What is the population of Cagayan de Oro?
Cagayan de Oro has a city population of 741,617. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Philippines · Asia
Cagayan de Oro
City population
741,617
#12
in Philippines
#1
in Northern Mindanao
#742
worldwide
8.482, 124.647 · 789 km from Manila
About Cagayan de Oro
Ranked 742nd in the world, this city holds 741,617 residents and stands as the largest in Northern Mindanao. It lies 789 km from Manila and accounts for 0.6% of the national population. Several smaller cities cluster nearby: Balulang at 4 km with 42,205 people, Bugo at 13 km with 45,787, and Tagoloan at 13 km with 30,390.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 23
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Coordinates
8.482, 124.647
Record updated
2025-09-24
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 519 in PhilippinesClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Cagayan de Oro | 742K |
Cagayan de Oro Population FAQ
Where is Cagayan de Oro?
Cagayan de Oro is in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, 789 km from the capital, Manila. Its coordinates are 8.482, 124.647.
How big is Cagayan de Oro compared with other cities in Philippines?
It is the 12th largest of the 519 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Philippines, holding 0.6% of the national population.