Misamis Oriental
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Misamis Oriental

Administration
Full nameMisamis Oriental
Settlement typeProvince
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
Founded1939
Government
CapitalCagayan de Oro City
GovernorHon. Oscar Moreno (Lakas-CMD, PaDayon Pilipino)
Geography
Total Area1197.7 sq mi (3102.9 km2)
Area rank46th out of 80
Demography
Total Population748791 (38th out of 80) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (31st out of 80) (0/sq mi)
Divisions
Independent cities1
Component cities1
Municipalities24
Barangays424
including independent cities: 504
Districts1st and 2nd Districts of Misamis Oriental
including independent cities: 1st and 2nd Districts of Cagayan de Oro City
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Spoken languagesCebuano (Majority), Filipino (Tagalog), English, Spanish, Ilonggo, Boholano, Waray, Higaonon

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Misamis Oriental [(abbreviated) Mis. Or.] is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City. The province borders Iligan City 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.

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Cement maker says no price cut despite plant reopening - BusinessWorld Online Tweet this news
BusinessWorld Online--Next month, however, the firm expects to have revived one line at its Lugait, -Misamis Oriental- plant, which can make clinker now that power supply in the ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:01:55 GMT+00:00
Misamis Oriental thank PGMA for FIELDS program - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency--On March 17, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visited the rice fields of Barangay Blanco in Balingasag town, -Misamis Oriental- province to personally ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:28:15 GMT+00:00
'Cola Wars' come to Misamis Oriental - Kagay An Tweet this news
Kagay An--After the country's liquor giants “Liquor War” two years ago, -Misamis Oriental- is again the chosen arena for the next phase of the “Cola Wars” ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:57:09 GMT+00:00
P10-million bangus processing plant to rise in Misamis Or. - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--BALINGASAG, -Misamis Oriental- - A P10 million “bangus” (milkfish) processing plant is set to rise in this town, it was learned Wednesday ... - Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 06:51:39 GMT+00:00
Losing candidates now asking Comelec for manual recount - BusinessWorld Online Tweet this news
BusinessWorld Online--At yesterday's resumption of hearings at the House of Representatives, former -Misamis Oriental- assemblyman Homobono A. Adaza said elections should be ... - Date : Tue, 25 May 2010 15:43:23 GMT+00:00
5 cops wounded in NPA ambush - Business Mirror Tweet this news
Business Mirror--NEW People's Army guerrillas ambushed a team of policemen on a security patrol in connection with preparations for the elections in -Misamis Oriental- on ... - Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 12:03:45 GMT+00:00
Banana seen to improve vegetable farmers' income - Business Mirror Tweet this news
Business Mirror--CLAVERIA, -Misamis Oriental--For decades now, majority of farmers in this town relied on vegetable production as their main source of income. ... - Date : Wed, 05 May 2010 12:12:42 GMT+00:00
Misamis Oriental paper project gets technical aid from Netherlands - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency--Villanueva, -Misamis Oriental- (23 April) -- A micro-enterprise here gets a boost in its handcrafted paper production project after availing of a technical ... - Date : Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:25:48 GMT+00:00

Component local government units of Misamis Oriental

Municipalities: Alubijid * Balingasag * Balingoan * Binuangan * Claveria * Gitagum * Initao * Jasaan * Kinoguitan * Lagonglong * Laguindingan * Libertad * Lugait * Magsaysay * Manticao * Medina * Naawan * Opol * Salay * Sugbongcogon * Tagoloan * Talisayan * Villanueva
Component City: Gingoog City * El Salvador City * ----
Highly urbanized city: Cagayan de Oro City
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Misamis Oriental by the [http://www.census.gov.ph National Statistics Office])

PH Political Divisions of the Philippines|Capital

CapitalManila * National Capital Region
Autonomous regionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvincesAbra * Agusan del Norte * Agusan del Sur * Aklan * Albay * Antique * Apayao * Aurora * Basilan * Bataan * Batanes * Batangas * Benguet * Biliran * Bohol * Bukidnon * Bulacan * Cagayan * Camarines Norte * Camarines Sur * Camiguin * Capiz * Catanduanes * Cavite * Cebu * Compostela Valley * Cotabato * Davao del Norte * Davao del Sur * Davao Oriental * Eastern Samar * Guimaras * Ifugao * Ilocos Norte * Ilocos Sur * Iloilo * Isabela * Kalinga * La Union * Laguna * Lanao del Norte * Lanao del Sur * Leyte * Maguindanao * Marinduque * Masbate * Misamis Occidental * Misamis Oriental * Mountain Province * Negros Occidental * Negros Oriental * Northern Samar * Nueva Ecija * Nueva Vizcaya * Occidental Mindoro * Oriental Mindoro * Palawan * Pampanga * Pangasinan * Quezon * Quirino * Rizal * Romblon * Samar * Sarangani * Siquijor * Sorsogon * South Cotabato * Southern Leyte * Sultan Kudarat * Sulu * Surigao del Norte * Surigao del Sur * Tarlac * Tawi-Tawi * Zambales * Zamboanga del Norte * Zamboanga del Sur * Zamboanga Sibugay
Other subdivisionsIsland groups * Regions * Cities * Municipalities * Barangays * Legislative districts
Territorial disputesBenham Plateau * North Borneo (Sabah) * Scarborough Shoal * Spratly Islands



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