Cagayan River (Cagayan de Oro) edit
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_white_water_rafting.JPG) Whitewater rafting along the Cagayan River
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| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Major city | Cagayan De Oro City |
| Length | 90 km (55.92 mi) |
| Watershed | 1,521 km² (587.26 sq mi) |
| Discharge at | Macajalar Bay |
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| - location | Kalatungan Mountain Range, Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Philippines |
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| - elevation | 2,286 m (7,500 ft) |
| Mouth | Mouth of Cagayan River |
| - location | Macajalar Bay, Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao, Philippines |
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| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Major tributaries | |
| - right | Kalawaig River, Tagite River, Bubunaoan River |
 Watershed map of the Cagayan River showing its major tributaries
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Cagayan River, often called 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 found in the central part of the province of Bukidnon. It traverses the municipalities of Talakag, Baungon and Libona, picking up tributaries along the way. It finally empties into the Macajalar Bay at Cagayan de Oro City in the province of Misamis Oriental.
The river serves as the natural boundary between the province of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte and between Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro City, 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 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.
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The original name of the river is Kalambaguhan River, named 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)1 along the river banks. During the arrival of the Spaniards in Cagayan de Oro, the name was changed to Cagayan.23
The name of the river "cagayan" comes from the Malayo-Polynesian word "ag", which means "water". "Kagay" means "river" and "kagayan" is "place with a river".4
The river's headwaters is found in the Kalatungan Mountain Range, in the central portion of the province of Bukidnon. It flows northward towards the city of Cagayan de Oro for about 90 kilometers5 before emptying into the Macajalar Bay.
The river drains an area of approximately 1, 521 square kilometers.5 About eighty (80) percent of the drainage basin is located in the province of Bukidnon and the rest is in Lanao del Norte and Cagayan de Oro City.
The main tributaries of the Cagayan River are the following:
The river's mouth is located in Cagayan de Oro City. After a 90-kilometer course from the mountains of Bukidnon, the river finally discharges its load to the Macajalar Bay.
Whitewater rafting and kayaking6 has been one of the tourism activities being promoted in the river. The city administration and the Department of Tourism made it as the banner tourism activity in the Cagayan de Oro7. The jump-off point of the Cagayan River whitewater rafting is at Mambuaya, a 30-40 minute ride from the city proper.
At present, whitewater rafting in the river is gaining popularity and President Gloria Arroyo, president of the Philippines8 and many Philippine TV/Movie personalities have tried whitewater rafting in the river.
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