• Physical Characteristics
• Demographic Profile
• Population Size, Growth and Distribution
• Population Density
• Population Age-Sex Structure
• Fertility and Mortality
• Labor Force
• Family Income

• Social Services
• Health
• Nutrition
• Social Hygiene
• Family Planning
• Health Resources
• Education and Manpower Development
• Social Welfare
  

• Housing and Resettlement
• Public Safety
• Transportion
• Water Supply
• Irrigation System
• Power and Electrification
• Communication
• City Administration

 

The City's history dates back many centuries before the Spaniards came to Cagayan when the territory was called Kalambagohan. Its main town, Himologan, was a hill-top fortress situated some eight kilometers south of the present Poblacion.

At the time when the first Spanish missionaries came in 1622, the people of Cagayan had tributary relation to Kudarat, the Muslim Sultan of Maguindanao empire in Cotabato. However, the people had not embraced Islam and instead, many became Christians after sometime. Because of this, Muslim warriors began to attack the settlement. As a defense strategy, the priests persuaded the people to transfer from the hilltop to a better location which is the present site of the Saint Augustine Cathedral. The Cagayanons were able to defend themselves for almost 250 years from Muslim harassment.

In 1738, Spanish dominance was felt in Cagayan. When Misamis gained status of province in 1818, one of its four districts was the Partidos de Cagayan.

In 1871, the "Partidos" became a town and was made permanent capital of Misamis. In 1883, the town became seat of the Spanish government in Mindanao for the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte. Consequently, from a purely farming-fishing area, Cagayan emerged into a booming commerce and trade center.

The war years in Cagayan were prompted by the presence of the Americans in 1898. The Americans were initially and successfully repulsed by the local forces led by Major Apolinar Velez at the historic battle of Macahambus in June 4, 1900.

After the troubled years, peace finally brought back the economic activities to normal under the guidance of Americans. St. Augustine School, the forerunner of the present Xavier University and of Lourdes College, was inaugurated in 1928.

On June 15, 1950 President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act No. 521, which granted the status of a chartered city to the municipality of Cagayan de Oro.

Following these events, the socio-economic order underwent some far-reaching changes. Activities grew in scale and importance until it developed as the administrative center for the entire Northern Mindanao (Region X and XIII).

Today, Cagayan de Oro is one of the fastest growing cities in the country.

 

Physical Characteristics

Location

Cagayan de Oro City is the gateway to Northern Mindanao. It is geographically nestled between the central coastline of Macajalar Bay to the North and the naturally-rich plateaus and mountains of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte to the South. The municipality of Opol bounds the City on the west while the municipality of Tagoloan, with its heavy industrial activities, is its immediate neighbor to the east. The City lies between the latitude 8°-14”-00” to 8°-31’-5” north and longitude 124°-27”-00” and 124°-49”-00” east.

Land Area

Cagayan de Oro is the largest city in Northern Mindanao (Region X). Its territorial size is:

. . . 29 times the size of the region; and
. . . 7 times the size of Misamis Oriental (3,570.10 sq. km.)

It covers 80 barangays, 63 of which are urban and 17 are rural:

 

Topography

Cagayan de Oro City is characterized by a narrow coastal plain along the Macajalar Bay and by highland areas separated by sleepy inclined escarpment. The lowland is relatively flat and its elevation is not more than 10 meters above the mean sea level. The highlands bound the City in the south from east to west. They consists of plateaus, terraces, gorges.

Creeks and rivers traverse and drain to Macajalar Bay. There are seven rivers namely: Cagayan River, Iponan River, Bigaan River, Cugman River, Umalag River, Agusan river and Alae River. The more notable creeks are Binono-an, Bitan-ag, Indulong, Kolambog, Sapong, and Umalag.

About 13,587 hectares or 28 percent of the City's land area have a slope between 0 and 8 percent, which is appropriate for most land uses. Such areas are concentrated on the narrow coastal plain, the flood plain areas of the Cagayan and Iponan Rivers, and in the upland terraces. The remaining 72 percent of the land have slopes that are greater than 8 percent which pose a challenge to development.

Geology

Geomorphologically, Cagayan de Oro can be classified into three broad landforms: lowlands; level uplands; and hills/ mountains. The lowlands contain five distinct forms, namely:

Sandbars. These are narrow, elongated strips of sand deposits formed by wave action on some section of the coastline. The extent is insignificant.

Tidal Flats. These are low coastal areas, subjected to tidal influence found mainly between the mouths of Cagayan River and Iponan River.

Coastal Alluvial Plain. This is the narrow strip of level area from Puerto in the southeast to the center of the city.

Broad Alluvial Plain. This is found in a limited patch around a small hill south of the City.

River Flood Plain. The Iponan and Cagayan Rivers have formed as extensive flood plain that coalesced north of the Cagayan-Iligan Highway. Such areas may be subjected to brief flooding during extraordinary rainfall events.

The uplands are classified into three (3) forms:

Terrace or Plateau. There are three distinct plateaus that exist within the city limits. The most extensive one occupies the southeastern region. Another plateau is situated west of Cagayan River along the road to Lumbia and Talakag of Bukidnon. The third is in the south-central region just north of Barangay Indahag.

Piedmont. This is an extensive upland area located along the road to Barangay Indahag and along the road to Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

Canyon/ Gorge. These are the almost vertical walls along the very deeply incised river channels. The width of the canyon/gorges ranges from 500 to 1000 meters.

The hills/ mountains take five different forms, as follows:

Escarpment. This is the steep slope separating the lowland plains from the hilly areas. In some sections, the slope is almost vertical.

Conglomerate Hill. Immediately above the escarpment area is a formation of conglomerate hills.

Limestone Hill. South of Lumbia are extensive rolling hills made up of limestone. A smaller limestone area is located on the right side of Bigaan River.

Shale/Sandstone Hill. West of the Lumbia Airport is another sedimentary formation of shale/sandstone hills.

Volcanic Hill or Mountain. On the farthest end of the City along the Misamis Oriental-Bukidnon boundary are rugged and steep hills and mountains of volcanic origin.

Land Use

The city has assumed a role which is larger than its physical boundaries. It is the second highest ranking urban settlement in the island of Mindanao, and is considered the most important center of a growth corridor occurring on the northern coast of Mindanao. Spanning a 187 kilometer strip and covering about 3,100 square kilometers, the Cagayan-Iligan Corridor (CIC) area has about 1.06 million residents and is endowed with rich agricultural and natural resources.

Because of these, it has been experiencing dramatic growth in economy which precedes major amendments on the 1979 Zoning Ordinance.

Existing Land Use, 2000-2001

Soil Types

agayan de Oro soils are predominantly clayey. Other soil structure are sand, sulfaquent, loam, and clayey loam.

Soils which are good for agricultural production are San Manuel Loam and Bantog Clay. The Matima Clay and Umingan Clay Loam are of lesser quality for agricultural production. Other soil types which do not have any agricultural value are hydrosol, beach sand and stony clay. Some of these soils are in rough mountain regions not suitable for exploitation, others are in lowland which are suitable for resort and urban-related uses.

Climate and Rainfall

Climate in the Philippines has been described in terms of rainfall distribution that occur during the year, classified as follows:Type I; Type II; Type III; and Type IV.

In 2000-2001, rainfall particularly in Cagayan de Oro, belonged to Type IV. Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. This is also intermediate between the first and second types.

PAG-ASA records reveal the following:

. .  . In the year 2000, the average yearly total of rainfall is about 2,094.1 millimeters and 2000.8 millimeters in 2001.

. . . The coldest temperature was in January 2000, which recorded 18.4 degree celcius and 18.8 degree celcius was in March 2001.

. . . The hottest month, at 35.2 degree celcius was July and October 2000 and 35.3 degree celcius was experienced in June 2001.

. . . The average wind run registered 1 to 2 m/sec.

. .  .The frequency of tropical cyclone occurs once in every 12 years especially during the maximum rain period.

 

Demographic Profile

Population Size, Growth and Distribution

The earliest population estimate was in 1650 which shows that the population of Cagayan de Oro was barely 900.

Records show that in 1903, when the first census was taken, the population of Cagay-an was placed at 10,937. This excluded Iponan (former Municipality of Bukidnon Province) and (then a barrio of Agusan Municipality, Bukidnon). N.B. Iponan, Gusa,and Agusan are now barangays of this city.

In 1939, the population had reached 53,194 which covered Barrio Sungay and the Poblacion of the former municipal district of Lourdes. N.B. Sungay and entire Lourdes are now barangays of Alubijid, Misamis Oriental

Cagayan de Oro Population, 1650-2000

It took a very long, long time (1,680 year) for Cagayan to raise its first 1,000 settlers. After 205 years, some 9,000 people were added. Hence, in 1873, Cagayan had its first 10,000 people.

Based on the long historical view of the city population, 3 distinct patterns are observed:

Cagayan de Oro’s rapid population growth is a recent phenomenon;
It started during the 1960-1970 period. Though the rate declined very slightly in the succeeding inter-censal years, it soared up between 1975 and 1980 at its fastest, 6.59%. From 1980 to 1995, the population growth remains steady at an average of 4%.

This explosive growth of population resulted mainly from the increased gap between births and deaths;

Mortality rate’s long decline (from 8.16 in 1983 to 5 deaths /1000 population in 1998), can be attributed to the general improvement in health condition of the people.

The rate of natural increase, the difference between Crude Birth Rate (CBR) and Crude Death Rate (CDR) excluding migration, has decreased from 23.43 per thousand in 1995 to about 18.54 per thousand in 1999.

Net migration or net inflow contributed less than 50% of the total population increase:

1970-1980 46%
1980-1990 27%
1990-1995 40%

Annual Population Estimates, 1987-2001

Annual Population Estimates, 1987-2001

Population Growth Patterns of Cagayan de Oro, Region X, Philippines, 1970-2000

Its annual population growth rate of 4.44 % in 1995 . . . is twice as fast as the country's rate . . .will double in number within 15 to 16 years

During the 1975-1980 inter-censal period . . . was 6.59% per year, the highest so far . . . doubled the population in just 11 years

Population By Barangay, 1995-2000*

 

Population Density

Cagayan de Oro is the most crowded city in Region X. If the population distribution were uniform all throughout the city, there would be 945 persons for every square kilometer of land.

In contrast to Misamis Oriental which has an average density of only 258 persons, and R X - 177 but the 1995 Census reveals that the City’s population is almost as large as Misamis Oriental’s population - roughly 72,000 difference.

The most densely populated urban barangay is Macabalan with a population of 18,875 in an area of .398560 square kilometer as of 2000 NSO count.

Seventeen (17) barangays of the City are sparsely populated and are classified rural. The average density of the rural barangays was estimated to be 120 persons per square kilometer in 1997, and 131 in 2000.

On average, about 945 persons today live in a square kilometer, in contrast with the situation in 1990 when there were only 695 persons or two-thirds of today's density;

Rural-urban population distribution is still lopsided. More than nine (9) out of every 10, or 94% of the population live in the urban barangays.

Over the years, however, the growth of population across the 80 barangays had not been uniform. Some barangays grew faster than others.

The largest barangay, in terms of population, is Barangay Carmen. One out of 10 people in the City live in Barangay Carmen.

Population Density, 2000

Annual Populations and Households, 1990-2010

 

Population Age-Sex Structure

More than half of the city population are women. The sex ratio in 2000 is 98.

The City’s population is relatively young. Mean age is 23 years.

Over one third (36.60%) of the population (183,635) is under 15 years of age. Adults (20-59 years old) comprise the biggest group, i.e. 47.42%.

The so- called senior citizens, aged 60 years and over, constitute the smallest group, only 19,497 or 3.9% of the total population . . . they constitute 9.44% of the City’s labor force or working age group, yet:

- In 1995 : of those employed in the labor force, only 39% were women.

- In 1997 : The proportion of women officials both in the City and barangay government levels has increased. More organizations are chaired by women. In fact, there are 35 accredited women organizations in the City. These exclude Women in Development Committees in each barangay.

The City has a young age structure. Roughly 42% of the City’s population are children (between the ages of 0-17). The computed median age is 23 years. Because of this, we expect . . . more marriages . . . more babies are born, these babies have a very good chance of surviving and reaching adulthood

This is a very important consideration to the city’s development efforts since children take up a disproportionate amount of resources in terms of health and education.

About 63% of the population is of working age (in ages 15 & over). But the employed (including self-employed) include children . . . 91.3% are employed

1 out of 15 are engaged in agriculture unlike in the 60’s when the situation was reverse.

Fertility and Mortality

Increase in the city’s population from 1987 to 1994 and in 1999 is mainly due to natural increase (excess of births over deaths).

Birth and Death Occurrences and Population Added in 2000, Every Month and Everyday

   
ONE CHILD IS BORN EVERY 40 MINUTES
ONE PERSON DIES EVERY 206 MINUTES
ONE PERSON IS ADDED EVERY 48 MINUTES

Labor Force

Population 15 Years Old and Over By Sex and Employment Status, 2000

 

Population 15 Years Old and Over By Sex and Employment Status, 2001

 

Family Income

Total Number of Families, Total and Average Family Income and Expenditure By Income Class, 2000

 

 

Social Services

Health

Natality in 2000- 2001:

About 36 children were born everyday or one child every 40 minutes;

Crude Birth Rate (CBR) was estimated to be 28.44 (2000) and 28.03 (2001) live births per 1,000 population;

The total registered live births was 13,137 in year 2000 and 13,158 in 2001. Of these, 83% (10,901) were born to residents, while 17% (2,257) to transients and/or non-residents;

Trend: declining since1997, i.e.: 27 to 25;

The highest number of births were attended by physicians at 56.23%, 55% nurses, 11.64% midwives, 30.76% trained hilots and 0.82% for other attending personnel.

Percentage of Births Attended By Health Personnel, 2001

Mortality

Seven deaths occurred everyday or one person died every 3 to 4 hours;

The total number of deaths was 2,522 in (2000) and 2,762 in (2001) which accounted a Crude Death Rate (CDR) of 5 deaths per 1,000 population;

Trend: fluctuating since 1997.


Infant Mortality

The rate was 9.97 (2000) and 11 (2001) deaths per 1,000 live births or 9 to 10 (2000) and 11 (2001) babies died soon after delivery or before reaching their first year;

Asphyxia neonaturom was number one leading cause of infant death in 2000 while Pneumonia for 2001;

Trend: slightly declining since 1997.


Maternal Mortality

The rate was 0.23 (2000) and 0.07 (2001) death every 1,000 live births due to pregnancy and childbirth.

Trend: fluctuating

Nutrition

Preschooler
The percentage of children who were moderately and severely underweight was 3.8% (2000) and 5.5% (2001).

Trend: slightly increasing since 1997.

School Children
The percentage of children who were moderately and severely underweight was 16% (2000) and 19% (2001).

Trend: slightly increasing..

Social Hygiene

In 2001, 19,796 male/female commercial sex workers were examined. About 7 percent were found positive of sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Gonorrhea has a prevalence rate (PR) of 40%,non-gonococcal cervicitis 0.5%, mucopurulent cervicitis 0.4%, genital warts 0.1%, tricho moniasis 0.2%, vaginal candidiasis 1.8% and herpes genitalis .02%

Family Planning

Family planning services in the City have always been available in the different health centers, hospitals and family planning clinics.

Family Planning, 2000-2001

Health Resources

Major Health Resources, 2000- 2001

Environmental Sanitation Services, 2000 - 2001

 

Status of Toilet Facilities and Solid Waste Management, 2000

 

Education and Manpower Development

Enrolment

Total student population was 168,155 in SY 2000-2001 and 169,956 in SY 2001-2002.

... 297 diversified educational institutions
...total number of classrooms 3,253 (2000)
...an aggregate staff of 5,371 teachers.

The bulk of enrolment was absorbed in elementary and secondary level.

Participation rate:
    99% (2000) and 97% (2001) in elementary level.
    85% (2000) and 88% (2001) in the secondary level;
    and 66 % (2000) and 62 % (2001) in the tertiary level.

Increasing trend in public school for pre-school, basic elementary and secondary education have been sustained from school years 2000-2001 to 2001-2002;

Enrolment in the college level, however, decreased by 4%.

Participation rate in both public elementary and secondary level has declined:
    • from 88.61% for SY 2000-2001 to 86.48% for SY 2001-2002 in the
elementary level;
    • from 60.41% for SY 2000-2001 to 59.44% for SY 2001-2002 in the
secondary level.

In SY 2001-2002 there are 84,988 children ages 6-12 years old, 84% of which are absorbed in the public elementary schools, while 13% are accommodated in the private schools and about 3% are out of school.

School-age population, ages 3 to 5 years old, in SY 2001-2002 is estimated to be 41,138. About 21% (8,573) of these children are in public and private prep schools and sixteen (16) percent of these children are in day care centers.

Cohort Survival Rate (CSR) in the elementary level has increased from 73.42 for SY 2000-2001 to 77.48% for SY 2001-2002. This reveals that for every 100 Grade One pupils in 1996, about 77 of them made it to Grade Six.

Meanwhile, secondary CSR increased from 71.60 to 72.72 percent., which indicates that 71 or 72 students enrolled in first year were able to finish high school education.

Drop-out rates were leading toward opposite directions from SY 2000-2001 to SY 2001-2002:
   • slightly going up ( from 0.22% to 0.26%) in the elementary level
   • slightly going up ( from 5.80 % to 7.63 %) in the secondary level.

Retention rate had
   • increased in the elementary level from 94.29% to 95.80%
   • increased in the secondary level from 89.58% to 91.37%.

Promotion rate had
   • Slightly decreased to 0.49 percent in elementary level, which showed that out of 100 students enrolled in Grades One to Five, around 92 to 93 of them were able to make it;
   • increased in secondary level from 80.37% in 2000 to 83.89% in 2001.

Graduation rate had
   • Slightly increased of 0.52 percent in elementary level. Data revealed that for every 100 pupils enrolled in Grade Six for SY 2001-2002, 95 were able to graduate
   • increased in the secondary to 95.26 percent. About 95 pupils were able to make it to graduation.

Completion rate in school year 2001-2002 elementary level 70.30 and secondary 65.94 percent.Completion rate in school year 2001-2002 elementary level 70.30 and secondary 65.94 percent.


Non-Formal Education

In 2001 Functional Literacy classes registered 3,486 enrollees. About 98% were able to graduate. Trainings conducted were Vocational and Technical all geared towards employability of beneficiaries. In 2001, about 450 0SY and 3,036 adult were enrolled. There were more females (78%) than the males (22%).

Comparative Performance Indicators, SY 2000-2001 and 2001-2002

 

Facilities and Human Resources, SY 2000-2001 and 2001-2002

 

 

Social Welfare

The City Government thru the City Social Welfare and Development Office together with some ardent non-government organizations has been actively pursuing programs/activities intended to alleviate the socio-economic situation of the disadvantaged population.

Programs/Activities to Alleviate the Socio-Economic Situation of the Disadvantaged Population,
2000 - 2001

 

Social Welfare Centers in Cagayan de Oro City, 2000 - 2001

 

Type, Number of Clientele and Services Offered, 2000 - 2001

 

Housing and Resettlement

Until 2001, the City was experiencing dramatic growth in the housing sector. The concentration of government and private housing agencies, developers and investors, and lending institutions made this growth possible. Housing production ranges from core houses to ready-to-occupy units.

An aggregate of 5,969.2542600 hectares or 12.21% of the city's land area. About 14.89% occupied by the residential zone are complex subdivision.

On one hand, the City Government is pursuing its Socialized Housing Program, initially through land banking in the following barangays:

> Calaanan, Canitoan 63.0000 has.
> Barangay Kauswagan 1.3795 has.
> Barangay Consolacion 1.3624 has.
> Barangay Macasandig 2.987 has.
> Zone 4, Bugo 1.4636 has.
> Barangay Camaman-an 1.1683 has.
> Barangay Puntod 1.1658 has.
> Barangay Cugman .91 has.
> Barangay Mambuaya 1.5 has.
> Macanhan, Carmen 28.9 has.
> Tibasak,Macasandig 6.5016 has.
> Indahag 11.8472 has.

Upgrading and distribution of homelots in the following project areas: Accretion of Macabalan, Bitan-ag Creek along Barangay 22, Puntod, and Lapasan. Other upgrading projects include Zone 4 at Bugo, Cawilihan of Cugman.

 

Public Safety

Police

The total strength of Cagayan de Oro City Police Command is 583 personnel. This reflects an average ratio of one policeman for every 887 residents. The Department are equipped with ten (10) cars/mobile unit, five (5) special units, one (1) SWAT mobile car and eight (8) patrol motorcycle.

The City Command has its headquarters located at the Maharlika Building in Barangay Carmen. It has nine sub-stations strategically located in the following areas:

          Ø Precinct 1 (Operation Kahusay Kalinaw) Divisoria
          Ø Precinct 2 Cogon Market Area
          Ø Precinct 3 Agora Market Area
          Ø Precinct 4 Carmen
          Ø Precinct 5 Macabalan
          Ø Precinct 6 Puerto
          Ø Precinct 7 Bulua
          Ø Precinct 8 Lumbia
          Ø Precinct 9 Macasandig

The City maintains three centers for prisoners/offenders, namely: the Lumbia Rehabilitation and Detention Center, the Maharlika Jail and the Tahanan ng Kabataan (for minor offenders).

Crime rates shows a slight increase from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2001. Crimes reported in 2001 totaled to 1,149, and 96.50% (963) of which were solved in the same year. Out of the crime volume, Index crime is 455 cases, while Non-Index crime is 694 cases.

Crime Rates By Type of Crimes, 2000 - 2001

 

Fire

The fighting force of City Fire Department consists of 118 men yielding a ratio of one fireman for every 4,382 population. The Department is equipped with eleven (11) fire trucks and six fire pump. It covers one (1) main station at Capt. V. Roa Street near Cogon Market and five (5) sub-stations dispersely located at Puerto, Lapasan, Macabalan, Carmen and Kauswagan.

Complementing the services of the City Fire Department are the military and private fighting forces, namely: Philippine Army, Del Monte Philippines, Inc., Association of Chinese Community, Limketkai Development Corporation, Asia Brewery Incorporated, Philippine Sinter, and Pilipinas Kao, Inc.

 

Transportation

Land Transportation

Cagayan de Oro City, connected to five other regions in Mindanao with a good network of highways, is the strategic gateway to the rest of Mindanao.

It has a total road network of 406.87941 kilometers consisting as follows: gravel - 259.3291 kilometers (63.74%); asphalt-paved - 29.47925 kilometers (7.25%), and concrete - 106.74155 kilometers (26.23%), earth - 11.32951 kilometers (2.78 %).

There are 97 bridges with an aggregate length of 2,029.68 lineal meters. Bridge length ranges from 9 to 398.75 lineal meters.

Travel by land takes 40 hours from Manila via Surigao City, and 9 hours from Davao City via Butuan City.

The City, being a primary regional center is a major public transport center. Land Transportation services are provided by several bus companies with plying routes to and from Bukidnon, Davao, Butuan, Iligan, Zamboanga, and Manila. Other services are facilitated by cargo trucks/vans, and several types of light vehicles for hire which serve the entire island of Mindanao.

The proliferation of cars bring about sweeping traffic congestion. Roads and bridges (the steel bridge and the RCDG bridge across Cagayan River) capacity have become inadequate. In 1999, registered vehicles numbered 35,166. This gives an average road density of 8 motor vehicles per kilometer.

Registration of motor vehicles has declined by (5.65%) in 2001.

The day to day management of traffic is handled by the Road and Traffic Administration (formerly named Traffic Management and Enforcement Bureau (TMEB). The RTA has deputized 200 traffic enforcers on contractual basis. Some thirty two (32) PNP personnel are fielded to supplement traffic management.

Air Transportation

The Cagayan de Oro trunkline airport is serving Regions 10, 12, and 13. It is located in Lumbia, some 10 kilometers from the city proper.

The largest aircraft that the runway can currently accommodate is B-737.

The City is situated 491 miles south of Metro Manila. By plane, it is one hour and 20 minutes away from the National Capital, 30 minutes from Cebu City, 35 minutes from Davao City and 40 minutes from Cotabato City.

Sea Transportation

Cagayan de Oro seaports have the shortest distance to the major ports in the Visayas and Luzon, thus making such ports the favorite exit of people and cargo coming from various points in Mindanao.

The City has one government port and five private ports, namely:

With its strategic location and with the numerous seaports along its extensive coast, the City has sustained its role as the principal distribution center for the adjacent provinces of Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Agusan and Surigao City.

The baseport, known to be the Port of Cagayan de Oro, is a contributing factor that made the City the ideal major trading center in Mindanao. It is the focal point of domestic and foreign trade in the Province of Misamis Oriental, as well as the export outlet of the vast agricultural Province of Bukidnon.

It is situated in Barangay Macabalan facing the Macajalar Bay. It serves as a major transfer junction for domestic and foreign shipping. It occupies an area of 22.01 hectares, 19.75 hectares of which is used for its operations, and 2.26 hectares are for commercial purposes.

Modern support services and infrastructure facilities of the Port of Cagayan de Oro sufficiently answer the increasing demand of domestic and foreign traffic. The cargo handling operations are undertaken by "Task Force Oro Port".

Water Supply

Among the water districts in the country, the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD), registered in 1993, was the first.

In 2001 its service area covered 68 of the 80 barangays of the Cagayan de Oro City, which include Barangays 1-40 of the Poblacion and 28 non-poblacion barangays, namely: Agusan, Balulang, Bayabas, Bonbon, Bugo, Bulua, Camaman-an, Canitoan, Carmen, Consolacion, Cugman, Gusa, Iponan, Kauswagan, Lapasan, Macabalan, Macasandig, Nazareth, Pagatpat, Patag, Puerto, Puntod, and Tablon.

In 2001, water production was 28,715,292 cubic meters. The average production per day is 79,764.70 cubic meters and the water consumption per capita per day is 0.1275 lpcpd.

COWD has six (6) reservoirs, with the following location and respective capacity:

· Camaman-an 5,304 cu.m.
· Carmen 5,304 cu.m.
· Bulua 2,900 cu.m.
· Bugo 443 cu.m.
· Gaston Park 170 cu.m.* utilized for firefighting
· Aluba (Macasandig) 76 cu.m.

Service connections reached 55,390 in 2001, majority of which were residential and government. Water consumption in the City sums up to 20,470,217 cubic meters was consumed by residential/government and commercial users.

People living in areas not presently covered by COWD rely on point sources such as shallow well, dug well and spring or a combination of these sources for their water needs.

Some areas are served by communal faucet system. Other areas rely on ground water sources or rainwater and surface water.

 

Irrigation Systems

There are two communal irrigation systems in the City, specifically located in Barangay Iponan and Pagatpat. Total service area is 450 hectares (250 hectares in Iponan and 200 hectares in Pagatpat). The aggregate potential irrigable area in these two barangays is estimated to be 1,350 hectares.

Irrigation facilities were constructed by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Maintenance and operations of the irrigation systems are assumed by the Iponan Irrigators Association (312 member-farmers) and the Pagatpat Irrigators Association (250 member-farmers).

 

Power and Electrification

Electric power in Cagayan de Oro City has been supplied by the Maria Cristina Hydroelectric Plant through its main 69 KV transmission lines and finally, through its substations: 10 MVA in Barangay Carmen; and 50 MVA in Natumulan of the municipality of Tagoloan.

Power distribution is facilitated by the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (CEPALCO) and by the Misamis Oriental Rural Electrification Cooperative (MORESCO).

Seventy-eight (78) of the 80 barangays are energized by both CEPALCO and MORESCO.

Communications

Sophisticated services give the City its modern character. Internet has experienced significant growth as service providers increased.

Infrastructure Projects and Related Facilities

The City Government and other government functionaries were able to implement 116 varied infrastructure projects in 2000 and 182 in 2001.

City Administration

Vision

The City of Cagayan de Oro is envisioned to be a peaceful, orderly, livable city with a modern trading and services center where there are equal opportunities for our disciplined citizens to develop and prosper in a clean and healthy environment. Its’ mission is to create an environment for men and women conducive to sustainable growth and development that would generate investments, increase exports, generate jobs and foster consumer protection.

Income and Expenditures

Income in 2001 reached P= 976 M inclusive of borrowings amounting to P= 184 M.

P= 391 M constituting 40% of the total 2001 income was derived from Local taxation and revenues.

Major Source of Income, 2000 - 2001

 

City Government Actual Expenditures By Programs, 2000 – 2001

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