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Cagayan De Oro City

Cagayan De Oro City is a highly urbanized city in Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 741,617 in the 2024 census, and it has 80 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Cagayan De Oro City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BaungonIligan CityLibonaManolo FortichOpolTagoloanTalakagAgusan: 19,246 people, 3,045 per km², 0.26% a yearBaikingon: 3,621 people, 645 per km², 5.65% a yearBulua: 36,293 people, 5,474 per km², 0.60% a yearBalubal: 7,479 people, 466 per km², 1.55% a yearBalulang: 42,712 people, 5,908 per km², 0.29% a yearBarangay 10: 575 people, 10,728 per km², 0.77% a yearBarangay 11: 104 people, 3,133 per km², −10.08% a yearBarangay 12: 80 people, 3,279 per km², −24.41% a yearBarangay 13: 760 people, 7,451 per km², −5.57% a yearBarangay 14: 366 people, 8,079 per km², 1.01% a yearBarangay 15: 1,526 people, 12,208 per km², −4.48% a yearBarangay 16: 24 people, 960 per km², −0.97% a yearBarangay 17: 1,587 people, 16,514 per km², −6.04% a yearBarangay 18: 962 people, 20,168 per km², −6.43% a yearBarangay 19: 153 people, 6,096 per km², −9.03% a yearBarangay 2: 47 people, 1,298 per km², −1.47% a yearBarangay 21: 518 people, 12,160 per km², 8.90% a yearBarangay 22: 1,660 people, 9,274 per km², −15.34% a yearBarangay 23: 758 people, 9,323 per km², −4.93% a yearBarangay 24: 642 people, 3,733 per km², 1.35% a yearBarangay 26: 1,310 people, 13,981 per km², 1.82% a yearBarangay 27: 801 people, 5,978 per km², −15.30% a yearBarangay 28: 448 people, 5,788 per km², −2.27% a yearBarangay 3: 71 people, 2,527 per km², −6.27% a yearBarangay 30: 645 people, 11,063 per km², −1.19% a yearBarangay 32: 681 people, 8,491 per km², −3.56% a yearBarangay 33: 111 people, 1,920 per km², 6.91% a yearBarangay 34: 511 people, 16,809 per km², −0.83% a yearBarangay 38: 26 people, 690 per km², −13.67% a yearBarangay 39: 12 people, 508 per km², −8.01% a yearBarangay 4: 36 people, 1,286 per km², −14.15% a yearBarangay 40: 326 people, 2,063 per km², −0.93% a yearBarangay 6: 47 people, 1,234 per km², 8.85% a yearBarangay 8: 52 people, 1,793 per km², −12.33% a yearBarangay 9: 46 people, 1,474 per km², −22.05% a yearBarangay 5: 26 people, 977 per km², −6.23% a yearBayabas: 12,836 people, 6,386 per km², −2.05% a yearBayanga: 3,238 people, 128 per km², −1.18% a yearBesigan: 1,836 people, 75 per km², 1.86% a yearBonbon: 10,362 people, 12,840 per km², −1.37% a yearBugo: 30,615 people, 2,707 per km², −0.48% a yearCamaman-an: 37,775 people, 11,695 per km², 1.68% a yearCanito-an: 34,803 people, 3,679 per km², 0.38% a yearCarmen: 78,612 people, 9,913 per km², 0.26% a yearConsolacion: 8,454 people, 16,609 per km², −2.50% a yearCugman: 24,075 people, 1,495 per km², 0.61% a yearDansolihon: 6,801 people, 159 per km², 2.22% a yearF. S. Catanico: 2,639 people, 165 per km², 2.67% a yearGusa: 29,303 people, 6,384 per km², 0.27% a yearIndahag: 19,323 people, 1,019 per km², 1.95% a yearIponan: 28,601 people, 6,085 per km², 0.93% a yearKauswagan: 41,356 people, 8,338 per km², 0.66% a yearLapasan: 40,498 people, 18,577 per km², 0.76% a yearLumbia: 36,113 people, 932 per km², 3.33% a yearMacabalan: 18,848 people, 46,310 per km², −0.89% a yearMacasandig: 23,114 people, 3,698 per km², −0.13% a yearMambuaya: 7,872 people, 1,146 per km², 6.89% a yearNazareth: 12,654 people, 18,051 per km², 15.37% a yearPagalungan: 2,549 people, 167 per km², 1.35% a yearPagatpat: 13,869 people, 1,637 per km², 1.55% a yearPatag: 16,349 people, 5,561 per km², −2.20% a yearPigsag-an: 1,548 people, 59 per km², 1.95% a yearPuerto: 13,553 people, 1,476 per km², 0.68% a yearPuntod: 14,738 people, 10,452 per km², −5.64% a yearSan Simon: 1,690 people, 251 per km², 0.69% a yearTablon: 24,696 people, 1,111 per km², 0.11% a yearTaglimao: 1,486 people, 171 per km², 1.60% a yearTagpangi: 2,959 people, 294 per km², 1.13% a yearTignapoloan: 5,722 people, 92 per km², 0.43% a yearTuburan: 1,390 people, 95 per km², 0.03% a yearTumpagon: 2,366 people, 83 per km², 0.63% a yearBarangay 1: 176 people, 2,021 per km², 1.12% a yearBarangay 7: 397 people, 5,461 per km², −7.28% a yearBarangay 20: 39 people, 1,726 per km², −15.83% a yearBarangay 25: 497 people, 3,601 per km², −6.61% a yearBarangay 29: 401 people, 2,099 per km², −4.03% a yearBarangay 31: 496 people, 1,824 per km², −3.48% a yearBarangay 35: 2,038 people, 46,424 per km², 0.43% a yearBarangay 36: 496 people, 8,626 per km², 2.53% a yearBarangay 37: 172 people, 5,658 per km², −1.22% a year

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

    741,617

    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 23.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 26 cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental 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

  • Inside itSources

    80

    barangays

  • LandSources

    573.29 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: Cagayan De Oro City's land would fill a square about 23.9 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: 1,294 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 13 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

    206,005

    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

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    96.4%

    About 96 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
1030500000[5]Formerly 104305000
ZIP code
9000[13, 14, 15]

People

Cagayan De Oro City had 741,617 people in the 2024 census, up 23.2% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

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.

Cagayan De Oro City had the most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental in 2024[1]
  1. 1Cagayan De Oro City741,617
  2. 2Gingoog City138,895
  3. 3Tagoloan80,424
  4. 4Balingasag76,877
  5. 5Opol66,836
  6. 6El Salvador City62,126
  7. 7Jasaan58,098
All 26 cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 55 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Carmen78,61211 in 100
  2. Balulang42,7126 in 100
  3. Kauswagan41,3566 in 100
  4. Lapasan40,4985 in 100
  5. Camaman-an37,7755 in 100
  6. Bulua36,2935 in 100
  7. Lumbia36,1135 in 100
  8. Canito-an34,8035 in 100
  9. Bugo30,6154 in 100
  10. Gusa29,3034 in 100
See all 80 barangays of Cagayan De Oro City

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (5,077 printed against 3,095 men and women) and 85 and over (4,354 printed against 1,982 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Cagayan De Oro City totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[4]

Age structure · 2024 Census[4]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (25.1%)
  • About 69 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (69%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 555,77528,70827,067
5 - 962,92632,73730,189
10 - 1466,52134,29532,226
15 - 1969,73535,43834,297
20 - 2471,44235,50735,935
25 - 2967,64633,98833,658
30 - 3464,33932,84031,499
35 - 3955,49228,40027,092
40 - 4448,08224,41223,670
45 - 4941,52320,99420,529
50 - 5435,30117,61417,687
55 - 5928,86713,85915,008
60 - 6425,84412,05413,790
65 - 6919,3398,80710,532
70 - 7412,6325,5667,066
75 - 796,3352,5513,784
80 - 843,095Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 5,0771,1171,978
85 and over1,982Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 4,3545361,446

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
741,617[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
206,005[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
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
96.4% (714,708 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
369,423 men, 367,453 women[4]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024741,617[1, 2]0.43% a year206,0053.6
2020as of May 1, 2020728,402[1]1.58% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015675,950[1]2.23% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010602,088[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then553,966[35]2.54% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders461,877[35, 36]1.63% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then428,314[35]4.44% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then339,598[35]4.09% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then227,312[35]6.58% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then165,220[35]5.20% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then128,319[35]———

Barangays

Cagayan De Oro City is made up of 80 barangays.
Barangays of Cagayan De Oro City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Carmen78,61210.6%0.26% a yearabout 7.93 km²Urban
Balulang42,7125.76%0.29% a yearabout 7.23 km²Urban
Kauswagan41,3565.58%0.66% a yearabout 4.96 km²Urban
Lapasan40,4985.46%0.76% a yearabout 2.18 km²Urban
Camaman-an37,7755.09%1.68% a yearabout 3.23 km²Urban
Bulua36,2934.89%0.60% a yearabout 6.63 km²Urban
Lumbia36,1134.87%3.33% a yearabout 38.76 km²Urban
Canito-an34,8034.69%0.38% a yearabout 9.46 km²Urban
Bugo30,6154.13%−0.48% a yearabout 11.31 km²Urban
Gusa29,3033.95%0.27% a yearabout 4.59 km²Urban
Iponan28,6013.86%0.93% a yearabout 4.70 km²Urban
Tablon24,6963.33%0.11% a yearabout 22.22 km²Urban
Cugman24,0753.25%0.61% a yearabout 16.10 km²Urban
Macasandig23,1143.12%−0.13% a yearabout 6.25 km²Urban
Indahag19,3232.61%1.95% a yearabout 18.97 km²Urban
Agusan19,2462.6%0.26% a yearabout 6.32 km²Urban
Macabalan18,8482.54%−0.89% a yearabout 0.407 km²Urban
Patag16,3492.2%−2.20% a yearabout 2.94 km²Urban
Puntod14,7381.99%−5.64% a yearabout 1.41 km²Urban
Pagatpat13,8691.87%1.55% a yearabout 8.47 km²Urban
Puerto13,5531.83%0.68% a yearabout 9.18 km²Urban
Bayabas12,8361.73%−2.05% a yearabout 2.01 km²Urban
Nazareth12,6541.71%15.37% a yearabout 0.701 km²Urban
Bonbon10,3621.4%−1.37% a yearabout 0.807 km²Urban
Consolacion8,4541.14%−2.50% a yearabout 0.509 km²Urban
Mambuaya7,8721.06%6.89% a yearabout 6.87 km²Urban
Balubal7,4791.01%1.55% a yearabout 16.05 km²Urban
Dansolihon6,8010.92%2.22% a yearabout 42.71 km²Urban
Tignapoloan5,7220.77%0.43% a yearabout 62.53 km²Urban
Baikingon3,6210.49%5.65% a yearabout 5.61 km²Rural
Bayanga3,2380.44%−1.18% a yearabout 25.32 km²Rural
Tagpangi2,9590.4%1.13% a yearabout 10.06 km²Rural
F. S. Catanico2,6390.36%2.67% a yearabout 15.96 km²Rural
Pagalungan2,5490.34%1.35% a yearabout 15.24 km²Rural
Tumpagon2,3660.32%0.63% a yearabout 28.67 km²Rural
Barangay 352,0380.27%0.43% a yearabout 0.0439 km²Urban
Besigan1,8360.25%1.86% a yearabout 24.39 km²Rural
San Simon1,6900.23%0.69% a yearabout 6.74 km²Rural
Barangay 221,6600.22%−15.34% a yearabout 0.179 km²Urban
Barangay 171,5870.21%−6.04% a yearabout 0.0961 km²Rural
Pigsag-an1,5480.21%1.95% a yearabout 26.19 km²Rural
Barangay 151,5260.21%−4.48% a yearabout 0.125 km²Urban
Taglimao1,4860.2%1.60% a yearabout 8.67 km²Rural
Tuburan1,3900.19%0.03% a yearabout 14.67 km²Rural
Barangay 261,3100.18%1.82% a yearabout 0.0937 km²Urban
Barangay 189620.13%−6.43% a yearabout 0.0477 km²Urban
Barangay 278010.11%−15.30% a yearabout 0.134 km²Urban
Barangay 137600.1%−5.57% a yearabout 0.102 km²Urban
Barangay 237580.1%−4.93% a yearabout 0.0813 km²Urban
Barangay 326810.09%−3.56% a yearabout 0.0802 km²Urban

The 50 with the most people, of 80. See all 80 barangays of Cagayan De Oro City

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

Cagayan De Oro City covers 573.29 km² of land, 1,294 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,157 m above the sea and it has 24.8 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
573.29 km²[7]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
1,294 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
8.31437° N, 124.53195° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
289 m
Highest
1,157 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

24.8 km of coastline[32]

Rivers[32]

  1. Iponan River42.1 of 85.0 km
  2. Cagayan de Oro River32.2 of 65.7 km
  3. Agusan River14.4 of 57.7 km
  4. Umalag River13.4 of 13.7 km
  5. Bigaan River10.4 of 23.3 km
  6. Cugman River9.8 of 31.6 km
  7. Calaanan Creek6.3 km
  8. Alae River4.7 of 25.2 km

The longest inside it: 13 in all.

Peaks[32]

  1. Carmen Hill80 m
  2. Malasag Hillheight not mapped
  3. Mount Inayaoheight not mapped
  4. Seminary Hillheight not mapped

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[33]

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.

Covers about 67 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Lumbia Airport, the nearest PAGASA station, 14 km away[34]Averages for 1991 to SEPTEMBER 2013: 1,773 mm of rain on 136 days a year; 27.0 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Lumbia Airport, 1991 to SEPTEMBER 2013, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January98 mm1025.8 °C29.8 °C21.7 °C
February85 mm826.0 °C30.3 °C21.6 °C
March58 mm626.7 °C31.4 °C21.9 °C
April62 mm627.6 °C32.6 °C22.7 °C
May129 mm1128.1 °C33.0 °C23.3 °C
June220 mm1627.5 °C32.1 °C22.9 °C
July247 mm1727.2 °C31.7 °C22.6 °C
August197 mm1427.4 °C32.2 °C22.6 °C
September221 mm1527.3 °C32.1 °C22.5 °C
October192 mm1427.0 °C31.5 °C22.4 °C
November127 mm1026.7 °C31.1 °C22.2 °C
December138 mm926.3 °C30.4 °C22.1 °C
The year1,773 mm13627.0 °C31.5 °C22.4 °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 182 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Cagayan De Oro City's economy made ₱381.6 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱491,883 for each person. About 10 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱381.6 billion[17]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱317.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
7.4%[18]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱491,883[19]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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
10.3% of people[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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
1st class[5]
About 10 of every 100 people in Cagayan De Oro City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (10.3%)[20]

The PSA's survey puts it between 8.0% and 12.6%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱34,981 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 138government offices
  • 39hospitals and health centres
  • 182schools
  • 104places of worship
  • 12markets
  • 7stations and terminals
  • 20parks
  • 1beach
  • 10monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 9]. 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 “Cagayan De Oro” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices112

106 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cagayan De Oro City

Hospitals and health centres39

33 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cagayan De Oro City

Markets12

6 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cagayan De Oro City

Stations and terminals7

Parks20

14 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cagayan De Oro City

Beaches1

Monuments and memorials10

4 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cagayan De Oro City

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Cagayan De Oro 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.[11, 12]

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
Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Misamis Oriental[5]
Capital of
Misamis Oriental[5]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[16]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district of Cagayan de Oro City24 barangays

2nd district of Cagayan de Oro City56 barangays

Barangays 1 to 40

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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Rolando Adlao Uy[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jocelyn Bautista Rodriguez[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Rolando Adlao Uy[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jocelyn Bautista Rodriguez[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Oscar Seriña Moreno[23]
    Vice mayor
    Raineir Joaquin Velez Uy[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Oscar Seriña Moreno[24]
    Vice mayor
    Raineir Joaquin Velez Uy[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Oscar Seriña Moreno[25]
    Vice mayor
    Caesar Ian Enerio Acenas[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Vicente Yap Emano[26]
    Vice mayor
    Caesar Ian Enerio Acenas[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Constantino Galagnara Jaraula[27]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Yap Emano[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Vicente Emano[28]
    Vice mayor
    Michelle Tagarda[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Vicente Yap Emano[29]
    Vice mayor
    John Lim Elizaga[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Cagayan De Oro City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Rolando Adlao Uy[21]Jocelyn Bautista Rodriguez[21]
2022–2025Rolando Adlao Uy[22]Jocelyn Bautista Rodriguez[22]
2019–2022Oscar Seriña Moreno[23]Raineir Joaquin Velez Uy[23]
2016–2019Oscar Seriña Moreno[24]Raineir Joaquin Velez Uy[24]
2013–2016Oscar Seriña Moreno[25]Caesar Ian Enerio Acenas[25]
2010–2013Vicente Yap Emano[26]Caesar Ian Enerio Acenas[26]
2007–2010Constantino Galagnara Jaraula[27]Vicente Yap Emano[27]
2004–2007Vicente Emano[28]Michelle Tagarda[28]
2001–2004Vicente Yap Emano[29]John Lim Elizaga[29]

Before 2001

The heads of Cagayan De Oro City before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Cagayan De Oro City before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1954–1964Justiniano R. Borja[30]Mayor

History & Identity

Cagayan De Oro City's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Cagayan De Oro City in Now

Official name
City of Cagayan De Oro[5]
Created
Cagayan de Oro was made a city by a charter that President Elpidio Quirino signed at 11:30 am on June 15, 1950, from House Bill No. 54 introduced by Congressman Emmanuel Pelaez.[10]

How it got its name

Sources differThe city's history page gives two scholarly derivations of Cagayan: Fr. Miguel Bernad takes it from a word for water (kagay, river, kagayan, place with a river), while Lawrence Reid says it comes from an old word meaning river.[10]

Its story

The city page says people lived around Huluga about 350 AD; Spanish Recollect missionaries first came to Huluga, then Himologan, in 1622.[10]

In 1626 Fray Agustin de San Pedro persuaded Datu Salangsang to move down river to the site of today's Gaston Park and San Agustin Cathedral, and built the fortress Fuerza Real de San Jose against Sultan Kudarat's attacks.[10]

On February 27, 1872 Governor General Carlos Maria de la Torre made Cagayan the permanent capital of the Segundo Distrito de Misamis.[10]

Americans bombed the flag at Macabalan wharf on March 31, 1900 and took the town; the Filipinos won the Battle of Makahambus Hill on June 4, 1900.[10]

Japanese forces under the Kawamura Detachment reached the town on May 1, 1942 and burned most of it; American planes bombed it in October 1944 and it was liberated on May 10, 1945.[10]

Congressman Pedro Baculio began lobbying for city status in 1946, after the war had left the town in ashes.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1622

    Augustinian Recollect missionaries first came to Huluga (Himologan).[10]

  2. 27 February 1872

    Cagayan became the permanent capital of the Segundo Distrito de Misamis.[10]

  3. 4 June 1900

    Filipino forces beat the Americans at Makahambus Hill.[10]

  4. 10 May 1945

    Cagayan de Misamis was liberated from the Japanese.[10]

  5. 15 June 1950

    The charter making Cagayan de Oro a city was signed.[10]

Nearby

Cagayan De Oro City shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Cagayan De Oro City beside Misamis Oriental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental.

Cagayan De Oro City beside Misamis Oriental
FigureCagayan De Oro CityMisamis OrientalRank among the cities and municipalities of Misamis Oriental
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 glossary741,617[1, 2]988,0651st of 26
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 glossary0.43% a year[1, 2]slower0.77% a year20th of 26
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 glossary1,294[7]more crowded2961st of 26
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 glossary573.29 km²[7]3,336.91 km²3rd of 26
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 glossary3.6[1, 2]lower3.9not 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 glossary96.4%[6]higher42.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
798.1 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]

  1. OpolMisamis Oriental14.5 km north
  2. Iligan CityLanao del Norte15.0 km southwest
  3. ManticaoMisamis Oriental17.2 km west
  4. BaungonBukidnon17.7 km southeast
  5. El Salvador CityMisamis Oriental23.8 km north
  6. LibonaBukidnon24.0 km east

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