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Oroquieta | |
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| City of Oroquieta | |
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| Nickname: City of Good Life | |
 Map of Misamis Occidental with Oroquieta highlighted | |
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.svg)  Oroquieta Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:8°29′N123°48′E / 8.48°N 123.8°E /8.48; 123.8 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Cityhood | January 1, 1970 |
| Barangays | 47 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Lemuel Meyrick M. Acosta (Asenso Pinoy Party) |
| • Vice Mayor | Aurora Virginia M. Almonte (Asenso Pinoy Party) |
| • Representative | Jason P. Almonte (NP) |
| • 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 | ₱ 988.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,798 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 736.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 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, officially theCity of Oroquieta (Cebuano:Dakbayan sa Oroquieta;Tagalog:Lungsod ng Oroquieta), is acomponent city and capital of theprovince ofMisamis Occidental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,301 people.[3]
Oroquieta is named after theBasque settlement of Oroquieta (usually spelled Orokieta in modern times) inNavarra,Spain. It was the birthplace of theFranciscanFriar Tomás Casado, who was the first Spanish parish priest of Oroquieta and was an important figure in its early foundation.[5]
The settlement was originally known asLayawan, avisita of theparroquia ofJimenez in the province ofMisamis. Layawan (literally "the meandering one") is named after the Layawan River which flows through the settlement.[5]
Its name was changed to Oroquieta in 1884 when it was granted township by theSpanish Crown, as recommended byFray Juan Gomez, theFather Provincial of theRecollects, and Martin Garcia y Alcocer, theBishop of Cebu.[5]
It was named after theBasque settlement of Oroquieta inNavarra,Spain. The original Oroquieta was the birthplace of theFranciscanFriar Tomás Casado, who was the first (and last) Spanish parish priest of Oroquieta.Fray Casado figured prominently in helping to establish Oroquieta as a modelpueblo, finishing numerous infrastructural projects including aconvent, a school, bridges, roads, houses, a cemetery, and akiosk (which still stands to this day). Fray Casado also helped establish anabaca industry and purchased an abaca processing machine to provide livelihoods for the locals. Unlike the corrupt friars common during this period, Casado was motivated by a genuine desire to improve the lives of its residents. He hoped to turn Oroquieta intola pueblo de la buena vida ("the town of the good life").[5]
However, Fray Casado had to leave Oroquieta under the orders of his superiors in 1898, when thePhilippine Revolution made it too dangerous to remain. Spain ceded the Philippines to theUnited States shortly afterwards, as part of the negotiations after theSpanish–American War.[5]
Duringthe American occupation, the territory was retained by 1903 when the number of municipalities inthe then-undivided Misamis decreased throughAct No. 951, issued on October 21;[6] but was reduced byExecutive Order No. 67, series of 1916, issued byGovernor-GeneralFrancis Burton Harrison, where fourbarrios were organized into the new municipality ofAloran.[7]
Oroquieta became the capital (cabecera) on January 6, 1930. As capital town, people of various neighboring provinces came and inhabited in the place where they earn their living through fishing, farming, merchandising and other forms of businesses. Soon afterwards its income increased simultaneously with increase in population, resulting from southward migration fromLuzon andVisayas to the area.
In 1942, Oroquieta was made the capital of thefree Philippines by the recognized guerrillas and later the ongoing troops of thePhilippine Commonwealth Army. (Personal interview with the late Atty. Vicente Blanco, Municipal Mayor during theJapanese Occupation) During this time, PresidentManuel L. Quezon, together withSergio Osmeña Sr., a bodyguard and Major Manuel Nieto Sr., landed in Oroquieta after their evacuation fromCorregidor to Australia.
The seat of government of the Free Philippines then was the Capitol. The Free Philippine Government was then issuing Misamis Occidentalemergency notes. President Quezon, upon knowing that Oroquieta was made a capital of the Free Philippines and that the town was issuing emergency notes, authorized the Printing of the Mindanao emergency note.
Oroquieta was created a city under Republic Act 5518 and inaugurated as a chartered city on January 1, 1970. The charter converting the municipality of Oroquieta into a city were signed byPresident Marcos on June 25, 1969, in the presence of the then City Mayor Ciriaco C. Pastrano, with the newly elected councilors and other city officials.
Oroquieta City is bounded on the south by Aloran and the north by Lopez Jaena. On the eastern side isIligan Bay, with Concepcion on the southwest and Sapang Dalaga on the northwest. Lowland plains and coastal lowlands are located in the city's eastern side while highlands and mountains tower over its western side.
The city occupies roughly 26,393 hectares (65,220 acres), the majority of which comprises the mountain barangays of Mialen, Toliyok, and Sebucal, averaging less than a thousand hectares per Barangay, the 47 barangays of the City outsize its urbanized counterparts.
| Climate data for Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) | 44 (1.7) | 37 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 87 (3.4) | 137 (5.4) | 131 (5.2) | 141 (5.6) | 143 (5.6) | 134 (5.3) | 68 (2.7) | 53 (2.1) | 1,073 (42.3) |
| Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue(modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8] | |||||||||||||
Oroquieta City is politically subdivided into 47barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
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According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,301 people,[3] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Oroquieta
10 20 30 40 2000 24.20 2003 37.59 2006 33.50 2009 30.65 2012 22.24 2015 20.92 2018 15.55 2021 20.48 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
The groundbreaking ceremony and construction of the first mall in Oroquieta City was started in April 2024. The mall is located in Purok 1, Villaflor.
Also Starlite Ferries, a maritime company under the Chelsea Logistics Groups marked its 4th route when it officially opened the new route connecting Oroquieta City to Larena, Tagbilaran, and Cebu, and vice versa on April 28. The Starlite Ferries are stationed at the San Vicente Bajo Port in Oroquieta City.
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Oroquieta City Council (2022-2025):
Hospitals and healthcare facilities:
Students coming from neighboring provinces of Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and neighboring cities and municipalities within the Province of Misamis Occidental come to Oroquieta to pursue their college and education. Also students coming from Far-flung and Urban Barangays of Oroquieta come to the city proper to pursue education.
Universities and colleges:
Secondary schools:
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