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Cagayan de Oro Travel Information

Mabuhay! Welcome to Cagayan de Oro,
the "City of Golden Friendship"

Cagayan de Oro is situated 491 miles (810 air kilometers) south of Metro Manila, an hour and twenty minutes away by plane and thirty minutes from Cebu. Travelling by sea, it is thirty hours from Manila and four to nine hours from Cebu. By land, the city can be reached within forty hours from Manila.

Its average temperature is 27C while its average humidity is 79.25%. The coldest month is noted in January while the hottest is August. Dry season is from November to April while wet season is from May to October.

The native Cagayanon is a mixture of Maranaw, Bukidnon, Spanish, American and Chinese blood. As of 1998, the recorded population size is 485,996. Visayan or Cebuano is the local dialect. Majority of the people however, can speak and understand Tagalog and English.

Roman Catholic is the dominant religion. Other religious affiliations include Protestants, Baptists, Fundamentalists, Islam, Iglesia Ni Kristo, Philippine Independent Church, and Pentecostal.

A GLIMPSE OF CAGAYAN DE ORO

Many years ago when Spanish colonists added the words "de Oro" ("of gold") to the name of the old coastal settlement of Cagayan, they were referring to the specks of gold they had discoevered in the Cagayan River. But today the terms has come to describe the "golden friendship" of a city known for its warm people and old-fashioned hospitality, as well as its emerging status as a booming eduational and commercial center. Cradled between the ancient mountains of Mindanao's interior and the gentle waters of Macabalan Bay. Cagaya de Oro - the capital of Misamis Oriental Province - is a growing center for both business and pleasure.

GETTING THERE. From Manila, domestic flights leave several times a day for Cagayan de Oro. Passenger ships also arrive regularly from Manila and the Visayas.