Opol, officially the Municipality of Opol, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,327 people. Historically, Opol was a more rural area focused on agriculture and fishing, which later attracted migrants from Luzon and Visayas in the area by the turn of 20th century. Over the years, however, the municipality is gradually becoming more urbanized, as a result of local population growth and the expansion of nearby Cagayan de Oro, due to another wave of migrants from Luzon and Visayas in the area. The subdivision of rural land for new residential housing is a matter of some controversy amongst locals. The current Mayor, Jayfrancis D. Bago, has held office in Opol after Maximo Seno.
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