Lugait

Lugait
Municipality of Lugait
Municipal Hall and Plaza
Map of Misamis Oriental with Lugait highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Lugait
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°20′28″N 124°15′33″E / 8.34111°N 124.25917°E / 8.34111; 124.25917
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceMisamis Oriental
District 2nd district
FoundedMarch 16, 1961
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorWellie G. Lim
  Vice MayorRoger G. Lim
  RepresentativeYevgeny Vincente B. Emano
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate15,293 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
27.45 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Highest elevation
507 m (1,663 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
20,559
  Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
  Households
5,062
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
22.20
% (2021)
  Revenue178.7 million (2022)
  Assets646 million (2022)
  Expenditure128.6 million (2022)
  Liabilities138.2 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityMisamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9025
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)88
Native languagesCebuano
Binukid
Subanon
Tagalog

Lugait, officially the Municipality of Lugait (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lugait; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lugait), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,559 people.

It is also spelled as Luga-it.