Why visit Kibawe
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 6 parks and trails, 91 places to eat, 8 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Kibawe
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About Kibawe
Kibawe, officially the Municipality of Kibawe (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kibawe; Filipino: Bayan ng Kibawe), is a municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 43,491 people.
From the Wikipedia article Kibawe (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes91
Flame-Mingle
Restaurant · Filipino · 11.8 km
J. P. Laurel Street
Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
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History
In the early days of the American regime, Kibawe was populated by a tribe of Mamadas people. The Mamadas people were nomadic by nature and subsisted on hunting and forest products. They maintained small plots of corn, camote and gabi in places where they built their temporary shelters. They practised a feudal type of government and were responsible only to their datus who governed as their political chieftain, judge, religious leader and armed-forces chief. The most famous among the “datus” was Datu Mambantayao. Datu Mambantayao's bravery and love for his subjects were unexcelled and remain in the hearts and minds of the people to this day. One of the historic events of his life as a datu was the capturing of a lady whom he loved. She was abducted by a tribe from Bugcaon, Malaybalay, Bukidnon, seventy kilometers away from Kibawe. Datu Mambantayao, along with his armed trained warriors marched to Bugcaon, which they attacked heavily, plundering and killing the Bugcaons’ chieftain for the recovery of the lady who he later married. Datu Mambantayao named this place Kibawe from the word “Guibawe” meaning recovery.
From the History section of Kibawe on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay8
Churches and places of worship16
Shopping25
Gas and EV charging29
Schools, colleges and libraries110
Bukidnon State University - Damulog Satellite Campus
School · 11.0 km
National Highway
Don Carlos Central Elementary School
School · 12.1 km
Lamac-lamac Street, Don Carlos
Old Kibawe Elementary School
School · 1.7 km
Kibawe - Kadingilan - Kalilangan Road, Kibawe
Healthcare31
Municipal Health Office
Clinic and pharmacy · 9.3 km
J. P. Laurel Street, Kadingilan
Map of Kibawe
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Getting there and nearby towns
Maramag Airport (XMA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 km away.
- Kitaotao 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Don Carlos 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Quezon 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Maramag 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Kalilangan 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Wao 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- President Roxas 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Kabacan 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Matalam 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Kidapawan 63 km south, about 1 h by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Landing Fields - Philipines - Mindanao Island, Unknown author Unknown author or not provided, Public domain
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