The Municipality of Kolambugan is located along the Panguil Bay area facing Ozamiz City in the Province of Misamis Occidental, 47 kilometres (29 mi) east of the capital town of Tubod.

Originally and before the Spanish and later American Invasions, majority of the people living in Kolambugan belonged to the Maranao Tribe.

There was also a story that one of the families in Kolambugan, the Mutia Family from Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental, originally came from the interior area of Lanao del Norte and even at present, this story still exists because according to the tale, the great-great-great of the Mutia Family once lifted a small book hanging in the center of their house and said to the children that it is forbidden to open or to touch the book, and according to the story, after many years have passed and somebody dared to open the book, they saw unfamiliar writings in the book (Spanish and English languages), and some said that the writings also looked like Arabic letters.

The settlers came from the islands of Luzon and Visayas and they brought with them knowledge and experience of Agriculture, Technical, Farming, Lumber, Carpenter, etc.

In 1956, the barrios of Tangcal, Berowar, Pangao, Tawinian, Lumbac, Lawigadato, Somyorang, Bayabao, Pilingkingan, Ramain, Bagigicon, Lamaosa, Meladoc Big, Meladoc Small, and Rarab, then part of Kolambugan, was constituted into the municipal district of Tangcal.

[6] Formerly the largest town in the province, the following towns/barrios were separated from Kolambugan: On the hand, the settlement has going problem and conflict between Non-Muslim and Muslim when Martial Law is implemented.