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HISTORY OF GINGOOG, MISAMIS ORIENTAL

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CHAPTER ONE Physical Characteristics and Demography of Gingoog Geography.   The city is located in the northeastern coast of Misamis Oriental, 122 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro and 74 kilometers west of Butuan City . It is bounded to the east by the municipality of Magsaysay and the province of Agusan del Norte , to the south by Bukidnon; to the west by the municipalities of Claveria and Medina , Misamis Oriental, and to the north by Gingoog Bay . The total land area of Gingoog City is 769.88 square kilometers or 76,988 hectares. The total land area where improvements were built up by people is 1,796.97 hectares agricultural production area is 28,680.51 hectares, while the forest production area is 11,890.00 while the forest protected area is 28,500.65 hectares. Climate Gingoog has a Type 2 climate, which means that it has no distinct dry season. Rainfall occurs during the months of September to February. The average temperature is 27 degrees to 32 degrees on the C