Cagayan de Oro City is located at the northern coast of Mindanao, Philippines. It is the capital of Misamis Oriental province and the regional center for Northern Mindanao (Region 10). The city is popularly known for its initials CDO or CDOC.
CDOC is known as "The Gateway to Northern Mindanao" because of its location and good transportation facilities. However, it is through her warm and hospitable people that the city became more known as "The City of Golden Friendship".
Cebuano or Bisaya is the city's main dialect. English on the other hand is widely used in schools, media, government and commercial transactions. People from Cagayan de Oro are called Kagayanons. Most are brown-skinned of Malay descent and some with mixed ancestry popularly known to locals as mestizo.
The city has a reservoir of advantages: no typhoons all year round, rich agricultural environments, a broad consumer and manpower base, cheap and abundant power, strategically located internation seaports, modern telecommunication facilities, adequate infrastructure and a highly efficient educational system.
The city is also home to several universities and colleges. Xavier University, Liceo de Cagayan University and Capitol University are known in the fields of nursing, medicine, agriculture, engineering and commerce.
City Facts
| COUNTRY | Republic of the Philippines |
| ISLAND | Mindanao |
| PROVINCE | Misamis Oriental |
| POSTAL CODE | 9000 |
| AREA CODE | 8822 (MisorTel); 88 (Philcom) |
| TIME | + 8 hours |
| AVERAGE TEMP. | 29 C (89 F) |
| POPULATION | 553,966 (2007 Census) |
| POPULATION GROWTH | 2.54% (2007 Census) |
| LAND AREA | 488.86 square kilometers |
| LANGUAGE | Cebuano, Tagalog, English |
| RELIGION | Christian, Islam, Buddhism |
| CURRENCY | Philippine Peso (PhP) |
| MEASUREMENT | Metric, mixed with English |
| ELECTRICITY | 220 volts, 60 cycles |
| ELECTRIC PLUG | Type A, Flat Blade |
| ROAD | Left Hand Drive |
Places Of Interest  * Monigue Cave* Malasag Eco-Tourism Village * Macahambus Adventure Park * F.S. Catanico Falls * Mapawa Nature Park * Macahambus Hill Cave * Pueblo de Oro Golf Club * Rodelsa Hall * Xavier Museum * Night Cafe & Night Market * Mc. Arthur Marker * Kagay-an Resort * Tourism Showhouse Official Website : http://cagayandeoro.gov.ph/ In News at CDOC : Duaw Sa Kagayan Delegates To arrive Today |
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