Don Victoriano

Don Victoriano is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is an upland local government unit associated with the Mount Malindang range and is home to Mount Malindang National Park. The municipality is also referred to in some official and public contexts as Don Victoriano Chiongbian, although the standardized municipal name is Don Victoriano. The municipality was created during a period of local-government reorganization in the early 1980s. Batas Pambansa Blg. 171, approved on February 8, 1982, established a new municipality initially called Don Mariano Marcos. Its territory was assembled from portions of several neighboring municipalities in Misamis Occidental. The contributing areas included barangays from Tudela, Jimenez, Bonifacio, Clarin, and Sinacaban, together with sitios situated in parts of Panaon and Aloran on the Mount Malindang side of the province. Tuno, formerly part of Tudela, was designated as the seat of government. Ratification took place through a plebiscite held on May 17, 1982, alongside plebiscites for other newly created local entities. The municipality received its current name through Republic Act No. 6845, approved on January 20, 1990. The name honors a native of Jimenez who served as a councilor of Plaridel and later became the first mayor of the newly established municipality. Different government and reference sources have used both Don Victoriano and Don Victoriano Chiongbian, creating a degree of naming variation. The supplied canonical Wikipedia subject is the municipality itself rather than any commercial brand bearing a similar name. Don Victoriano is politically divided into 11 barangays: Bagong Clarin, Gandawan, Lake Duminagat, Lalud, Lampasan, Liboron, Maramara, Napangan, Nueva Vista, Petianan, and Tuno. As an upland municipality, its settlement pattern and public administration are connected to the surrounding mountain environment. Lake Duminagat and Mount Malindang National Park are among the geographic features associated with the municipality. The 2024 Philippine census recorded a population of 10,214 people. The municipality covers a relatively extensive mountainous area, resulting in a reported population density of approximately 36 inhabitants per square kilometer. Its local economy and public policy context are shaped by rural settlement, upland geography, environmental stewardship, and access to municipal services. Available reference material does not establish a distinct consumer brand, commercial product portfolio, corporate owner, or publicly traded status for Don Victoriano; it is principally a Philippine municipality and administrative jurisdiction.

Don Victoriano was constituted as a municipality during the reorganization of local government units in Misamis Occidental. Batas Pambansa Blg. 171, approved on February 8, 1982, created the municipality under the name Don Mariano Marcos. The new jurisdiction was formed from territory detached from seven existing municipalities or their component areas. Three barangays from Tudela, including Tuno, three from Jimenez, two from Bonifacio, and one each from Clarin and Sinacaban contributed areas. Additional sitios in barangays of Panaon and Aloran were included because of their location on the Mount Malindang side of the province. Tuno became the seat of government. The creation was subject to popular ratification. A plebiscite was held on May 17, 1982, at the same time as plebiscites concerning ten other newly created local government entities. Following its creation, the municipality operated under the Don Mariano Marcos name before a later statutory renaming. Republic Act No. 6845, approved on January 20, 1990, changed the municipality's name to Don Victoriano. The new name commemorated a local figure from Jimenez who had served as a councilor of Plaridel and subsequently became the first mayor of the municipality. Later records have not been entirely uniform in their treatment of the name. Some materials, including certain election and statistical records, have used Don Victoriano Chiongbian, while other laws and government records use Don Victoriano. This variation explains the presence of the longer form as an alias rather than indicating a separate entity. The municipality occupies an upland setting associated with the Mount Malindang range. Its territory includes or is connected with Mount Malindang National Park, an important protected-area and environmental feature in Misamis Occidental. The landscape has influenced the municipality's settlement, transport, public administration, and economic conditions. The municipality is divided into 11 barangays: Bagong Clarin, Gandawan, Lake Duminagat, Lalud, Lampasan, Liboron, Maramara, Napangan, Nueva Vista, Petianan, and Tuno. Nueva Vista is also identified with the name Mansawan. Population data cited for the 2024 census places Don Victoriano at 10,214 residents, with a density of approximately 36 people per square kilometer. The municipality remains an active local government unit of Misamis Occidental. The available references do not provide a complete chronological list of mayors, detailed economic output, or a comprehensive account of municipal programs, so those areas are not expanded here.

• 2024

  Population recorded at 10,214

  [1]Don Victorianoen.wikipedia.org

  The 2024 census reported 10,214 residents in Don Victoriano.

• 1990

  Municipality renamed Don Victoriano

  [1]Don Victorianoen.wikipedia.org

  Republic Act No. 6845 changed the municipality's name from Don Mariano Marcos to Don Victoriano in honor of a local public servant and the municipality's first mayor.

• 1982

  Municipality created as Don Mariano Marcos

  [1]Don Victorianoen.wikipedia.org

  Batas Pambansa Blg. 171 established a new municipality in Misamis Occidental from areas detached from neighboring municipalities and designated Tuno as its seat of government.

• 1982

  Creation ratified by plebiscite

  [1]Don Victorianoen.wikipedia.org

  Residents ratified the creation of the municipality in a plebiscite held on May 17, 1982.

A rural and mountainous municipality of Misamis Occidental, associated with Mount Malindang National Park and local government administration.

1. 1Don Victorianoen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official website of the Municipality of Don Victorianodonvicmisocc.gov.ph