About Misamis Oriental
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Geographical Location

Misamis Oriental is one of the five provinces of Northern Mindanao. Falling between eight degrees twenty eight minutes thirty eight seconds five hundred sixteen latitude (8º28’38”516 Lat.) and one hundred forty two degrees thirty eight minutes thirty five seconds two hundred thirty five longitude (142º38’35”235 long.), the province is located along the northern coast of the island of Mindanao.

The province is bounded on the north by Macajalar Bay, on west by Iligan Bay, on the south and southwest by the provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte and the east by Agusan del Norte.

Climate

Two types of climates in the province are based on rainfall distribution. The first type, which occurs in the eastern municipalities of Kinoguitan to Magsaysay, has a very pronounced maximum rainfall from November to January and generally wet the whole year. The second type, which occurs in the central and western part of the province, is relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year.

It covers the municipalities of Sugbongcogon, in the east and down to Lugait in the west. The climate is usually pleasant with warmer days and cooler nights.

Language/ Dialects

Cebuano, Tagalog, Maranao, Hiligayon, Ilonggo, Waray, and English.

Political Subdivision / Population

Misamis Oriental is one of the 22 provinces of Mindanao and one of the 4 provinces of new Region 10. It has two cities, Cagayan de Oro, the capital, and Gingoog City, a component city, and twenty four (24) municipalities with three hundred forty nine (349) barangays. The province is divided into districts, comprising the following municipalities with its corresponding 1995 population estimates:

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