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Oroquieta
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Oroquieta | |
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| City of Oroquieta | |
.jpg) Oroquieta City Plaza | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: City of Good Life | |
 Map of Misamis Occidental with Oroquieta highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Oroquieta 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 | 3rd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 20.48 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 700.7 million (2020), 317.7 million (2012), 332.7 million (2013), 382.2 million (2014), 426.3 million (2015), 467.9 million (2016), 523.6 million (2017), 572 million (2018), 637 million (2019), 751.8 million (2021), 988.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,063 million (2020), 891.5 million (2012), 914 million (2013), 959.9 million (2014), 104.4 million (2015), 1,192 million (2016), 1,388 million (2017), 1,845 million (2018), 1,814 million (2019), 2,247 million (2021), 2,798 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 500.7 million (2020), 236.3 million (2012), 111.2 million (2013), 307.8 million (2014), 314.3 million (2015), 333.2 million (2016), 390.9 million (2017), 434.5 million (2018), 520.9 million (2019), 571.6 million (2021), 736.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 379.5 million (2020), 293.2 million (2012), 270.2 million (2013), 246.2 million (2014), 252.5 million (2015), 279.1 million (2016), 262.7 million (2017), 489.9 million (2018), 346.4 million (2019), 395.7 million (2021), 653.2 million (2022) |
| 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 the 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 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]
- ^ City of Oroquieta | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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