It holds a verdant limestone forest. It is home to a variety of wildlife, a marine sanctuary, and whose coastline is a nesting site of the endangered Marine Turtle. Another destination one can visit is the coral gardens of Misamis Oriental and the best scuba diving site in the province, Duka Bay Resort in Medina.

Cebuano/Bisaya is the language spoken in all towns and cities in Misamis Oriental.

Misamis Oriental comprises 23 municipalities and 2 component cities, which are organized into two legislative districts and further subdivided into 424 barangays. The provincial capital, Cagayan de Oro, is a highly urbanized city that is administered independently from the province.

The major contributors to the economy of Misamis Oriental were Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, Manufacturing, and Agriculture, forestry, and fishing based on 2018 to 2020 annual average share of 20.0 percent, 18.3 percent, and 13.4 percent, respectively.