Aglayan
{{Short description|Settlement in the Philippines}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Aglayan
| subdivision_name3 = South Highway District
| population_demonyms = Aglayanen (Binukid), Aglayanon (Cebuano)
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_total = 7594
| elevation_m = 404
| area_total_km2 = 35.00
| leader_name = Glorio D. Sajulga
| leader_title = Chairman
| governing_body = Sangguniang Barangay
| government_type = Barangay Council
| established_date = 1960
| established_title = Barangayhood
| subdivision_type3 = District
| official_name =
| subdivision_name2 = File: Flag of Malaybalay, Bukidnon.png Malaybalay
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name1 = File: Flag of Bukidnon.png Bukidnon
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
| subdivision_type = Country
| settlement_type = Barangay
| coordinates = {{coord|8|3|11.5|N|125|8|7.4|E|region:PH}}
| pushpin_label = Aglayan
| pushpin_map_caption = Map of Mindanao showing the location of Aglayan
| pushpin_map = Mindanao mainland#Philippines
| population_as_of = 2015
| blank_name_sec1 = PSGC
| blank_info_sec1 = 101312001{{cite web |url=https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/brgydetail/101312001 |title=Philippine Standard Geographic Code for Aglayan |website=Philippine Statistics Authority}}
| blank_name_sec2 = IRA (2020)
| blank_info_sec2 = Php 7,020,642{{cite web
|url=https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/programs-projects/internal-revenue-allotment-ira
|title=CY 2020 Monthly internal revenue allotment for barangays, Region X, Bukidnon
|website=Department of Budget and Management}}
| image_seal = Aglayanseal.png
}}
Aglayan is an urban barangay of the City of Malaybalay in the Province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, Aglayan has a population of 7,594 people.{{Cite web|title=Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay|url=https://www.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/R10.xlsx|last=|first=|date=2015|website=Philippine Statistics Authority|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
Geography
Aglayan is bounded to the north by Laguitas, Magsaysay, and Mapayag; to the east by Linabo; to the south by Violeta and Cabangahan; and to the west by Bugcaon and Capitan Juan in the municipality of Lantapan. It has an area of 3,500 hectares characterized by a flat terrain in the south and a rising terrain in the northeast, touching the foothills of the Kitanglad Range at the source of the Aglayan Creek.{{Cite web|title=AGLAYAN – THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF MALAYBALAY|url=http://malaybalaycity.gov.ph/malaybalay-dev/aglayan/|language=en-US|access-date=May 12, 2020}} The only important water bodies around Aglayan are Aglayan Creek, Cabangahan Creek, and the Sawaga River. Politically, Aglayan is composed of 14 purok, with Purok 6B as the most populated and Purok 5B as the least populated. Most of the territory of Aglayan is invested in agriculture, while a small fraction is dedicated to residential, commercial, and industrial uses. Aglayan has four sitios within its jurisdiction. These are: Upper Kapayawan on the west, Lower Kapayawan on the south (the village proper), Mahayahay (Purok 6) to the east, and Lukdu or Upper Aglayan (Purok 5) to the north.
Economy
Major crops produced in Aglayan are maize, sugarcane, pineapple, banana, rubber, and adlai. Due to its strategic location at the crossroads of Northern Mindanao, Aglayan is a prospective center of commerce and a transportation hub of Malaybalay. Aglayan serves as a first distribution point of agricultural and fishery products for the city of Malaybalay and the entrance to the Basakan District and the municipalities of Cabanglasan and Lantapan. Moreover, Aglayan connects Malaybalay to other major cities in Mindanao such as Cagayan de Oro and Davao (via Sayre Highway), Iligan{{Cite web|title=New Iligan-Bukidnon Road (Sta. Felomina-Rogongon Section) cuts travel time from Iligan to Bukidnon|url=http://www.cdodev.com/2019/01/11/new-iligan-bukidnon-road-sta-felomina-rogongon-section-cuts-travel-time-from-iligan-to-bukidnon/ |date=January 11, 2019|website=CDODev.Com |access-date=May 12, 2020}} and Butuan{{Cite web |title=Vital Agusan del Sur-Bukidnon link|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/22/vital-agusan-del-sur-bukidnon-link|website=Manila Bulletin News |access-date=May 12, 2020}} (via Mindanao East-West Lateral Road), and Gingoog{{Cite web|title=The Malaybalay to Gingoog national highway|url=http://www.bukidnononline.com/malaybalay-gingoog-national-highway/ |author= |date=October 11, 2016|website=Bukidnon Online |access-date=May 12, 2020}} (via Malaybalay-Gingoog Road). As a result, commerce and industry make up a significant part of the economy of Aglayan and Malaybalay as a whole.
History
Aglayan is a Binukid term which means "a place of many aglay (adlai or Job's tears)". The area of what is now Aglayan was first inhabited by the Higaonon people and eventually became a sitio of Barrio Malaybalay of the pueblo of Oroquita del Interior in 1877.{{Cite web|title=Historical Background – THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF MALAYBALAY|url=http://malaybalaycity.gov.ph/malaybalay-dev/historical-background/|language=en-US|access-date=May 12, 2020}} This area was the entry point to Linabo, a community established by Spanish missionaries. By 1948, Aglayan has had organized administration despite only being a sitio of Malaybalay. In 1960, through the approval of Resolution no. 53 series of 1960 by the Municipal Council of Malaybalay, Aglayan was officially converted into a regular barangay. As a regular barangay, Aglayan has experienced growth in population and economy as it became a hub of transportation and commerce in the city and the province. In 1990, it had reached a population greater than 4,000.{{Cite web|title=Aglayan, Malaybalay, Bukidnon Profile – PhilAtlas|url=https://www.philatlas.com/mindanao/r10/bukidnon/malaybalay/aglayan.html|website=www.philatlas.com|access-date=May 12, 2020}} By 1998, when Malaybalay became a chartered city,{{Cite web|title=R.A. No. 8490: An Act Converting the Municipality of Malaybalay into a Component City of the Province of Bukidnon, to be Known as the City of Malaybalay|url=http://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-8490.php|last=Juris|first=The Corpus|date=February 11, 1998|website=The Corpus Juris|language=en|access-date=May 12, 2020}} Aglayan became an urban barangay as a result.