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Misamis Oriental shared a history with Misamis Occidental of being part of the Province of Cebu during the Spanish colonial era. In 1818, Misamis was carved out from Cebu to become a separate province with Cagayan de Misamis (Cagayan de Oro) as its capital and was further subdivided into partidos or divisions: Partido de Cagayan (Division of Cagayan), Partido de Catarman (Division of Catarman ...
In 1917, following the organization of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, the province of Misamis lost the territory of Iligan to the province of Lanao. In 1929, the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 3537 to dissolve the province and split it into Occidental Misamis and Oriental Misamis. The change took effect on January 1, 1930. [5]
The southern part of the city is bordered by the provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte. The municipality of Opol borders the city on the west and Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental to the east. To the north lies Macajalar Bay facing the Bohol Sea. Its total land area is 488.86 km 2 representing 13.9 percent of the entire Misamis Oriental province ...
The Misamis Oriental Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Misamis Oriental. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each having five seats. A voter votes up to five names, with the top five candidates per district being ...
The Governor of Misamis Oriental (Filipino: Gobernador ng Lalawigan Misamis Oriental) is the head of the local government of Misamis Oriental province in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, elected to three-year terms. The governor is also the head of the executive branch and leads the provincial departments in executing the provincial ordinances ...
Laguindingan, officially the Municipality of Laguindingan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Laguindingan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Laguindingan), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,363 people. [3]
Gitagum, officially the Municipality of Gitagum (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Gitagum; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gitagum), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The municipality is bounded on the north by Mindanao Sea, on the east by the Municipality of Laguindingan, on the south by the Municipality of Alubijid and on the west the ...
Metro Cagayan de Oro is bounded by Macajalar Bay, which curves north.Forty percent of its area is elevated plains, located partially in Bukidnon.In the western portion the Cagayan de Oro River [5] outlines the area, which is divided by the river's tributaries from district 1 of Cagayan de Oro to Gitagum (including Laguindingan, Alubijid, El Salvador and Opol).