The municipality of Lugait in the province of Misamis Oriental was founded on March 16, 1961 by virtue of Executive Order No. 425 issued by then President Carlos P. Garcia.



Role of the Municipality

The Municipality of Lugait consisting of 8 barangays namely: Poblacion, Biga, Calangahan, Lower Talacogon, Upper Talacogon, Aya-aya, Kaluknayan and Betahon serves primarily as a general purpose government for the coordination and delivery of basic, regular and direct services and effective governance to the inhabitants within its territorial jurisdiction.