Malaybalay
Malaybalay
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Skyline of Malaybalay Malaybalay City Hall Malaybalay City Rizal Park Kaamulan Grounds | |
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| Motto(s): "Cool Place, Warm People" | |
Map of Bukidnon with Malaybalay highlighted | |
Interactive map of Malaybalay | |
Malaybalay Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°09′23″N 125°08′00″E / 8.1564°N 125.1333°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Bukidnon |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 15 June 1877 |
| Cityhood | 22 March 1998 |
| Barangays | 46 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Jay Warren R. Pabillaran |
| • Vice Mayor | Estelito R. Marabe |
| • Representative | Jonathan Keith T. Flores |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 124,813 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 969.19 km2 (374.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,941 m (9,649 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 195,046 |
| • Density | 201.25/km2 (521.23/sq mi) |
| • Households | 43,839 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.3 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 2,433 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 5,512 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,770 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Bukidnon 2 Electric Cooperative (BUSECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8700 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Binukid Cebuano |
| Website | malaybalaycity |
Malaybalay City, officially the City of Malaybalay (Binukid: Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy), is a component city and capital of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 190,712 people.
The city, dubbed as the "South Summer Capital of the Philippines" (shared with Marawi, Lanao del Sur), is bordered north by Impasugong; west by Lantapan; south by Valencia and San Fernando; and east by Cabanglasan and Agusan del Sur.
It was formerly part of the province of Misamis Oriental as a municipal district in the late 19th century. When the special province of Agusan (now Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur) and its sub-province (Bukidnon) were created in 1907, Malaybalay was designated as the capital of Bukidnon. It was then formally established as a municipality on October 19, 1907, and was created into a city on February 11, 1998, by virtue of Republic Act 8490.
Malaybalay City is the venue of the Kaamulan Festival, held annually from mid-February to March 10.