Misamis Oriental

Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental
Province
	Province of Misamis Oriental
	(from top: left to right) Mount Balatukan, Balingoan Port, Mount Sumagaya, Libertad coastline, Macajalar Bay and Cagayan de Oro.
	Flag Seal
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 8°45′N 125°00′E / 8.75°N 125°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Founded	1939
Capital; and largest city	Cagayan de Oro
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Peter M. Unabia (Lakas)
• Vice Governor	Jeremy Jonahmar G. Pelaez (Padayon Pilipino)
• Legislature	Misamis Oriental Provincial Board
Area
• Total	3,131.52 km2 (1,209.09 sq mi)
• Rank	43rd out of 81
	(excluding Cagayan de Oro)
Highest elevation (Mount Balatukan)	2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	956,900
• Rank	30th out of 81
• Density	310/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Rank	30th out of 81
	(excluding Cagayan de Oro)
Demonym	Misamisnon
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 Cagayan de Oro; (Highly urbanized city) ;
• Component cities	2 El Salvador ; Gingoog ;
• Municipalities	23 Alubijid ; Balingasag ; Balingoan ; Binuangan ; Claveria ; Gitagum ; Initao ; Jasaan ; Kinoguitan ; Lagonglong ; Laguindingan ; Libertad ; Lugait ; Magsaysay ; Manticao ; Medina ; Naawan ; Opol ; Salay ; Sugbongcogon ; Tagoloan ; Talisayan ; Villanueva ;
• Barangays	424; including independent cities: 504;
• Districts	Legislative districts of Misamis Oriental; Legislative districts of Cagayan de Oro;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9000–9025
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
ISO 3166 code	PH-MSR
Spoken languages	Cebuano; Higaonon; Maranao; Subanon; Tagalog; English;
Income classification	1st class
Website	www.misamisoriental.gov.ph

Misamis Oriental (Cebuano: Sidlakang Misamis; Maranao: Sebangan Misamis; Tagalog: Silangang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Oriental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital, largest city and provincial center is the city of Cagayan de Oro, which is governed independently from the province.

^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
^ Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[nscblist-1] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2014.

[PSA20–10-2] Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

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