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| Nickname(s): City of Golden Friendship Gateway to Northern Mindanao A City in Bloom, in Blossom and in Boom! ICT Goldmine of the Philippines Rafting Capital of the Philippines |
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City of Cagayan de Oro
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| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) | ||
| Class | 1st Class City; Highly-urbanized | ||
| Province | Misamis Oriental (Capital) | ||
| Districts | 1st (West) to 2nd (East) Districts of Cagayan de Oro | ||
| Barangays | 80 | ||
| Incorporated (Town) | 1871 | ||
| Incorporated (City) | June 15, 1950 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| • Mayor | Vicente Y. Emano | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Ceasar Ian E. Acenas | ||
| • Headquarters | Executive Building (Old City Hall) | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 488.86 km2 (188.7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 10.0 m (33 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 553,966 | ||
| • Density | 945/km2 (2,447.5/sq mi) | ||
| • Demonym | Cagayanons, Kagay-anons | ||
| • Languages | Cebuano, Filipino (Tagalog), English | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP Code | 9000 | ||
| Area code(s) | 88, 8822 | ||
| GDP[1] | 2010(Under Northern Mindanao Financing) | ||
| - Total | PHP11.2 billion (US$271.8 million) |
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| - Per capita | PH₱12,892 (US$304.77) |
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| - Growth | 15.31% | ||
| - City's cost(2011) | PH₱6.8 billion | ||
| HDI (2011)[2] | 0.751 – Medium | ||
| Gini(2010) | 40 medium | ||
| Website | cagayandeoro.gov.ph | ||
Cagayan de Oro; ( /kəˈɡaɪən deɪ ˈɔəroʊ/ kə-gy-ən day ohr-oh; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro), officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. It lies along the northern coastline of the island of Mindanao in the country's southern portion.
Dubbed locally as the "City of Golden Friendship" (Dakbayan sa Bulawanong Panaghigala-ay in Cebuano, as the phrase appears on the city's seal) for the camaraderie and hospitality that are inherent and traditional traits of its people.
Cagayan de Oro is considered as a melting pot in Mindanao. A growing metropolis to be classified as a first-class city. Cagayan de Oro serves as the regional center being the most populous highly-urbanized city in Northern Mindanao (Region X) noted for its accessibility, business growth and tourism attractions. According to the 2007 Census, the city has an estimated population of 553,996 inhabitants.
There are also other places in the Philippines with a Cagayán name. One must distinguish Cagayan de Oro from Cagayan province in Northern Luzon and the Cagayan Islands in the Sulu Sea.
The name Cagayan de Oro may appear abbreviated as CDO, CDOC, CdeO or Cag. de Oro.
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The name Cagayán de Oro can be traced back during the arrival of the Spanish Augustinian Recollect friars in 1622, the area around Himologan (now Huluga), was already known as "Cagayan".
In fact, early Spanish documents in the 16th century already referred to the place as "Cagayán". The area of Northern Mindanao, which included Cagayán de Oro, was granted as Encomienda to a certain Juan Griego on January 25, 1571.
It was Emmanuel Peláez who appended de Oro to Cagayán in recognition of the gold mining activities in the area, harking back to the Spanish colonization. Thus, the city's full name is a combination of the ancient Austronesian and Spanish languages that translates to "City of the River of Gold".
The area was first inhabited around 377 C.E. (the late Neolithic period), island natives lived in a settlement then known as Himologan[3] (now known as Huluga), eight kilometers from present day Cagayán de Oro. The natives were polytheistic animists and paid tributes to Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat, the Sultan of Maguindanao.
In 1622, two Spanish Augustinian Recollect missionaries came in contact with the natives of Himologan and in 1626, Fray Agustín de San Pedro persuaded the chief of Himologan, Datu Salangsang, to transfer his settlement down river, to the present-day Gaston Park. De San Pedro later fortified the new settlement against Sultan Kudarat's raiders.
In 1738, Spanish dominance was felt in Cagayán de Oro. When Misamis gained status of province in 1818, one of its four districts was the Partidos de Cagayan. In 1871, the "Partidos" became a town and was made a permanent capital of Misamis.
On February 27, 1872, Governor-General Carlos María de La Torre issued a decree declaring Cagayan the permanent capital of Segundo Distrito de Misamis. During this era, the name of the town was known as Cagayán de Misamis.
In 1883, the town became a seat of the Spanish government in Mindanao for the Provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte.
On January 10, 1899, Cagayán de Misamis joined the government of Emilio Aguinaldo and celebrated its independence from Spain. It was the second time the Aguinaldo government was declared and the new Philippine flag raised on the Mindanao island.
By virtue of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States; this caused friction and resulted in the Philippine–American War. On March 31, 1900, Americans occupied Cagayán de Misamis and on April 7, 1900, battle erupted in the town center led by General Nicolas Capistrano[4] and Filipino resistance fighters. This would later be known as the Battle of Cagayan de Misamis. The Americans won the war, and about forty years later, gave the Philippines its Independence July 4, 1946.[5]
The war years in Cagayan de Oro were prompted by the presence of the Americans in 1898. The Americans were initially and successfully repulsed by the Kagay-anons forces led by Mayor Don Apolinar Vélez at the historic Battle of Makahambus on June 4, 1900.
After the troubled years, peace finally brought back the economic activities to normalcy under the guidance of the United States. Consequently, from a purely farming-fishing area, Cagayan de Oro emerged into a booming commerce and trade center.
In 1948 the barrios of El Salvador and Molugan with their sitios known as Sala, Sambulawan, Sinaloc, Lagtang, Talaba, Kalabaylabay and Hinigdaan were separated from Cagayan de Oro to form the town of El Salvador.[6]
In 1950 the barrios of Opol, Igpit, and Lower Iponan were separated from Cagayan de Oro to form the town of Opol.[7]
On June 15, 1950, President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act No. 521, which granted the status of a chartered city to the Municipality of Cagayan de Misamis.[8] This was made possible through the efforts of then Cagayan de Oro Congressman Emmanuel Pelaez.
Cagayan de Oro was then declared a highly-urbanized city by the Ministry of Local Government on November 22, 1983.
On December 16, 2011, Tropical Storm Sendong caused widespread flash floods in Northern Mindanao. In Cagayan de Oro, hundreds living near the banks of the Cagayan de Oro River were killed, with hundreds still missing. The total death toll in Northern Mindanao (including Iligan City and nearby regions) is estimated to be at least 500.[9][10]
Officials said that despite government warning, some people did not evacuate. Five people were killed in a landslide, but all others died in the flash floods. The flash flooding occurred overnight, following 10 hours of rain, compounded by overflowing rivers and tributaries. Most of the victims had been sleeping.
In some areas, up to 20 centimeters of rain fell in 24 hours. More than 2,000 have been rescued, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and at least 20,000 people are staying in 10 evacuation centers in Cagayan de Oro. Officials are also investigating reports that an entire village was swept away.[11]
Cagayan de Oro is located along the central coast of Northern Mindanao. It is situated in Mindanao, the second giant of the archipelago of all the landmass of the Philippines.
The southern portion of the city is bordered by the Provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte. The Municipality of Opol borders the city on the west and Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental to the east. To the north lies Macajalar Bay facing Bohol Sea.
Its total land area is 488.86 km² representing 13.9% of the entire Misamis Oriental Province. It includes 25 kilometers of coastline and a fine deep-water harbor, Macajalar Bay. 44.7% of the surface of Cagayan de Oro is classified as agricultural land and 38.4% is classified as open spaces.[12]
Under the Köppen climate classification system, Cagayan de Oro has a tropical climate together with the rest of the Philippines. The average temperature whole year round is 28 °C (82 °F). The highest recorded temperature in the city was 39 °C (102 °F) on June 1998.
Cagayan de Oro receives an even amount of rain throughout the year. The driest month is April, while July is the wettest. Wet season in the city starts in June and ends in November. Drier season starts in December and ends in May. The city is outside the typhoon belt, but it is affected by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone.
| Climate data for Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 99 (37) |
101 (38) |
102 (39) |
102 (39) |
102 (39) |
103 (39) |
100 (38) |
100 (38) |
97 (36) |
99 (37) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
103 (39) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 86 (30) |
87 (31) |
88 (31) |
90 (32) |
91 (33) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
88 (31) |
87 (31) |
89 (32) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
74 (23) |
75 (24) |
77 (25) |
78 (26) |
77 (25) |
76 (24) |
76 (24) |
76 (24) |
76 (24) |
76 (24) |
75 (24) |
76 (24) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 64 (18) |
64 (18) |
66 (19) |
68 (20) |
72 (22) |
66 (19) |
64 (18) |
71 (22) |
72 (22) |
66 (19) |
68 (20) |
66 (19) |
64 (18) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 4.57 (116) |
2.72 (69) |
2.05 (52) |
1.61 (41) |
3.82 (97) |
8.19 (208) |
8.15 (207) |
8.19 (208) |
8.9 (226) |
6.93 (176) |
5.43 (138) |
3.54 (90) |
64.09 (1,628) |
| Rainfall inches (mm) | 0.51 (13) |
0.28 (7) |
0.51 (13) |
0.94 (24) |
5.08 (129) |
11.3 (287) |
13.94 (354) |
18.66 (474) |
15.79 (401) |
7.17 (182) |
4.49 (114) |
2.48 (63) |
81.14 (2,061) |
| Avg. rainy days | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 130 |
| Sunshine hours | 239.6 | 261.1 | 332.8 | 340.4 | 348.6 | 122.5 | 298.3 | 215 | 201.1 | 265.7 | 160 | 110.5 | 2,895.6 |
| Source: Weatherbase[13] | |||||||||||||
Average mass transit use in city is the highest in Northern Mindanao. Consumption to crude is medium rated but it will be rises in the year 2018, the average will abound. Though, through private sects that impart smoke emissions and anti-smoke campaign, the city mass transits used saved gasoline up to 3.2% of pollution throughout Mindanao.
In recent years, the city has focused on smoke emissions, for any improvements in mass transit, and other pollution reducing measures. Tricycle, jeepney and taxis are under agencies and department buildings a cleaner air.
The city government is required to purchase only the most energy-efficient equipment for use in city offices and public housing. Nevertheless, the city government has not yet hybrid vehicles and electric. Smog alerts are few over decade.
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1903 | 21,779 |
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| 1918 | 28,062 | 1.7% | |
| 1939 | 48,084 | 2.6% | |
| 1948 | 46,266 | -0.4% | |
| 1970 | 128,319 |
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| 1975 | 165,220 | 5.2% | |
| 1980 | 227,312 | 6.6% | |
| 1990 | 339,598 | 4.1% | |
| 2000 | 461,871 |
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| 2007 | 553,966 | 2.54% | |
The residents of Cagayan de Oro are a mixture of Maranao, Bukidnon-Higaonon and Chinese bloods. There are about 44% of the household population in Cagayan de Oro classified themselves as Visayan (Binisaya or bisaya), 22.15% as Cebuano, 4.38% as Boholano, while 28.07% as other ethnic groups (2000 Census).[14]
Cebuano is the city's lingua franca, thanks to the influx of Cebuano speakers from the Visayas. English is mainly used for business and in the academe.
Most of the local populations are also fluent in Filipino (Tagalog) the country's national language. There are also a number of older residents who can still speak basic Spanish. Hokkien Chinese is spoken by the Chinese-Filipino community in the city.
However there are a number of other languages (mostly Visayan) spoken in the city. These include Waray-Waray, Hiligaynon, Maranao, Higaonon, among others.
The Chavacano creole, is also spoken by immigrants from Zamboanga Peninsula and Cotabato.
Cagayan de Oro is the "Melting Pot of Mindanao" because of its accessibility, business growth, attractions and most of its entire warm and hospitable people. It is also a business hub of Northern Mindanao region, considered as one of the most progressive and competitive cities in the country.
It was recorded to have reached the annual income of 1.345 billion pesos as of the fiscal year 2006. The city's economy is largely based on industry, commerce, trade, services and tourism. These are the major financial sources of the city and it has been sufficient for the city's economic growth development.
Concentrix and Arriba Telecontact are among the few call centers that have recently opened their doors to the city. With the ongoing construction of the Laguindingan International Airport located in the Municipality of Laguindingan with international standard, business analysts predict the entry of more foreign and local investments and an increase in tourism activity in the region will make Cagayan de Oro as one of the chief cities in the southern part of the Philippines.[12]
Cagayan de Oro is also a favorite destination among businessmen because of its stable peace and order, urban amenities, active private business sector, good banking system and credit facilities, strategic location of the city via international to domestic markets, center for transportation, malls and telecommunications.
Roman Catholic is the city's dominant religion, represented by almost 87% of the population. Other religious affiliations includes Seventh Day Adventist, Iglesia ni Cristo, Philippine Independent Church, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Christ's Commission Fellowship, Islam among others.
Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The archdiocese comprises three civil Provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Camiguin. It is a metropolitan see in the island of Mindanao.
The current Archbishop is Most Reverend Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J., D.D., who was installed on March 4, 2006 and its seat is located at St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral.
Recently, the Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo Church has also decided to move the replica statue of the Black Nazarene to Jesus Nazareno Parish Church in Cagayan de Oro, so that Black Nazarene devotees from Mindanao may not have to travel to Quiapo in Manila for their annual pilgrimage.
In recent decade, the protestant abound in the city. Many foreign evangelist has been lathered in diplomatic metropolitan area. One of the protestant is Pentecostalism which dramatically increase forthwith 2.8 of population percentage. About 20 churches has been settled in the Metro Cagayan de Oro.
The Celebration International church is one of the highest attendance of Pentecost churches with the record of 735 members. In addition, three main mother churches of Pentecost is situated in the suburban and few in the metro.
Also, Adventist, Mormons, and other member of Methodist is surge in suburban and few to the city. Although, many protestant are sourced in foreign countries such as Korea, Australia, and USA and other countries which affiliated in protestant.
There are several notable events in the city. Each barangays or barrios has its own feast locally known as Fiesta literally as festivals honoring their patron saints after achieving recognition in their own rights.
The Kagay-an Festival[15] is a week-long festival in celebration of Cagayan de Oro's patron saint Señor San Agustin, held every month of August. "Kagay-an" thus means a river. Highlights of the Kagay-an Festival are Kahimuan Trade Fair that features the native products of the city and province particularly on agriculture products, Miss Kagay-an, Folkloric Street Dancing Competition which features colorful attires and cultural dances of the Higaonon tribes, Golden Float Parade, Halad sa Lambagohan, PE Rhythmic Dance Competition, Kalo Festival and Kumbira that started on 1996 by Kagay-anons hoteliers and restaurants. A culinary show and exhibit, it has been evolved over the years and it now hosts a culinary competition among students and professionals all over Mindanao. The competition is divided into students and professionals where Hotel and Restaurant Management schools and professional chefs compete against each other in their respective categories. There are also cultural shows, competitions and celebrity concerts.
Charter Day is the city's celebration of its cityhood established on June 15, 1950. It is a non-working holiday and a roster of special activities is lined up annually to mark this special occasion.
Cagayan de Oro’s food culture includes a variety of world cuisines influenced by the city's immigrant history.
Western and Austronesian immigrants have made the city famous for Pastel bread, Chicharrón, Ham, and de Oro crunchy Pizza while Chinese and Korean restaurants are ubiquitous. Some of mobile food vendors licensed by the city with its common street foods like kwek-kwek, fish balls, tempura, grilled meats and other that is cheaper stalls. Also some immigrant-owned restaurants have made variety countries from Asia. The city is also home to many of the finest and most diverse haute cuisine restaurants in the Philippines.
Cagayan de Oro is the home of Cagayan de Oro Stars and Cagayan de Oro Rapids basketball teams. This major teams of the city is member community of Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association, a amateur commercial basketball league in Southern Philippines sanctioned by the country's National Sports Association for basketball, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP). Also it is the home of Holcim MoneyGram-Misamis Oriental and Holcim Pryce Pharma which commencing the Misamis Oriental. Aside from the basketball, Cagayan de Oro also to be known for its oldest lawn tennis clubs like the Golden Friendship Tennis Club. In addition, the city is ornamented with amateur volleyball teams as Xavier University Volleyball Team, DLSU Lady Archers Volleyball Team, and UP alumni association.
The metro cagayan was its pride of professionalism in chess, one of the most common recreations in the metro by continuing championships in Mindanao since 1990’s. Nevertheless, the Kagay-anons also boast with its tourist highlights recreation a white water rafting and Kayaking through the Cagayan River. Also the suburban recreation in cagayan de oro of its Cave adventure or called Cueba de Oro and canopy walk.
Cagayan de Oro also boasts a number of sports venues, including the largest sports complex in Mindanao the Pelaez Memorial Sports Center, Xavier University Gym, Liceo de Cagayan University Gym and other, a sports and entertainment complex that also hosts concerts. The Pelaez Memorial Sports Center serves as the home complex of Misamis Oriental sports teams.
Elected and appointed officials have administered Cagayan de Oro since June 15, 1950, with a strong Mayor-council government. The city political government is composed of the Mayor, Vice Mayor, two Congressional districts Representatives, sixteen Councilors, one Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation Representative and an Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) Representative.
Each official is elected publicly to a three-year terms.
Many residents of Cagayan de Oro consider Justiniano R. Borja the most admired and respected Mayor of Cagayan de Oro. A graduate of Silliman University, Borja started his government service in 1954. He was responsible for the phenomenal growth of the city since 1959, when he opened the Cogon Market (now Cogon Public Market and Commercial Complex).
A statue built in his honor stands at the Plaza Divisoria, made by national artist for sculpture Napoleon V. Abueva.
Borja was called the "Arsenio Lacson of Cagayan de Oro" because he was above all and no non-sense. He ruled without fear or favor. He had political will. Most importantly, he remained simple and would walk to and from his office without any bodyguards.
Borja is the only Mayor that has been given multiple honors; proof of how much he was loved by the city that he served so well. There are J. R. Borja Street, J. R. Borja Memorial Medical Hospital (formerly City Hospital) and a statue located at Plaza Divisoria.
He was the only Mayor of Cagayan de Oro given a doctorate degree "Honoris causa" in public administration by Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan.
Cagayan de Oro is politically subdivided into 80 barangays. These are grouped into two congressional districts, 24 barangays in the 1st District (West) and 56 barangays in the 2nd District (East), with Cagayan de Oro River as the natural boundary.
The city has a 57 urbanized barangays and 23 rural barangays all in all.
1st district - West
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Cagayan de Oro is the base to major military and police camps in Northern Mindanao region. Camp Vicente Alagar is the headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP). It is located in Barangay Lapasan on top of a hilly area overlooking the city.
Camp Alagar has jurisdiction over the entire Northern Mindanao, namely the Provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental including its major cities; Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City.[17]
Recently, the national government provided new vehicles and equipments to improve police response time and increase police visibility in the city.
Camp Edilberto Evangelista, located in Barangay Patag is the largest military camp in Mindanao with an area of 129 hectares. It is home to the 4rth Infantry Division of the Philippine Army. Camp Evangelista's external jurisdiction covers the Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions.
Minor military camps are also located in Barangay Lumbia and Upper Puerto.
In 2009, crime in this city dramatically down along incidents. Forthwith, which annual accomplishment report revealed as posted a crime solution efficiency rate of 97.18 percent in 2007. As lathered by the Police patrols and stations is the easiest track to prevent for any incidents of crimes. By which this said accomplishment has significantly exceeded the 85 percent crime solution efficiency rate goal set by the regional headquarters of the Philippine National Police. At the year 2008-2009,[18] the city has the total crime volume of 403 cases of 50.95%. In classification, the crimes are murder, homicide, physical injury, robbery, theft and rape. The decreased crimes in the city is motivated to consistency[19] to the Cagayan de Oro Police Officers.
Aside from being the commercial capital of Northern Mindanao region, Cagayan de Oro is also considered as the school capital of the region and home to several universities, colleges and tertiary schools. It has three major private universities Capitol University, Liceo de Cagayan University and Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan. These institutions specialize in various disciplines such as medicine, nursing, commerce, computer science, engineering, and law, as well as graduate and post-graduate courses.
Among the most popular schools are Southern de Oro Philippine College (SPC), Pilgrim Christian College, Cagayan de Oro College-PHINMA Education Network, Lourdes College run by the RVM Sisters, STI College-Cagayan de Oro with secondary education in Barangay Kauswagan. Other schools in the city are Cagayan de Oro National High School, Corpus Christi School, Nanuri International School run by the Koreans, International School (IS), Golden Heritage Polytechnic College, Vineyard International Polytechnic College, and Montessori de Oro. There are schools in Cagayan de Oro using the Accelerated Christian Education system, one of these schools including Lapasan Baptist Christian Academy. There are two Chinese schools in the city: Kong Hua School and Oro Christian Grace School.
The Mindanao University of Science and Technology (formerly Mindanao Polytechnic State College) is the only state university in the city.[20] AMA Computer University,[21] and College of the Holy Spirit has campus branches in the city offering limited courses.
There are also a number of foreign schools in the city with study programs.
The presence of infrastructures within the city such as highways, flyovers, bridges, airports, seaport, telecommunications, condominiums, shopping malls and hotels has sustained the economic growth in Cagayan de Oro.
There are a number of modernization projects now ongoing to meet the demands of the future.
Cagayan de Oro is the shopping capital of the Northern Mindanao region. Residents from nearby provinces visit the city to shop and enjoy the mall facilities with numerous of malls, smaller shopping centers, department stores, supermarkets, retail to stand-alone stores and modern public markets.
Limketkai Center is located within the heart of Cagayan de Oro that covers around 25 hectares in area making it one of the most expansive commercial complexes in the country. Other popular malls in the city are SM City Cagayan de Oro, Robinsons Cagayan de Oro, Gaisano City Mall, Centrio currently under construction same with Paseo Mall and Market City.
The Divisoria Night Market is set up on Friday and Saturday nights where people can buy great bargains from the nearby Night Market.
There are also public markets in the city, locally called as Palengke serving Kagay-anons namely Cogon Public Market and Commercial Complex, where cheap buys or goods are being sold at rock-bottom prices, the Carmen Public Market and Commercial Complex. This public markets are often divided into two sections, namely the dry goods section and the wet goods section.
As the gateway to Northern Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro is very accessible by land, air and water transportations. It is also home of the busiest airport and seaport in the country, the place can assure safe and secure journey.
Cagayan de Oro Port in Macabalan area is a modern international seaport situated near the estuary of Cagayan de Oro River, it has an anchorage depth of 18 meters and is around 400 meters from the shoreline. It has two authorized cargo-handling operators. With the recent completion of the P250 million rehabilitation project, the port is now the largest international and domestic seaport in the country.[23]
The international seaport serves regular trips to and from Manila, Cebu City, Tagbilaran, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Iloilo City and Jagna, Bohol. It is the busiest seaport in the Philippines.
General Milling and Del Monte Philippines also operates their own port facilities within Cagayan de Oro. The $85 million Mindanao International Container Port is located in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental 17 kilometers from Cagayan de Oro serves the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate.
Lumbia Airport is the second-busiest airport in Mindanao after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City, often called as Cagayan de Oro Airport, which caters domestic flights to and from Manila, Cebu City and Davao City. From Manila, it is an hour and fifteen minutes away by plane and from Cebu is about forty-five minutes away.
Lumbia Airport is set to be replaced by the larger Laguindingan International Airport, currently under construction in the Municipality of Laguindingan, some 46 kilometers southwest of Cagayan de Oro. When it finished, the international airport will serve Northern Mindanao including its major cities; Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City.
Laguindingan International Airport, currently ongoing construction located in the Municipality of Laguindingan, is a first class airport that will serve Northern Mindanao including its major cities; Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City, and soon caters international flights to Seoul, South Korea and other parts of the world. It is a flagship project of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor Special Development Project, which covers both cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City, as well as five coastal towns in Lanao del Norte, and in the twenty-two towns especially Gingoog City of Misamis Oriental first and second congressional districts.
Laguindingan International Airport sits on a 4.17 square kilometer site in Barangay Moog, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental[24] and located 46 kilometers from the existing Lumbia Airport. It was inaugurated on January 11, 2006 with groundbreaking ceremonies presided by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who advocated the idea of an international airport in the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor.[25]
Upon its completion, it will be the fourth international airport in Mindanao, after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City, Zamboanga International Airport in Zamboanga City and General Santos International Airport in General Santos City, as well as the first international airport in Northern Mindanao (Region X).
Construction of the airport will be completed by 2012.
Cagayan de Oro has organized and sufficient system of public transportation. It can easily roam around the city by any means of land transportation. To go around, there is a number of private firms provide rent-a-car services; operate taxi cabs, public utility jeepneys and trucking or hauling services.Regular land trips to and from all points of Mindanao are quietly available.
Taxis in the city are all air-conditioned and most are new models. They are both color yellow and white, and have yellow plates.
Market City and Eastbound Integrated Bus Terminal offers a regular land trips to and from eastern towns of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon including Malaybalay and Valencia City, Gingoog City, Kabacan, North Cotabato, Butuan City, Surigao in the Caraga region, Davao City, Tacurong and Balingoan (ferry going for Camiguin).
Westbound Integrated Bus and Jeepney Terminal is also offering a regular land trips to and from western towns of Misamis Oriental including Laguindingan and El Salvador, Iligan City, Marawi, Oroquieta, Ozamiz City, Dipolog, Pagadian, Zamboanga City and some parts of western Mindanao.
Another land transportation in the city is the Rela, Cagayan de Oro's version of the Philippine tricycle. It is a common mode of transportation within the city proper, which can seat around six to eight people and could get cramped. This is not an advised mode of transportation for plus sized people.
There is also a couple of river taxis that operates ply down to the Cagayan de Oro River for both locals and tourists.
Cagayan de Oro has a hospital bed to population ratio of 1:474 as of 2003. There are twelve major well-equipped private and government-run hospitals including 50 Barangay Health Centers and 20 Family Planning Centers.
There are also modern diagnostic centers and laboratories operating in the city.[12] J. R. Borja Memorial Medical Hospital (formerly City Hospital) and Northern Mindanao Medical Center (formerly Provincial Hospital) are the two main government-run hospitals. Most of the hospitals in the city are equipped with advanced and modern medical instruments and services.
Polymedic Medical Plaza and Capitol University Medical City are the newer developments of the health services in city.
In the recent years, private hospitals in the city have embarked on an aggressive expansion program. There has been a strong demand for medical facilities not only within the city but also from nearby Mindanao provinces.
Cagayan de Oro is considered as a tourist spot in the Philippines. It is also a favorite among nature lovers and adventurers because of its famous whitewater rafting and kayaking. Whitewater rafting has been one of the tourism activities being promoted in the Cagayan de Oro River.[27] The city government and the Department of Tourism made it as the banner tourism activity in Cagayan de Oro.[28]
Due to the national government's aggressive tourism campaign, local and foreign tourist arrivals in the city is on the rise. In 2004, the city registered a tourist arrival of 307,820, an increase from a previous of 232,257 in 2003.[12]
The major daily newspaper in the area is the Mindanao Gold Star Daily which is published by Ernesto Chu, a businessman while the Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro and Super Balita are published by the Sun.Star Publications of Cebu City. Mindanao Gold Star Daily is distributed in Cagayan de Oro City and other urban centers in Mindanao like Butuan City, Davao City, General Santos City, Zamboanga City, Dipolog City and Iligan City.Otherwise, SunStar Cagayan de Oro City and Super Balita are distributed mainly in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Camiguin;Ang Katarungan is the city's major English-Cebuano Languages paper publish in 1926.It is also the city's news weekly.
The other community newspapers in the city are Golden Chronicle published by Gladis Q. Munez, Mindanao Sunday Journal published by Bernardita Basay, Oro Gazette published by Oro Gazette Publishing, Golden Banner Atty. Gil Banaag, Sports Balita, Oro News Star Lulu Lapada and News Express published by Noli Olarte, Jr.
The Cagayan de Oro city has its oldest existing radio broadcast station in Mindanao.Established in 1952, the DXCC of the Radio Mindanao Network. which this station is said to be the 2nd broadcast facility established in Mindanao.
The city's main local broadcast facilities include radio and television stations affiliated with the major broadcast network in the country—DXIF (Bombo Radyo Philippines), DXIM (Radio Ng Bayan), DXCO (Radio Pilipino Corp.) all at 10 KW, and DXKO (RPN), DXCL (NBC) at 5 KW. The 10 FM Stations include DXKB “Killer Bee”, DXBL ”Mellow Touch”, DXKS ”Love Radio”, DXWS ”Wild FM”, DXQR “Home Radio”, DXEQ ”Star FM”, DXVM ”Smile Radio”, DXRL(NBC), DXLX ”Campus Radio and DXNU (PBC). All of them broadcast with a power of 10KW.
Four of the five television stations are operated by broadcast networks — RPN TV 5 with 2.5 KW power, ABS-CBN TV 2 at 10 KW, GMA TV, RMNTV 8 and ABC TV 21. The fifth television station—DXDD with a power of 10 KW is operated by the Cagayan de Oro College Broadcast Network. DXIF (Bombo Radio), DXIM (Radio Ng Bayan), DXCO (Radio Pilipino Corp.) all at 10 KW, and DXKO (RPN), DXCL (NBC) at 5 KW. The Parasat Cable TV Incorporated managed by Engr. Elpidio Paras, president and owner of the firm and Jade Cable TV managed by Engr. James Jardonio and owned by Engr. Eric Canoy and Engr. Charlie Canoy are the two Cable Systems in the city.
Cagayan de Oro has a sister cities worldwide, as classified by the city government.
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| Largest cities of Mindanao Mindanao - Philippines 2007 Census |
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| Rank | City name | Region | Pop. | Rank | City name | Region | Pop. | ||
| 1 | Davao City | Davao Region | 1,683,405 | 11 | Marawi City | ARMM | 177,391 | ||
| 2 | Zamboanga City | Zamboanga Peninsula | 947,020 | 12 | Valencia City | Northern Mindanao | 162,745 | ||
| 3 | General Santos City | SOCCSKSARGEN | 679,588 | 13 | Pagadian City | Zamboanga Peninsula | 161,312 | ||
| 4 | Cagayan de Oro City | Northern Mindanao | 553,966 | 14 | Panabo City | Davao Region | 159,456 | ||
| 5 | Tagum City | Davao Region | 450,526 | 15 | Malaybalay City | Northern Mindanao | 144,651 | ||
| 6 | Iligan City | Northern Mindanao | 318,040 | 16 | Dipolog City | Zamboanga Peninsula | 141,027 | ||
| 7 | Butuan City | Caraga Region | 298,378 | 17 | Surigao City | Caraga Region | 138,951 | ||
| 8 | Cotabato City | SOCCSKSARGEN | 259,153 | 18 | Ozamiz City | Northern Mindanao | 123,137 | ||
| 9 | Digos City | Davao Region | 211,033 | 19 | Gingoog City | Northern Mindanao | 111,787 | ||
| 10 | Koronadal City | SOCCSKSARGEN | 184,573 | 20 | Bislig City | Caraga Region | 110,009 | ||
| Largest cities of Philippines Philippines 2007 Census |
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| Rank | City name | Region | Pop. | Rank | City name | Region | Pop. | ||
| 1 | Quezon City | Metro Manila | 2,679,450 | 11 | Dasmariñas | CALABARZON | 556,330 | ||
| 2 | Manila | Metro Manila | 1,660,714 | 12 | Cagayan de Oro | Northern Mindanao | 553,966 | ||
| 3 | Caloocan | Metro Manila | 1,378,856 | 13 | Parañaque | Metro Manila | 552,660 | ||
| 4 | Davao City | Davao Region | 1,363,337 | 14 | Las Piñas | Metro Manila | 532,223 | ||
| 5 | Cebu City | Central Visayas | 798,809 | 15 | General Santos | SOCCSKSARGEN | 529,542 | ||
| 6 | Zamboanga City | Zamboanga Peninsula | 774,407 | 16 | Makati | Metro Manila | 510,383 | ||
| 7 | Antipolo | CALABARZON | 633,971 | 17 | Bacolod | Western Visayas | 499,497 | ||
| 8 | Pasig | Metro Manila | 617,301 | 18 | Muntinlupa | Metro Manila | 452,943 | ||
| 9 | Taguig | Metro Manila | 613,343 | 19 | Tagum | Davao Region | 450,526 | ||
| 10 | Valenzuela | Metro Manila | 568,928 | 20 | San Jose del Monte | Central Luzon | 439,090 | ||