Oroquieta is a component city and the capital of Misamis Occidental province, in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines. Founded in 1880 under the name Layawan and renamed Oroquieta, after a Basque town in Navarra, Spain, in 1884, it was granted cityhood on January 1, 1970 and had a 2024 census population of 71,373 across 237.88 square kilometers. The Franciscan friar Tomas Casado helped establish the settlement abaca industry, and the city is known today as the City of Good Life.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Wikipedia: Oroquieta
Lead paragraph, 2024 census population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 71,373 people
Lead paragraph, census year in the population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 71,373 people
Infobox, Area, Total
237.88 km2 (91.85 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
8.48°N 123.8°E
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
8.48°N 123.8°E
Infobox: established_date
1880
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