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Oroquieta | |
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City of Oroquieta | |
Nickname: City of Good Life | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°29′N 123°48′E / 8.48°N 123.8°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Misamis Occidental |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1880 |
Cityhood | January 1, 1970 |
Barangays | 47 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Lemuel Meyrick M. Acosta (NP) |
• Vice Mayor | Aurora Virginia M. Almonte (NP) |
• Representative | Jason P. Almonte (PDP-Laban) |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 54,839 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 237.88 km2 (91.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,925 m (6,316 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 72,301 |
• Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Households | 17,326 |
Demonym | Oroquietanon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 20.48 |
• Revenue | ₱ 700.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 2,063 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 500.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 379.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Misamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7207 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
Catholic diocese | Archdiocese of Ozamis |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Holy Rosary |
Website | www |
Oroquieta, (formerly/originally known as Layawan), officially the City of Oroquieta (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Oroquieta; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Oroquieta), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,301 people.[3]