Cagayan de Oro
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Misamis Oriental / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cagayan de Oro (CDO), officially the City of Cagayan de Oro (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro), is a large city in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines. It is the capital of the Misamis Oriental province. In the 2020 census, 728,402 people lived in the city. Cagayan de Oro is also the center of business in Northern Mindanao. It is part of the Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro area. This area includes the city of El Salvador, the towns of Opol, Alubijid, Laguindingan, Gitagum, Lugait, Naawan, Initao, Libertad and Manticao at the western side, It also includes the towns of Tagoloan, Villanueva, Jasaan, Claveria and Balingasag at the eastern side.
Cagayan de Oro | |
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Highly urbanized city | |
City of Cagayan de Oro | |
Etymology: Cagayan de Misamis | |
Nicknames: | |
Anthem: "Cagayan de Oro March" | |
Coordinates: 8°29′N 124°39′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) |
Province | Misamis Oriental (geographically only) |
District | 1st and 2nd districts |
Settlement re-established | 1626 |
Town | 1871 |
Cityhood | June 15, 1950 |
Highly urbanized city | November 22, 1983 |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Rolando A. Uy (NUP) |
• Vice Mayor | Jocelyn B. Rodriguez (CDP) |
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Area | |
• City | 412.80 km2 (159.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,892 m (9,488 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• City | 728,402 |
• Rank | 10th |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,687,159 |
• Households | 190,225 |
Demonym(s) | Cagayanons; Kagay-anons |
Economy | |
• Gross domestic product | ₱239,252 million (2021)[6] $4,749 million (2021)[7] |
• Income class | 1st city income class |
• Revenue | ₱4,239,453,936.00 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱11,848,072,732.00 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱3,854,871,400.00 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱3,244,265,210.00 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Water | Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9000 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
Native languages | Cebuano, Tagalog, English |
Abbreviations | CdeO, CDO, CDOC, Cag. de Oro |
Website | cagayandeoro |
Cagayan de Oro is on the north central coast of Mindanao island. It faces Macajalar Bay. The city is bordered by the municipalities of Opol to the west, Tagoloan to the east, and the provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte to the south of the city. According to the 2020 census, the city was the 10th most populous city in the Philippines.[8]