria is the largest among the 23 towns of Misamis Oriental comprising one-third of the total land area of the province. The current total land area of the municipality measures 825 km² as per 2006 data reduced from its original of 894.90 km² base from 1990 records. Territorial land dispute has been claimed by several neighboring areas such as the city of Gingoog, towns of Balingasag, Villanueva, Jasaan, and Malitbog of Bukidnon.

Poverty Incidence of Claveria

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The local economy is mainly an agricultural area. Its income basically comes from crop production, freshwater products, and livestock or poultry output. Crop production includes vegetables, corn, root crops, coffee, and rice. The plantation of tomato and bell pepper is a common site in the vicinity.^[5] The most recent there has been a major plantation of pineapples by the Del Monte Philippines, Inc. The freshwater products include anga, pigok, haloan (snakehead murrel), bunak, damagan, subok, dalapakan, and kasili (eels). Livestock comprises swine, cattle, and poultry products. The Mindanao Silk Mulberry Farm which produces silk is also situated in the municipality. It is run by the Philippine Textile Research Institute - (PTRI) Mindanao office.^[18]

The municipality of Claveria is governed by a town Mayor and a Vice Mayor which takes office in absence of the former. The municipal council is compose of 8 coming from the town, 1 from the president of the Barangay Captain's League and 1 from the president of Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) Chairman's League of Claveria totalling a number of 10 councilors (kagawad).

The town is the seat of the premier agriculture school of the entire province, the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines – Claveria Campus (formerly MOSCAT).^[19] Claveria has a total of 7 National High Schools and 2 Central Schools. All 24 barangays has its own Elementary School. There are also privately run pre-schools, grade schools, and secondary school operating in the municipality.

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