Cogon Public Market

Cagayan de Oro

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Cogon Public Market

The city's main public market covers an area of four city blocks, with buzzing vendors' stalls surrounding the 4-storey main building. The market tends to get quite hectic at times, but is the place to be for authentic souvenirs, fresh produce, electronics, street food and more.

Shopping

Cagayan de Oro is famous for being ‘the’ place to shop in northern Mindanao. Shopping malls and specialist shops dominate the city centre, and it’s possible to find just about everything from crazy fashion items to works of art, household items and electrical appliances. Some of the popular shopping areas are along the Don Apolinar Velez Street and Jr Borja Street. Of the malls, the first and one of the largest is the landmark Limketkai Shopping Mall in Lapasan. It has department stores and numerous shops selling fashions, cell phones and home furnishing goods to restaurants, four cinemas and children’s play areas. Visitors can get their eyes tested, have a spa treatment, do some banking and have their photos printed too. An atrium in the centre often hosts exhibitions and concerts. Other malls include Makro in Kauswagen highway, Gaisano City Mall in Corrales Street, Ororama Supercenter and Megacenter, and the SM City at Upper Carmen, Pueblo de Oro Business Park. The city has many markets too, the most notable being the city centre Cogon Public Market.