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Case Study:MetroCagayan de Oro 205
Table 1.Metro CaCayamdeOro: DemolFaphicCharacteristics
City/ Population Level _ rate Land area Population density
Municipality 1990 1995 1990-95 (sq. kin) (persons/
_q.k=) __
Cagayan de Oro City
MJmmisOriental
339,598 428,314 4.75 469.30 913
1. Tagoloan 33,919 40,929 3.83 117.73 348
2. Vfllanucva 17,122 21,310 4.47 48.80 437
3. Claveria 31,130 39,020 4.62 894.90 44
4. ja,_,q 29,146 33,598 2.88 77.02 436
5. Opol 20,473 23,958 3.19 80.85 296
6. El Salvador 26,721 31,500 3.34 87.13 362
7. Alubijid 19,531 21,765 2.19 103.45 210
8. Laguindingan 15,503 16,521 1.28 16.74 987
9. Gitagum 10,994 11,327 0.60 43.40 261
Bukidnon
1. Libona 29,652 31,897 1.47 343.20 93
2. Manolo Fortich 61,329 67,400 1.91 405.19 166
3. Talakag 35,379 39,378 2.16 186.40 211
4. Baungon 19,774 22,617 2.72 245.30 92
5. Malithog 14,934 16,414 1.91 581.85 28
6. Sumilao 13,494 15,640 3.0 196.95 79
Metro Cagayande Oro 718,699 861,588 3.69 3,898.21 221
Metro Manila 7,929,867 9,454,040 $.58 633.21 14,930
pl'n".'Bplfil_ 60,677,725 68,616,556 2.49 300,000.00 229
Source: National Statistics Office (1995).
Plan for the 21= Century identified three major events that will shape
the future of CDO City and its surroundings. These are the
construction of an international standard airport in Laguindingan,
expansion and upgrading of the CDO port, and development of the
PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate in Tagoloan and Jasaan where an
integrated steel mill will be put up. The implementation of these
flagship programs will boost economic growth and attract movement
of people into these areas.
Land use deve_
Cagayan de Oro 1 is the first city in the country to have a zoning
plan. Guided by the 1962 zone plan, its growth further accelerated
lCagayan de Oro became a chartered city on June 15,1950 during the term of President
E. Quirino. Among the five cities studied in the mid-sixties under the Regional Cities
Development Project (RCDP), Cagayan de Oro was considered as one of the best planned
cities in the country, owing to its first Land Use/Zoning Plafi dating back to 1962.