Cagayan de Oro River
| Cagayan de Oro River | |
| CDO River | |
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 Whitewater Rafting along the Cagayan de Oro River.
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| Country |  Philippines |
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| Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Kalawaig River, Tagite River, Bubunaoan River |
| City | Cagayan de Oro |
| Source | Kitanglad Mountain Range |
| - location | Kalatungan Mountain Range, Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Philippines |
| - elevation | 2,286 m (7,500 ft) |
| - coordinates | 7°57′27″N 124°48′57″E / 7.95750°N 124.81583°E |
| Mouth | Mouth of Cagayan de Oro River |
| - location | Macajalar Bay, Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao, Philippines |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 8°28′56″N 124°38′50″E / 8.48222°N 124.64722°ECoordinates: 8°28′56″N 124°38′50″E / 8.48222°N 124.64722°E |
| Length | 90 km (55.92 mi) |
| Basin | 1,521 km2 (587.26 sq mi) |
 A watershed map of the Cagayan de Oro River showing its major tributaries.
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Cagayan River, often called the Cagayan de Oro River, is one of the rivers draining the northern central part of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The river has its headwaters in the Kalatungan Mountain Range and Kitanglad Mountain Range found in the central part of the province of Bukidnon. It traverses the municipalities of Talakag, Baungon and Libona, connecting tributaries along the way. It finally empties into the Macajalar Bay at Cagayan de Oro in the province of Misamis Oriental.
The river serves as the natural boundary between the province of Bukidnon and Iligan and between Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro, based on the administrative order issued by the defunct Department of Mindanao and Sulu during the American occupation of the Philippines. In Cagayan de Oro, it is the dividing line between its two Congressional districts.
The Cagayan River is a very popular site for whitewater rafting in the Philippines and has been promoted by the Department of Tourism as the main tourist attraction of Cagayan de Oro.
The original name of the river is Kalambaguasasahan River, because of the presence of Lambago trees (Hibiscus tiliaceus, a member of the Malvaceae tree family that only thrives in low altitude areas like seashores, riverbanks and other areas reached by tidal streams) along the river banks. During the arrival of the Spaniards in Cagayan de Oro, the name was changed to Cagayan River.
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