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Cagayan de Oro
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city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Misamis Oriental
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Northern Mindanao
- Province
- Misamis Oriental (geographically only)
- District
- 1st and 2nd districts
- Cityhood
- June 15, 1950
- Highly urbanized city
- November 22, 1983
- Barangays
- 80 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Mayor
- Rolando Adlao Uy
- Vice mayor
- Jocelyn B. Rodriguez ( CDP )
- Representatives
- List 1st LegDist Lordan G. Suan ( Lakas ) 2nd LegDist Rufus B. Rodriguez ( CDP )
- Electorate
- 414,695 voters ( 2025 )
- City
- 412.80 km (159.38 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 428 m (1,404 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 2,892 m (9,488 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Rank
- 10th
- Density
- 1,796.6/km (4,653.1/sq mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
City Government of Cagayan de Oro
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Encyclopedic overview
Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO), officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 741,617 people, making it the 10th most populous city in the Philippines and the most populous in Northern Mindanao.
It serves as the capital of the province of Misamis Oriental wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but governed administratively independent from the provincial government and also the largest city of that province. It also serves as the regional center and business hub of Northern Mindanao, and part of the growing Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro area, which includes the city of El Salvador, the towns of Opol, Alubijid, Laguindingan, Gitagum, Lugait, Naawan, Initao, Libertad and Manticao at the western side, and the towns of Tagoloan, Villanueva, Jasaan, Claveria and Balingasag at the eastern side.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cagayan de Oro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.