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Magsaysay Town signage
Magsaysay Town signage · Hariboneagle927, CC BY-SA 4.0
Barangay Calawag, Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines - panoramio
Barangay Calawag, Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines - panoramio · Allan Siquioco, CC BY 3.0
Purnaga Elementary School, Barangay Purnaga, Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines - panoramio
Purnaga Elementary School, Barangay Purnaga, Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines - panoramio · Allan Siquioco, CC BY 3.0
Magsaysay barrio
Magsaysay barrio · Hariboneagle927, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occidental Mindoro State College
Occidental Mindoro State College · Hariboneagle927, CC BY-SA 4.0
Arnoldus (building)
Arnoldus (building) · Jhonil Avanzado, CC BY-SA 4.0

Magsaysay, Philippines

Magsaysay is a town of 9,407 people in Mimaropa, Philippines, founded in April 3, 1969.

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Population9,407 GeoNames
RegionMimaropa
Elevation9 m 30 ft
FoundedApril 3, 1969
Time zoneAsia/Manila
Land area296.7 km²
Nearest airportSan Jose Airport (SJI) 12 km

Why visit Magsaysay

Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 22 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Landing at Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro Sports Complex.

About Magsaysay

Magsaysay, officially the Municipality of Magsaysay (Tagalog: Bayan ng Magsaysay), is a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,987 people.

From the Wikipedia article Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do5

Bogao Peak

Scenic view · 8.1 km

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Hagdanan Peak

Scenic view · 9.6 km

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Monturidao Hill

Scenic view · 13.3 km

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Mount Alibug

Scenic view · 13.0 km

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Mount Ilin

Scenic view · 12.2 km

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Museums and landmarks4

Landing at Mindoro

Monument and historic site · 12.0 km

San Jose Airport Road

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Caminawit Boundary

Monument and historic site · 8.4 km

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Eskinita

Monument and historic site · 9.0 km

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Parisian Hotel near Airport

Monument and historic site · 12.5 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds5

Occidental Mindoro Sports Complex

Sports field and stadium · 10.3 km

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Aroma Beach Front

Beach · 11.6 km

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Magsaysay Senior Citizens' Park

Park · 2.5 km

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Magsaysay Town Plaza

Park · 2.4 km

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San Jose Municipal Plaza

Park · 9.2 km

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Restaurants and cafes22

Kusina ni Lea

Restaurant · Filipino · 9.6 km

Sikatuna Street

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Urban Flavours Restaurant

Restaurant · 9.0 km

Labangan Road

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Akong

Bakery · 9.5 km

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Circle Food Haus

Restaurant · 9.1 km

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DELOS REYES BAKERY & STORE (Caminawit)

Bakery · 7.4 km

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El Terraza

Restaurant · 9.3 km

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Happy Tummy Kitchenette

Restaurant · 9.5 km

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Karaoke videoke

Bar and pub · 12.0 km

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Lopez Bakery

Bakery · 9.5 km

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Pepe Aguilar's Cafe & Grill

Restaurant · 6.9 km

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TFH

Restaurant · 9.0 km

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McDonald's

Fast food · Burger · 9.4 km

Rizal Street

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10 more on the map.

Where to stay18

Churches and places of worship25

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Shopping28

Gas and EV charging17

Schools, colleges and libraries84

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Healthcare8

Map of Magsaysay

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Getting there and nearby towns

San Jose Airport (SJI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.

  • Paclolo 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
  • Mangarine 6 km west, about 6 min by car
  • Caminauit 7 km west, about 7 min by car
  • San Jose 9 km west, about 9 min by car
  • Santa Teresa 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
  • Bagong Sikat 10 km west, about 10 min by car
  • Bansud 68 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Sablayan 69 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Socorro 86 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Pinamalayan 86 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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