Misamis Oriental

Misamis Oriental
(from top: left to right) Mount Balatukan, Balingoan Port, Mount Sumagaya, Libertad coastline, Macajalar Bay and Cagayan de Oro.
Anthem: "Misamis Oriental Hymn"

Instrumental

Sung by Joel Vacalares
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 8°45′N 125°00′E / 8.75°N 125°E / 8.75; 125
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
Founded1939
Capital
and largest city
Cagayan de Oro
Government
  TypeSangguniang Panlalawigan
  GovernorPeter M. Unabia (Lakas)
  Vice GovernorJeremy Jonahmar G. Pelaez (Lakas)
  LegislatureMisamis Oriental Provincial Board
Area
  Total
3,131.52 km2 (1,209.09 sq mi)
  Rank43rd out of 82
 (excluding Cagayan de Oro)
Highest elevation2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
956,900
  Rank30th out of 82
  Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
   Rank30th out of 82
 (excluding Cagayan de Oro)
DemonymEast Misamisnon
Divisions
  Independent cities
1
  Component cities
  Municipalities
  Barangays
  Districts
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
IDD:area code+63(0)88
ISO 3166 codePH-MSR
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
Websitewww.misamisoriental.gov.ph

Misamis Oriental (Cebuano: Sidlakang Misamis; Maranao: Sebangan Misamis; Filipino: Silangang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Oriental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. The provincial capital, as well as its largest city, is Cagayan de Oro, though it is governed independently from the province.