Ozamiz
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Ozamiz, officially the City of Ozamiz (; ), is a component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 143,620 people making it the most populous city in Misamis Occidental.
Key facts
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- Flag of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental.png
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- 120x80px
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- Ozamiz City seal.svg
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- 100x80px
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- yes
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- Country
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Province
- Settlement.named_for
- José Ozámiz
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- District
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- Founded
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- 1756
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- Cityhood
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- July 16, 1948
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Part of
- Misamis Occidental
- Named after
- José Ozámiz
- Official name
- City of Ozamiz
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Misamis Occidental
- Population
- 143620
- Area
- 169.95
- Elevation
- 216
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Tangub
- Official website
- ozamizcity.com
- Image
- Ozamiz port.jpg
- Households
- 32933
- Dialing code
- 88
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- twinned administrative body
- Vigan
- Commons category
- Ozamiz
- postal code
- 7200
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical climate
- language used
- Tagalog
- inception
- 1757-00-00
- poverty incidence
- 20.96
- electorate
- 99937
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1251202813.00
- total assets
- 2143391535.00
- total expenditure
- 1010745976.00
- total liabilities
- 443512766.00
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- History
- Colonial period
- Spanish period
- American period and World War II
- Contemporary Period
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Demographics
- Government
- Barangays
- Culture
- Notable events and festivals
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Air
- Sea
- Land
- Healthcare
- Education
- Secondary schools
- Sister cities
- Domestic
- International
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Ozamiz, officially the City of Ozamiz (; ), is a component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 143,620 people making it the most populous city in Misamis Occidental.
Although occasionally spelled as Ozamis in official sources like COMELEC, it is spelled as Ozamiz in Republic Act No. 321, also known as the Ozamiz City Charter Act. In 2005, City Resolution 251-05 was passed to reiterate that it is officially spelled Ozamiz, not Ozamis.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ozamiz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.