Editing Misamis Occidental (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Misamis Occidental
| settlement_type          = {{PH wikidata|settlement_type}}
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Mount Malindang - Panorama.jpg
| photo2a = Lake Duminagat Panorama.jpg
| photo2b = Ozamiz Poblacion, Bernard Avenue-JP Rizal eastbound (Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental; 10-16-2023).jpg
| photo3a = Ozamiz Port (Baybay Santa Cruz, Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental; 10-16-2023).jpg
| photo3b = 
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| image_caption            = (from top: left to right) [[Mount Malindang]] as seen from Panguil Bay, Lake Duminagat, [[Ozamiz City|Downtown Ozamiz]] and [[Port of Ozamiz]].
| image_flag               = File:Flag - Misamis Occidental.svg
| flag_size                = 120x80px
| image_seal               = File:Misamis Occidental seal NHCP.svg
| seal_size                = 120x80px
| nickname                 = Mis Occ
| image_map                = {{PH wikidata|image_map}}
| map_caption              = Location in the Philippines
| coordinates              = {{PH wikidata|coordinates}}
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = {{PH wikidata|country}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[Regions of the Philippines|Region]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{PH wikidata|region}}
| established_title        = [[Date of establishment|Founded]]
| established_date         = November 2, 1929<ref>{{cite web|title=Act No. 3537| url=http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/54514/|website=Philippine Supreme Court e-Library|access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
| seat_type                = Capital
| seat                     = {{PH wikidata|seat}}
| government_type          = {{PH wikidata|government_type}}
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = [[Governor]]
| leader_name              = Atty. [[Henry Oaminal|Henry S. Oaminal]] ([[Nacionalista Party|NP]])
| leader_title2            = [[Lieutenant governor|Vice Governor]]
| leader_name2             = Rowena L. Gutierrez (Asenso Pinoy Party)
| leader_title3            = Legislature
| leader_name3             = [[Misamis Occidental Provincial Board]]
| area_footnotes           = <ref name=nscblist>{{cite web|title=List of Provinces |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |work=PSGC Interactive |publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board |access-date=10 July 2014 |location=Makati City, Philippines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117174921/http://nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |archive-date=17 January 2013 }}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 2,006.63
| area_rank                = 60th out of 81
| elevation_max_m          = 2,404
| elevation_max_point      = [[Mount Malindang]]
| population_footnotes     = {{PH census|current|10}}
| population_total         = {{PH wikidata|population_total}}
| population_as_of         = {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_rank          = 50th out of 81
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_density_rank  = 26th out of 81
| demographics_type1       = Divisions
| demographics1_title1     = [[Independent component city|Independent cities]]
| demographics1_info1      = 0
| demographics1_title2     = [[Cities of the Philippines|Component cities]]
| demographics1_info2      = {{Collapsible list
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| title                   = 3
 | [[Oroquieta]]
 | [[Ozamiz]]
 | [[Tangub]]
}}
| demographics1_title3     = [[Municipalities of the Philippines|Municipalities]]
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| titlestyle              = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;
| title                   = 14
 | [[Aloran]]
 | [[Baliangao]]
 | [[Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental|Bonifacio]]
 | [[Calamba, Misamis Occidental|Calamba]]
 | [[Clarin, Misamis Occidental|Clarin]]
 | [[Concepcion, Misamis Occidental|Concepcion]]
 | [[Don Victoriano]]
 | [[Jimenez, Misamis Occidental|Jimenez]]
 | [[Lopez Jaena]]
 | [[Panaon, Misamis Occidental|Panaon]]
 | [[Plaridel, Misamis Occidental|Plaridel]]
 | [[Sapang Dalaga]]
 | [[Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental|Sinacaban]]
 | [[Tudela, Misamis Occidental|Tudela]]
}}
| demographics1_title4     = [[Barangay]]s
| demographics1_info4      = 490
| demographics1_title5     = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Districts]]
| demographics1_info5      = [[Legislative districts of Misamis Occidental]]
| timezone                 = [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]
| utc_offset               = +8
| postal_code_type         = [[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = {{PH wikidata|postal_code}}
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| area_code                = {{PH wikidata|area_code}}
| iso_code                 = {{PH wikidata|iso_code}}
| blank_name_sec1          = Spoken languages
| blank_info_sec1          = {{hlist | [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] | [[Subanen languages|Subanen]] | [[Maranao language|Maranao]] | [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] | [[English language|English]] }}
| blank_name_sec2          = Income classification
| blank_info_sec2          = 1st class
| website                  = {{PH wikidata|website}}
| official_name            = 
| seat1                    = [[Ozamiz]]
| seat1_type               = Largest city
| image_map1               = 
}}

'''Misamis Occidental''' ({{langx|ceb|Kasadpang Misamis}}; [[Subanen languages|Subanen]]: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; {{langx|mrw|Sedepan Misamis}}; {{langx|fil|Kanlurang Misamis}}), officially the '''Province of Misamis Occidental''', is a [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] located in the [[Regions of the Philippines|region]] of [[Northern Mindanao]] in the [[Philippines]]. Its capital is the city of [[Oroquieta]] while [[Ozamiz]] is the most-populous city. The province borders [[Zamboanga del Norte]] and [[Zamboanga del Sur]] to the west and is separated from [[Lanao del Norte]] by [[Panguil Bay]] to the south and [[Iligan Bay]] to the east. The province of Misamis was originally inhabited by [[Subanon people|Subanens]] who were an easy target by the sea pirates from [[Lanao (province)|Lanao]].

The province is named after the [[Ozamiz|early settlement of the Spaniards]] at the entrance to the [[Panguil Bay]]. The name ''Misamis'' is believed to have been derived from the [[Subanen languages|Subanen]] word ''kuyamis'' which is a variety of coconut, the staple food of the early settlers. During the years the name persisted as an inference of the geographical location, and upon the advent of the Spanish settlers, the word ''kuyamis'' easily gave way to the more convenient pronounceable but corrupted word ''Misamis''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://trc.dost.gov.ph/SocioEconomicBriefHistoryPage.jsp?provinceid=476 |title=Socio Economic: Brief History |access-date=2010-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831111916/http://trc.dost.gov.ph/SocioEconomicBriefHistoryPage.jsp?provinceid=476 |archive-date=2011-08-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>