# Jimenez, Misamis Occidental

Jimenez, officially the Municipality of Jimenez (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Jimenez; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jimenez), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,909 people.
Within the predominantly Catholic town lies the Church of Saint John the Baptist which is one of the oldest monuments in the Philippines. Many Jimeneznons live outside the country but have retained close ties to the town, with "balikbayans" offering community service and philanthropy, and others taking up residence upon retirement abroad.
The heritage town is one of the best preserved colonial towns in the entire Philippines. The conservation, preservation, and restoration of the town's heritage structures such as the church and ancestral houses are the main focus of the local government. The town is being pushed to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

## History

Jimenez retained its territory by 1903 when the number of municipalities in the then-undivided Misamis decreased through Act No. 951, issued on October 21.

## Geography
### Barangays

Jimenez is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
* Adorable
* Butuay
* Carmen
* Corrales
* Dicoloc
* Gata
* Guintomoyan
* Malibacsan
* Macabayao
* Matugas Alto
* Matugas Bajo
* Mialem
* Naga (Poblacion)
* Palilan
* Nacional (Poblacion)
* Rizal (Poblacion)
* San Isidro
* Santa Cruz (Poblacion)
* Sibaroc
* Sinara Alto
* Sinara Bajo
* Seti
* Tabo-o
* Taraka (Poblacion)

### Climate

Climate data for Jimenez, Misamis Occidental :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) | 44 (1.7) | 37 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 87 (3.4) | 137 (5.4) | 131 (5.2) | 141 (5.6) | 143 (5.6) | 134 (5.3) | 68 (2.7) | 53 (2.1) | 1,073 (42.3) |
| Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 7,187 | — |
| 1918 | 13,212 | +4.14% |
| 1939 | 24,182 | +2.92% |
| 1948 | 25,352 | +0.53% |
| 1960 | 20,996 | −1.56% |
| 1970 | 18,551 | −1.23% |
| 1975 | 19,108 | +0.60% |
| 1980 | 21,037 | +1.94% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 20,589 | −0.22% |
| 1995 | 21,434 | +0.76% |
| 2000 | 23,212 | +1.72% |
| 2007 | 24,340 | +0.66% |
| 2010 | 25,234 | +1.32% |
| 2015 | 27,654 | +1.76% |
| 2020 | 28,909 | +0.88% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, the population of Jimenez was 28,909 people, with a density of 360 inhabitants per square kilometre or 930 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Jimenez
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 36.40
* 2009 40.85
* 2012 27.95
* 2015 23.63
* 2018 20.42
* 2021 21.51
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Education

Jimenez has three major high schools including School of Saint John the Baptist, Jimenez Bethel Institute, and a public high school located in barangay Corrales.

## List of presumed Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Jimenez

The following table lists down built heritage structures as identified by the local government of Jimenez:
| Site name | Province | City or municipality | Address | Coordinates |
| Apolinar Jungao Razo House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′01″N 123°50′40″E﻿ / ﻿8.333659°N 123.844418°E﻿ / 8.333659; 123.844418﻿ (Apolinar Jungao Razo House) |
| Bacarro Printing Press | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′06″N 123°50′28″E﻿ / ﻿8.334951°N 123.841198°E﻿ / 8.334951; 123.841198﻿ (Bacarro Printing Press) |
| Balbino and Escobia Angus House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′02″N 123°50′29″E﻿ / ﻿8.333798°N 123.841446°E﻿ / 8.333798; 123.841446﻿ (Balbino and Escobia Angus House) |
| Benito Lim and Marcelina Cabalog House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Calderon cor. Sen. Ozamiz Sts. | 8°20′08″N 123°50′23″E﻿ / ﻿8.335584°N 123.839667°E﻿ / 8.335584; 123.839667﻿ (Benito Lim and Marcelina Cabalog House) |
| Casa de Ozamiz | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′03″N 123°50′35″E﻿ / ﻿8.334125°N 123.842983°E﻿ / 8.334125; 123.842983﻿ (Casa de Ozamiz) |
| Cayetano Yu and Usebia Larilin House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′03″N 123°50′30″E﻿ / ﻿8.334243°N 123.841746°E﻿ / 8.334243; 123.841746﻿ (Cayetano Yu and Usebia Larilin House) |
| Celso Velez Valmores, Sr. and Cesaria Docor Documento House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°19′58″N 123°50′22″E﻿ / ﻿8.332746°N 123.839452°E﻿ / 8.332746; 123.839452﻿ (Celso Velez Valmores, Sr. and Cesaria Docor Documento House) |
| Convent of the Maryknoll Sisters of Mercy | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′08″N 123°50′20″E﻿ / ﻿8.33542°N 123.838873°E﻿ / 8.33542; 123.838873﻿ (Convent of the Maryknoll Sisters of Mercy) |
| Daniel Lee House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′02″N 123°50′34″E﻿ / ﻿8.333894°N 123.842698°E﻿ / 8.333894; 123.842698﻿ (Daniel Lee House) |
| Elang Azcuna House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′02″N 123°50′30″E﻿ / ﻿8.334027°N 123.841672°E﻿ / 8.334027; 123.841672﻿ (Elang Azcuna House) |
| Francisco Azcuna House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′01″N 123°50′40″E﻿ / ﻿8.333663°N 123.84434°E﻿ / 8.333663; 123.84434﻿ (Francisco Azcuna House) |
| Fructuoso Malon Maulas and Nieves Parmisana House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Burgos St. | 8°20′01″N 123°50′26″E﻿ / ﻿8.333589°N 123.840542°E﻿ / 8.333589; 123.840542﻿ (Fructuoso Malon Maulas and Nieves Parmisana House) |
| Gabriel Haganus and Seferina Eroy House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Burgos St., Barangay Nacional | 8°20′02″N 123°50′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.333946°N 123.838327°E﻿ / 8.333946; 123.838327﻿ (Gabriel Haganus and Seferina Eroy House) |
| Gregorio Tak-an and Teodora Olarte House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Calderon cor. Sen. Ozamiz Sts., Barangay Nacional | 8°20′09″N 123°50′23″E﻿ / ﻿8.335781°N 123.839729°E﻿ / 8.335781; 123.839729﻿ (Gregorio Tak-an and Teodora Olarte House) |
| Guillermo Te House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′01″N 123°50′39″E﻿ / ﻿8.333704°N 123.844188°E﻿ / 8.333704; 123.844188﻿ (Guillermo Te House) |
| Honorato Apao and Irene Paredes House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | J. Duenas cor Mabini Sts. | 8°20′00″N 123°50′22″E﻿ / ﻿8.33332°N 123.839327°E﻿ / 8.33332; 123.839327﻿ (Honorato Apao and Irene Paredes House) |
| Inocencio and Adriana Madrangca House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Burgos St. | 8°20′02″N 123°50′21″E﻿ / ﻿8.33381°N 123.839103°E﻿ / 8.33381; 123.839103﻿ (Inocencio and Adriana Madrangca House) |
| Intsik Tia House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′03″N 123°50′29″E﻿ / ﻿8.334048°N 123.841489°E﻿ / 8.334048; 123.841489﻿ (Intsik Tia House) |
| Isaac and Severina Quilo | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Burgos St. | 8°20′01″N 123°50′27″E﻿ / ﻿8.333531°N 123.840794°E﻿ / 8.333531; 123.840794﻿ (Isaac and Severina Quilo) |
| Isabelo and Teodora Gimeno House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Spanish road cor. Burgos Sts. | 8°19′54″N 123°50′24″E﻿ / ﻿8.331742°N 123.840094°E﻿ / 8.331742; 123.840094﻿ (Isabelo and Teodora Gimeno House) |
| Jose Luis Maulas and Felisa Parmisana House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Burgos cor. Osmena Sts. | 8°20′01″N 123°50′25″E﻿ / ﻿8.33361°N 123.840372°E﻿ / 8.33361; 123.840372﻿ (Jose Luis Maulas and Felisa Parmisana House) |
| Leon Malinao and Narcisa Malon House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Aguinaldo cor. Adorable Sts., Barangay Nacional | 8°20′05″N 123°50′15″E﻿ / ﻿8.334816°N 123.837547°E﻿ / 8.334816; 123.837547﻿ (Leon Malinao and Narcisa Malon House) |
| Lucio Tanguamos and Petrona Apao House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Burgos St. cor. Spanish road | 8°19′55″N 123°50′24″E﻿ / ﻿8.331938°N 123.839963°E﻿ / 8.331938; 123.839963﻿ (Lucio Tanguamos and Petrona Apao House) |
| | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | |
| Marcelo Harayo House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′01″N 123°50′40″E﻿ / ﻿8.333658°N 123.844501°E﻿ / 8.333658; 123.844501﻿ (Marcelo Harayo House) |
| Santiago Cajita House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′01″N 123°50′41″E﻿ / ﻿8.3336°N 123.844849°E﻿ / 8.3336; 123.844849﻿ (Santiago Cajita House) |
| Sataru Oca and Beatriz Alforque House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | Burgos St. | 8°20′02″N 123°50′20″E﻿ / ﻿8.333845°N 123.838928°E﻿ / 8.333845; 123.838928﻿ (Sataru Oca and Beatriz Alforque House) |
| Severino Vapor House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′03″N 123°50′32″E﻿ / ﻿8.334185°N 123.842108°E﻿ / 8.334185; 123.842108﻿ (Severino Vapor House) |
| Sofronio Galindo and Bonifacia Cahayag Balais House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′02″N 123°50′32″E﻿ / ﻿8.333952°N 123.842279°E﻿ / 8.333952; 123.842279﻿ (Sofronio Galindo and Bonifacia Cahayag Balais House) |
| Spanish Road | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°19′52″N 123°50′25″E﻿ / ﻿8.331125°N 123.840264°E﻿ / 8.331125; 123.840264﻿ (Spanish Road) |
| Tim Kian Tiu House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | | 8°20′02″N 123°50′19″E﻿ / ﻿8.333905°N 123.838567°E﻿ / 8.333905; 123.838567﻿ (Tim Kian Tiu House) |
This table lists down built heritage structures not formally identified by the local government of Jimenez but are pursuant to the Republic Act No. 10066 or the National Heritage Law of 2009:
| Site name | Province | City or municipality | Coordinates |
| Abellana House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′55″N 123°50′34″E﻿ / ﻿8.332063°N 123.842661°E﻿ / 8.332063; 123.842661﻿ (Abellana House) |
| Aglipayan Church | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′02″N 123°50′27″E﻿ / ﻿8.33384°N 123.840769°E﻿ / 8.33384; 123.840769﻿ (Aglipayan Church) |
| Alfredo Galindo House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′53″N 123°50′22″E﻿ / ﻿8.331429°N 123.839313°E﻿ / 8.331429; 123.839313﻿ (Alfredo Galindo House) |
| Camilo Lagman House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′00″N 123°50′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.333455°N 123.838388°E﻿ / 8.333455; 123.838388﻿ (Camilo Lagman House) |
| Catholic Cemetery | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′28″N 123°50′13″E﻿ / ﻿8.341161°N 123.836888°E﻿ / 8.341161; 123.836888﻿ (Catholic Cemetery) |
| Cloma House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′09″N 123°50′19″E﻿ / ﻿8.335957°N 123.838686°E﻿ / 8.335957; 123.838686﻿ (Cloma House) |
| Eugenia Laguna House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′15″N 123°50′25″E﻿ / ﻿8.337563°N 123.84025°E﻿ / 8.337563; 123.84025﻿ (Eugenia Laguna House) |
| Eusebio Sagrado House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′00″N 123°50′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.333288°N 123.83824°E﻿ / 8.333288; 123.83824﻿ (Eusebio Sagrado House) |
| Gamalinda House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′15″N 123°50′24″E﻿ / ﻿8.337597°N 123.840013°E﻿ / 8.337597; 123.840013﻿ (Gamalinda House) |
| Henson Brigida House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′01″N 123°50′17″E﻿ / ﻿8.333525°N 123.83807°E﻿ / 8.333525; 123.83807﻿ (Henson Brigida House) |
| Heritage Baptist Church | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′01″N 123°50′45″E﻿ / ﻿8.333688°N 123.845901°E﻿ / 8.333688; 123.845901﻿ (Heritage Baptist Church) |
| Honorato Gumuhit House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′53″N 123°50′21″E﻿ / ﻿8.33126°N 123.839105°E﻿ / 8.33126; 123.839105﻿ (Honorato Gumuhit House) |
| Jimenez Bethel Institute | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′00″N 123°50′32″E﻿ / ﻿8.33325°N 123.842337°E﻿ / 8.33325; 123.842337﻿ (Jimenez Bethel Institute) |
| Juan Balais House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′12″N 123°50′24″E﻿ / ﻿8.336745°N 123.840087°E﻿ / 8.336745; 123.840087﻿ (Juan Balais House) |
| Juan Malos House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′04″N 123°50′11″E﻿ / ﻿8.334459°N 123.836276°E﻿ / 8.334459; 123.836276﻿ (Juan Malos House) |
| Laguna House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′16″N 123°50′25″E﻿ / ﻿8.33782°N 123.84026°E﻿ / 8.33782; 123.84026﻿ (Laguna House) |
| Leon Sagrado House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′01″N 123°50′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.333478°N 123.838256°E﻿ / 8.333478; 123.838256﻿ (Leon Sagrado House) |
| Lingatong House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′00″N 123°50′30″E﻿ / ﻿8.333406°N 123.841602°E﻿ / 8.333406; 123.841602﻿ (Lingatong House) |
| Macaliong House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′05″N 123°50′17″E﻿ / ﻿8.33459°N 123.837918°E﻿ / 8.33459; 123.837918﻿ (Macaliong House) |
| Maghuyop House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′08″N 123°50′21″E﻿ / ﻿8.33553°N 123.839152°E﻿ / 8.33553; 123.839152﻿ (Maghuyop House) |
| Manriquez House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′10″N 123°50′19″E﻿ / ﻿8.33598°N 123.838498°E﻿ / 8.33598; 123.838498﻿ (Manriquez House) |
| Paderanga House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′54″N 123°50′24″E﻿ / ﻿8.331555°N 123.839883°E﻿ / 8.331555; 123.839883﻿ (Paderanga House) |
| Palloto House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′01″N 123°50′44″E﻿ / ﻿8.333482°N 123.845448°E﻿ / 8.333482; 123.845448﻿ (Palloto House) |
| Porferia Maulas House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′57″N 123°50′33″E﻿ / ﻿8.332589°N 123.842528°E﻿ / 8.332589; 123.842528﻿ (Porferia Maulas House) |
| PURVIL High School | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′02″N 123°50′26″E﻿ / ﻿8.333939°N 123.840499°E﻿ / 8.333939; 123.840499﻿ (PURVIL High School) |
| Rafael Palangan House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′58″N 123°50′34″E﻿ / ﻿8.332783°N 123.842734°E﻿ / 8.332783; 123.842734﻿ (Rafael Palangan House) |
| Rivera Gregorio House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′04″N 123°50′10″E﻿ / ﻿8.334481°N 123.836093°E﻿ / 8.334481; 123.836093﻿ (Rivera Gregorio House) |
| Seventh Day Adventist Church Ruins | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′06″N 123°50′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.335005°N 123.838218°E﻿ / 8.335005; 123.838218﻿ (Seventh Day Adventist Church Ruins) |
| Simplicio Apao House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′01″N 123°50′31″E﻿ / ﻿8.333533°N 123.842033°E﻿ / 8.333533; 123.842033﻿ (Simplicio Apao House) |
| Tiu Ching Huat Bakery | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′02″N 123°50′36″E﻿ / ﻿8.333991°N 123.843375°E﻿ / 8.333991; 123.843375﻿ (Tiu Ching Huat Bakery) |
| Unnamed House 1 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′07″N 123°50′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.335219°N 123.838242°E﻿ / 8.335219; 123.838242﻿ (Unnamed House 1) |
| Unnamed House 2 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′00″N 123°50′20″E﻿ / ﻿8.333216°N 123.838841°E﻿ / 8.333216; 123.838841﻿ (Unnamed House 2) |
| Unnamed House 3 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′01″N 123°50′15″E﻿ / ﻿8.333657°N 123.837581°E﻿ / 8.333657; 123.837581﻿ (Unnamed House 3) |
| Unnamed House 4 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′59″N 123°50′22″E﻿ / ﻿8.333116°N 123.839468°E﻿ / 8.333116; 123.839468﻿ (Unnamed House 4) |
| Unnamed House 5 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′59″N 123°50′25″E﻿ / ﻿8.332946°N 123.840279°E﻿ / 8.332946; 123.840279﻿ (Unnamed House 5) |
| Unnamed House 6 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′04″N 123°50′33″E﻿ / ﻿8.334489°N 123.842367°E﻿ / 8.334489; 123.842367﻿ (Unnamed House 6) |
| Unnamed House 7 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°19′59″N 123°50′25″E﻿ / ﻿8.333178°N 123.840304°E﻿ / 8.333178; 123.840304﻿ (Unnamed House 7) |
| Unnamed House 8 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′05″N 123°50′27″E﻿ / ﻿8.33464°N 123.840925°E﻿ / 8.33464; 123.840925﻿ (Unnamed House 8) |
| Unnamed House 9 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′02″N 123°50′10″E﻿ / ﻿8.333794°N 123.836184°E﻿ / 8.333794; 123.836184﻿ (Unnamed House 9) |
| Unnamed House 10 | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′11″N 123°50′33″E﻿ / ﻿8.336482°N 123.842365°E﻿ / 8.336482; 123.842365﻿ (Unnamed House 10) |
| Valeriano Castano-Guillermo House | Misamis Occidental | Jimenez | 8°20′00″N 123°50′29″E﻿ / ﻿8.33343°N 123.841433°E﻿ / 8.33343; 123.841433﻿ (Valeriano Castano-Guillermo House) |