Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental is a
province of the
Philippines located in the
Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is
Cagayan de Oro. The province borders
Lanao del Norte and
Bukidnon to the south, the
Agusan del Norte and
Agusan del Sur to the east, and to the north is
Bohol Sea with the island-province of
Camiguin just off its northern shore.
The province is host to different types of industries such as agricultural, forest, steel, metal, chemical, mineral, rubber and food processing. It is home to the 30 square kilometre PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate and the Mindanao International Container Port, all located in
Tagoloan.
Del Monte Foods, which exports pineapples all over the Asia-Pacific region has a processing plant in
Cagayan de Oro City.
Located in
Northern Mindanao, it is bordered by the Provinces of
Bukidnon to the south,
Agusan del Norte to the east and
Lanao del Norte to the west. On the north lies
Camiguin Island in the
Bohol Sea.
Political
Misamis Oriental is subdivided into 24
municipalities and 2
cities.
Cities
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Cagayan de Oro*
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Misamis Oriental used to be a part of Cebu. In
1818, it became a "conregimento" comprised of 4 "partidos" or divisions; namely, Partido de MIsamis, Partido de Dapitan, Partido de Cagayan and Partido de Catarman. During the latter part of the 19th century, Misamis was one of the 6 districts of Mindanao, and later, one of the seven districts in Mindanao and Sulu at the close of the Spanish era with Cagayan de Misamis, now Cagayan de Oro, as its capital. When it was still a part of the district of Cebu, there were 12 Spaniards and 9 Filipinos who successively served as "governadore" with Mayor Carabello as the first governor in
1874.
Legislative Act. No. 3537, approved in
November 2,
1929, divided the province of Misamis into two provinces due to the lack of geographical contiguity: Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental. However, it was not until 10 years later that the division was implemented by an amendment, Act. No. 3777, adopted on
November 28,
1939. When Misamis Oriental became a separate province, Don Gregorio Pelaez was its first Governor. Since then, there were 14 past governors who were elected and appointed by operation of law.
The earliest known settlers of the territory were the
Negritoes. Centuries later,
Malay colonists with Mongoloid features, fought the natives for the control of the rich Cagayan River coastal plains. The struggle for possession has finally won the native
Visayans over the
Bukidnons. In the 1500s most of the Mindanao area had fallen under the Muslim and the inhabitants were converted into
Islam. As part of Mindanao, the people of the territory were obliged to pay tribute to the Muslim rule.
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Misamis Oriental Provincial Website*
Cagayan de Oro Socio-Economic Profile*
Visit Cagayan De Oro Tourist and Travel Website*
The Authority website of Cagayan de Oro | CDO Okay*
Cagayan de Oro Hotels & Accommodations
