Cagayan de Oro City is a highly urbanized city in Northern Mindanao. Much of its
urban development has been along the east-west corridor of the Iligan-Cagayan de
Oro-Butuan National Highway. Over time, barangays (districts) straddling this
highway have evolved into vibrant commercial and residential areas.
Rapid demographic and economic growth in the last 15 years was accompanied
by changes in the city’s land use, where forests and agricultural areas made
way for residential and commercial projects.
UN-Habitat’s Achieving Sustainable Urban Development (ASUD) programme seeks
to address urban development issues affecting today’s cities. It integrates
three pillars— governance and legislation, finance and economy, and planning
and design— in developing PCEs. PCEs represent an alternative to unplanned urban
expansion characterized by sprawling, segregated, and poorly connected
developments.
Future Plans for Cagayan de Oro