Metro Cagayan de Oro
Kaulohang Cagayan de Oro | |
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Nickname: Metro CDO | |
Coordinates: 8°29′N 124°39′E / 8.483°N 124.650°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) |
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Area | |
• Total | 4,891.37 km2 (1,888.57 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,687,159 |
• Density | 345/km2 (890/sq mi) |
• Languages | Cebuano Maranao Higaonon Bukid Subanon Hiligaynon Ilocano English |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro (Cebuano: Kaulohang Cagayan de Oro; Filipino: Kalakhang Cagayan de Oro), also known as Metro Cagayan de Oro, is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Philippines.[1][2] It is located on the northern coast of Mindanao, and comprises the two chartered cities of Cagayan de Oro and El Salvador and the fourteen municipalities of Misamis Oriental which are Alubijid, Balingasag, Claveria, Gitagum, Initao, Jasaan, Laguindingan, Libertad, Lugait, Manticao, Naawan, Opol, Tagoloan, and Villanueva and the six municipalities of Bukidnon which are Manolo Fortich, Baungon, Libona, Malitbog, Sumilao and Talakag.[3] According to the 2015 Philippine census, Metro Cagayan de Oro has a population of 1,687,159 people.[4]