Cagayan de Oro

Cagayan de Oro City is located in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. People from Cagayan de Oro are called "Kagayanons". Most are brown-skinned Malay descent. Some are mixed Chinese and Spanish ancestry popularly known to locals as "Mestizo". The city is known for many names. It is known as "The Golden City of the South" and "The Gateway to Northern Mindanao" because of its location and good transportation facilities. But it is through its warm and hospitable people that the city became known as "The City of Golden Friendship". No wonder It is one of the most peaceful cities in Mindanao.

Cagayan de Oro - Language

Majority of the people in Cagayan de Oro speak Cebuano or Bisaya. Some people who come from Luzon use Tagalog as their language. The national landguage of the Philippines is Tagalog and all students in elementary and high schools in CDO take classes. Most government employees and business people have good command of the English language.

Cagayan de Oro - Geography

Cagayan de Oro is located along the central coast of Northern Mindanao. To the south, the city is bordered by the Bukidnon Province. The Municipality of Opol, Misamis Oriental borders the city on the west and Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental to the east. To the north lies Macajalar Bay facing the 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

Cagayan de Oro - Climate

Cagayan de Oro has a tropical climate. The average temperature whole year round is 28 °C (82 °F). Cagayan de Oro receives an even amount of rain through out 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. Cagayan de Oro is rarely visited by a typhoon since it is outside the Pacific typhoon belt.

Cagayan de Oro City - Population

According to the 2000 census, the city has an estimated population of 461,877 individuals with 93,525 households. About 44 percent of the household population in Cagayan de Oro City classified themselves as Binisaya/Bisaya, 22.15 percent as Cebuano, 4.38 percent as Boholano, while 28.07 percent as other ethnic groups." (2000 Census)

Cagayan de Oro - Education

Cagayan de Oro City is the center of education in Northern Mindanao. The city is the site of large state-run educational institutions. Some of the colleges and universities are the following:

* Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan)
* Liceo de Cagayan University
* Capitol University
* Mindanao Polytechnic State College
* Lourdes College
* Cagayan de Oro College
* Southern de Oro Philippine College
* Pilgrim Christian College
* STI College
* AMA Computer College
* Asian College of Science and Technology ( ACSAT)


Cagayan de Oro Transportation

Lumbia Airport caters to domestic flights to and from Manila and Cebu. From Manila, it is an hour and fifteen minutes away by plane and from Cebu it is forty-five minutes away. There is ongoing construction on the Laguindingan International Airport. When finished, the international airport will serve Northern Mindanao including its major cities; Iligan and Cagayan de Oro

By Sea

The Macabalan seaport serves regular trips to Manila, Cebu, Tagbilaran, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Iligan, Jagna and Nasipit/Butuan. It is the busiest seaport in the region.
There are three bus and jeepney terminals in the city which offer regular land trips.

By Land

There are Two bus terminals in the city which offer regular land trips:

The Agora Bus Terminal caters trips to and from Balingoan (port going to Camiguin), Gingoog, Davao, Butuan and Surigao in the Caraga Region, Valencia and Malaybalay in Bukidnon. While the

Bulua-Westbound Bus Terminal caters trips to and from Iligan, Ozamiz, and western parts of Mindanao.