Component city

Oroquieta City

Oroquieta City is a component city in Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 71,373 in the 2024 census, and it has 47 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
71,373
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 3.5% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
2nd
of the 17 cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 11 of every 100 people in Misamis Occidental lived in Oroquieta City in 2024 (11.47%)
Inside itSources
47
barangays
LandSources
196.36 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Oroquieta City's land would fill a square about 14.0 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 363 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 4 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
18,222
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
28.1%
About 28 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1004209000^[4]Formerly 104209000
ZIP code: 7207^{[15, 16, 17]}

People

Oroquieta City had 71,373 people in the 2024 census, up 3.5% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Oroquieta City had the 2nd most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental in 2024^[1]

1Ozamiz City143,620
2Oroquieta City71,373
3Tangub City68,419
4Plaridel40,321
5Clarin39,867
6Bonifacio34,942
7Jimenez29,265

All 17 cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 53 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Mobod7,16210 in 100
Villaflor5,8158 in 100
Talairon4,5216 in 100
Talic3,4335 in 100
Pines3,4065 in 100
Lamac Lower3,1354 in 100
Langcangan Upper2,9014 in 100
Canubay2,8674 in 100
Taboc Sur2,4873 in 100
Taboc Norte2,2033 in 100

See all 47 barangays of Oroquieta City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[36]People living in households, by age and sex

About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.9%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.4%)
About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.7%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	6,502	3,366	3,136
5 - 9	6,476	3,381	3,095
10 - 14	7,018	3,589	3,429
15 - 19	6,961	3,559	3,402
20 - 24	5,971	3,017	2,954
25 - 29	5,167	2,568	2,599
30 - 34	4,664	2,372	2,292
35 - 39	4,603	2,387	2,216
40 - 44	4,426	2,271	2,155
45 - 49	4,077	2,128	1,949
50 - 54	3,818	1,927	1,891
55 - 59	3,534	1,717	1,817
60 - 64	2,934	1,375	1,559
65 - 69	2,198	1,031	1,167
70 - 74	1,475	622	853
75 - 79	979	374	605
80 years and over	892	290	602

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 71,373^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 18,222^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.9 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Misamis Occidental, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 11.47%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 28.1% (20,082 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 35,974 men, 35,721 women^[36]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	71,373^{[1, 2]}	−0.31% a year	18,222	3.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	72,301^[1]	0.46% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	70,757^[1]	0.49% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	68,945^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	65,349^[34]	1.22% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	59,843^{[34, 35]}	1.43% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	56,012^[34]	1.22% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	52,500^[34]	1.04% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	47,328^[34]	2.17% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	42,497^[34]	1.96% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	38,575^[34]	2.67% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	29,477^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Oroquieta City is made up of 47 barangays.

Barangays of Oroquieta City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Apil	758	1.06%	1.58% a year	about 3.40 km²	Rural
Binuangan	1,088	1.52%	−0.41% a year	about 6.86 km²	Rural
Bolibol	688	0.96%	−7.42% a year	about 2.52 km²	Rural
Buenavista	1,229	1.72%	3.68% a year	about 1.48 km²	Rural
Bunga	1,242	1.74%	−3.71% a year	about 5.49 km²	Rural
Buntawan	463	0.65%	1.62% a year	about 4.21 km²	Rural
Burgos	793	1.11%	4.24% a year	about 7.79 km²	Rural
Canubay	2,867	4.02%	−2.46% a year	about 0.266 km²	Rural
Ciriaco C. Pastrano	383	0.54%	0.06% a year	about 3.41 km²	Rural
Clarin Settlement	541	0.76%	2.40% a year	about 3.49 km²	Rural
Dolipos Alto	713	1%	−0.50% a year	about 5.23 km²	Rural
Dolipos Bajo	1,320	1.85%	2.50% a year	about 3.07 km²	Rural
Dulapo	837	1.17%	1.49% a year	about 0.574 km²	Rural
Dullan Norte	629	0.88%	−0.86% a year	about 5.02 km²	Rural
Dullan Sur	618	0.87%	1.70% a year	about 4.16 km²	Rural
Lamac Lower	3,135	4.39%	−1.03% a year	about 0.964 km²	Urban
Lamac Upper	1,891	2.65%	0.71% a year	about 0.626 km²	Rural
Langcangan Lower	1,305	1.83%	−1.69% a year	about 0.232 km²	Urban
Langcangan Proper	1,754	2.46%	1.00% a year	about 0.315 km²	Rural
Langcangan Upper	2,901	4.06%	0.80% a year	about 0.235 km²	Rural
Layawan	768	1.08%	−1.30% a year	about 0.109 km²	Rural
Loboc Lower	1,621	2.27%	−4.03% a year	about 0.113 km²	Rural
Loboc Upper	1,606	2.25%	−3.06% a year	about 0.421 km²	Rural
Malindang	285	0.4%	0.25% a year	about 6.63 km²	Rural
Mialen	299	0.42%	−1.09% a year	about 9.48 km²	Rural
Mobod	7,162	10.03%	1.13% a year	about 5.39 km²	Urban
Paypayan	368	0.52%	2.50% a year	about 1.63 km²	Rural
Pines	3,406	4.77%	0.28% a year	about 2.45 km²	Rural
Poblacion I	1,972	2.76%	−4.39% a year	about 0.36 km²	Urban
Poblacion II	693	0.97%	0.60% a year	about 0.165 km²	Urban
Rizal Lower	382	0.54%	0.83% a year	about 2.68 km²	Rural
Rizal Upper	568	0.8%	1.36% a year	about 3.10 km²	Rural
San Vicente Alto	1,923	2.69%	−0.88% a year	about 1.52 km²	Rural
San Vicente Bajo	1,677	2.35%	−1.30% a year	about 1.01 km²	Rural
Sebucal	158	0.22%	4.79% a year	about 14.48 km²	Rural
Senote	812	1.14%	−1.96% a year	about 6.47 km²	Rural
Taboc Norte	2,203	3.09%	−2.54% a year	about 0.138 km²	Rural
Taboc Sur	2,487	3.48%	−1.09% a year	about 1.00 km²	Rural
Talairon	4,521	6.33%	0.46% a year	about 1.37 km²	Rural
Talic	3,433	4.81%	−1.58% a year	about 1.76 km²	Rural
Tipan	1,147	1.61%	0.21% a year	about 3.38 km²	Rural
Toliyok	1,031	1.44%	1.37% a year	about 11.82 km²	Rural
Tuyabang Alto	648	0.91%	3.12% a year	about 5.08 km²	Rural
Tuyabang Bajo	496	0.69%	2.91% a year	about 2.28 km²	Rural
Tuyabang Proper	366	0.51%	1.43% a year	about 1.64 km²	Rural
Victoria	371	0.52%	0.39% a year	about 4.10 km²	Rural
Villaflor	5,815	8.15%	1.26% a year	about 6.24 km²	Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Oroquieta City covers 196.36 km² of land, 363 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 877 m above the sea and it has 14 km of coast.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 196.36 km²^[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 363 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 8.46559° N, 123.74244° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: 1 m
Average: 251 m
Highest: 877 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

14.0 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Layawan River22.3 of 31.9 km
Paypayan River18.8 of 23.2 km
Tapan River11.7 km
Dulapo River6.2 km
Daisug River2.8 of 33.0 km
Dagata Creek1.5 km
Layawan River0.7 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III^[32]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Dipolog, the nearest PAGASA station, 46 km away^[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,484 mm of rain on 162 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dipolog, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	170 mm	15	26.7 °C	30.3 °C	23.0 °C
February	136 mm	10	26.8 °C	30.7 °C	23.0 °C
March	104 mm	9	27.4 °C	31.6 °C	23.2 °C
April	104 mm	7	28.1 °C	32.6 °C	23.7 °C
May	169 mm	11	28.1 °C	32.6 °C	23.6 °C
June	252 mm	16	27.6 °C	32.0 °C	23.2 °C
July	226 mm	15	27.0 °C	31.8 °C	22.1 °C
August	195 mm	13	27.6 °C	32.0 °C	23.1 °C
September	182 mm	14	27.5 °C	32.0 °C	23.0 °C
October	301 mm	17	27.4 °C	31.8 °C	23.1 °C
November	366 mm	18	27.2 °C	31.3 °C	23.1 °C
December	280 mm	17	27.0 °C	30.9 °C	23.2 °C
The year	2,484 mm	162	27.4 °C	31.6 °C	23.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 4 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 20 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 20.5% of people^[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 3rd class^[4]

About 20 of every 100 people in Oroquieta City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.5%)^[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 18.7% and 22.2%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

41government offices
9hospitals and health centres
58schools
7places of worship
2markets
1station or terminal
1park
1beach

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Oroquieta” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices35

29 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 47 barangays of Oroquieta City

Hospitals and health centres9

3 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 47 barangays of Oroquieta City

Markets2

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Oroquieta City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[13, 14]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
Capital of: Misamis Occidental^[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: 1st district of Misamis Occidental^{[18, 19]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Lemuel Meyrick Mananggit Acosta^[21]
Vice mayor
Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte^[21]
2022–2025
Mayor
Lemuel Meyrick Mananggit Acosta^[22]
Vice mayor
Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte^[22]
2019–2022
Mayor
Lemuel Meyrick Mananggit Acosta^[23]
Vice mayor
Jorge Taghap Almonte^[23]
2016–2019
Mayor
Jason Paredes Almonte^[24]
Vice mayor
Lemuel Meyrick Mananggit Acosta^[24]
2013–2016
Mayor
Jason Paredes Almonte^[25]
Vice mayor
Harry Jabonillo Guantero^[25]
2010–2013
Mayor
Jason Paredes Almonte^[26]
Vice mayor
Harry Jabonillo Guantero^[26]
2007–2010
Mayor
Jorge Taghap Almonte^[27]
Vice mayor
Henry Javier Famas^[27]
2004–2007
Mayor
Jorge Almonte^[28]
Vice mayor
Lemuel Meyrick Acosta^[28]
2001–2004
Mayor
Nancy S. Bandala^[29]
Vice mayor
Lemuel Meyrick M. Acosta^[29]

Mayors and vice mayors of Oroquieta City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Lemuel Meyrick Mananggit Acosta^[21]	Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte^[21]
2022–2025	Lemuel Meyrick Mananggit Acosta^[22]	Aurora Virginia Mag-Usara Almonte^[22]
2019–2022	Lemuel Meyrick Mananggit Acosta^[23]	Jorge Taghap Almonte^[23]
2016–2019	Jason Paredes Almonte^[24]	Lemuel Meyrick Mananggit Acosta^[24]
2013–2016	Jason Paredes Almonte^[25]	Harry Jabonillo Guantero^[25]
2010–2013	Jason Paredes Almonte^[26]	Harry Jabonillo Guantero^[26]
2007–2010	Jorge Taghap Almonte^[27]	Henry Javier Famas^[27]
2004–2007	Jorge Almonte^[28]	Lemuel Meyrick Acosta^[28]
2001–2004	Nancy S. Bandala^[29]	Lemuel Meyrick M. Acosta^[29]

History & Identity

Stories from Northern Mindanao

Oroquieta City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Northern Mindanao, which Oroquieta City is part of.

Film, 0:59
Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao: the river that got its gold
Cagayan has long meant river. In 1950 the city charter added de Oro, which the city says honours gold mined in its hinterland. Since 1975 it has led Region X, Northern Mindanao.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Oroquieta City's fiesta and days

Inug-og FestivalFestival · Every 14 October · next Thursday, 14 October 2027
Oroquieta City DayLocal special day · Every 16 October · next Saturday, 16 October 2027

Everything listed for Oroquieta City in Now

Official name: City of Oroquieta^[4]
Created: Republic Act No. 5518, the Charter of the City of Oroquieta, was approved on 21 June 1969 and made the whole Municipality of Oroquieta a city.^[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe city's own history says the place was first called Layawan, meaning a place of many stray animals, a name given by early Boholano peddler settlers because animals were found along the river.^[11]

Local traditionThe same page says some folks hold that Oroquieta was named for a barrio in Spain where Fr. Tomas Casado and General Domingo Mariones y Murillo were born.^[11]

Its story

The city page says Layawan was a barrio of the Province of Misamis from 1861 to 1879, settled by Boholano peddlers.^[11]

It says the place became a town in 1880 and was renamed Oroquieta.^[11]

The provincial site says Act No. 3537 of 2 November 1929 split Misamis into Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental, and the city page says Oroquieta became the provincial capital on 6 January 1930.^{[11, 12]}

The provincial site says Oroquieta earned the name Capital of the Free Philippines as a centre of guerrilla forces that resisted the Japanese occupation.^[12]

Timeline

1880
Layawan became a town and was renamed Oroquieta.^[11]
6 January 1930
Oroquieta became the capital town of Misamis Occidental.^[11]
21 June 1969
Republic Act No. 5518 created the City of Oroquieta.^[9]

Nearby

Oroquieta City shares a border with Aloran, Don Victoriano and Lopez Jaena.

How it compares

Oroquieta City beside Misamis Occidental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental.

Oroquieta City beside Misamis Occidental
Figure	Oroquieta City	Misamis Occidental	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	71,373^{[1, 2]}	621,993	2nd of 17
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	−0.31% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.18% a year	16th of 17
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	363^[6]more crowded	308	5th of 17
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	196.36 km²^[6]	2,021.01 km²	2nd of 17
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	3.9^{[1, 2]}about the same	3.9	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	28.1%^[5]higher	21.5%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 744.8 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

Lopez JaenaMisamis Occidental8.2 km north
AloranMisamis Occidental8.9 km southeast
PlaridelMisamis Occidental14.1 km north
PanaonMisamis Occidental14.4 km southeast
CalambaMisamis Occidental15.0 km northwest
JimenezMisamis Occidental15.5 km south

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Region X (Northern Mindanao) (OpenSTAT table 0101A6DTPH9). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
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