Metro Cagayan de Oro

Metro Cagayan de Oro
Kaulohang Cagayan de Oro
City Skyline of Metro Cagayan de Oro as of January 2018
City Skyline of Metro Cagayan de Oro as of January 2018
Nickname: 
Metro CDO
   Metro Cagayan de Oro within
   Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon
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Coordinates: 8°29′N 124°39′E / 8.483°N 124.650°E / 8.483; 124.650
CountryPhilippines Philippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
Province
Area
 • Total
4,891.37 km2 (1,888.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,687,159
 • Density345/km2 (890/sq mi)
 • Languages
Cebuano Maranao Higaonon Bukid Subanon Hiligaynon Ilocano English
Time zoneUTC+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]

  1. ^ Ruben G. Mercado; Casimira Balandra (October 1998). "Providing a Metropolitan Perspective to Development Planning: Cagayan de Oro" (PDF). Philippine Institute for Development Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.neda.gov.ph Building globally competitive metropolitan areas in the Philippines Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine PDF
  3. ^ "PROGRESS WATCH: Update on Philippine Development Plan for 2017-2022; Metro CDO now extends to Initao but 5 Bukidnon towns excluded". 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ "NEDA sees Cagayan de Oro as country's 4th economic center". 10 January 2017.

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