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Nickname: | Rodeo Capital of Southern Philippines Home of the Finest Cowboys The New Zealand of Mindanao | ||
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Established Date: | June 16, 1950 | ||
Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
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Leader Name: | Anthony "Cheche" A. Uy | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Leader Name1: | Johnny Chaves | ||
Leader Name2: | Jonathan Keith T. Flores | ||
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Impasugong, officially the Municipality of Impasugong (Binukid and Higaonon: Bánuwa ta Impasug-ung; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Impasugong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Impasugong), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,863 people.
It is also spelled Impasug-ong.
Impasug-ong also has a tree park, which is a 15-minute drive from the centre. The town's communal ranch which has a 642-hectare land area is the only communal ranch solely owned by the government throughout the Philippines.
Impasugong is strategically located in the north-eastern part of the Province of Bukidnon. It is approximately from Cagayan de Oro City, a good 1½-hour drive and it is half an hour away from Malaybalay City, the capital of the province.
With a total number of 13 barangays, it is characterized by mountains, deep canyons and gorges. The terrain is predominantly rugged with a significant slope of 18% and above covering 72% of the land area and distributed throughout the municipality.
Impasugong is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
It had a total land area of, or 13% of the total land area of the province. 83% is classified as timberlands and 17% as alienable and disposable (A&D) lands. 72% of this A&D lands is devoted to agricultural production.
Impasugong is cool and moist throughout the year due to its high elevation ranging from to more than above sea level. It is a typhoon-free area ideal for the production of high-value crops. Average temperature ranges from 16to throughout the year.
In the 2020 census, the population of Impasugong was 53,863 people, with a density of NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2.
The major crops grown by farmers in the municipality are corn, pineapple, rice, coffee, sugarcane, banana, vegetables (mostly temperate types such as lettuce, broccoli, cabbage), abacá, fruits, and legumes.
There are 9 commercial cattle farms in the area holding 1,143 heads in all. The LGU also manages a communal ranch in a 649-hectare land that holds 300 heads of cattle. This supports the dispersal and breed improvement program of the municipality.
There are also 28 commercial poultry breeder farms in the municipality with an estimated combined population of 775,000 heads.
CEDAR or Center for Ecological Development and Recreation, situated beside the highway in barangay Impalutao, is the main entity backed by the Local Government Unit of Bukidnon and DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) to promote eco-tourism in the province. It has a total land area of about 1,703 hectares. 373 hectares is covered by the man-made and natural forest. It has an elevation of 600 to 1200 meters above sea level with Mount Kibuwa as the highest. A 100-hectare rattan plantation exists in the area. The CEDAR was developed because of the reforestation efforts of the government of Bukidnon. Now dubbed as “An Eco-tourism Site in the Heart of Bukidnon”, it was declared as a protected area and was managed by the government since 1912. It is equipped with man-made swimming pool, sourcing from the natural springs surrounding the area and has five major waterfalls with three being the most accessible.