Cagayan de Oro

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
Highly urbanized city
City of Cagayan de Oro
Skyline of Cagayan de Oro
Flag Seal
Etymology: Cagayan de Misamis
Nicknames:  City of Golden Friendship[1] Whitewater Rafting Capital of the Philippines[2] City of Gold[3]
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  [4]
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Rolando A. Uy (NUP)
• Vice Mayor	Jocelyn B. Rodriguez (CDP)
• Representatives	List 1st LegDist Lordan G. Suan (Padayon) 2nd LegDist Rufus B. Rodriguez (CDP)
Area [5]
• 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	₱5,563,939,192.00 (2022)
• Assets	₱13,608,109,648.00 (2022)
• Expenditure	₱4,503,304,543.00 (2022)
• Liabilities	₱5,727,448,969.00 (2022)
Service provider
• Water	Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (PST)
ZIP code	9000
PSGC	104305000
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.gov.ph

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]