[3] Some sources reveal that the town got its name from the barrio in Spain where Father Tomás Casado, the first parish priest, and General Domingo Moriones y Murillo, a hero in the Battle of Oroquieta, were born.

At the time of the American occupation, the territory was retained by 1903 when the number of municipalities in the then-undivided Misamis decreased through Act No.

67, series of 1916, issued by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison, where four barrios were organized into the new municipality of Aloran.

As capital town, people of various neighboring provinces came and inhabited in the place where they earn their living through fishing, farming, merchandising and other forms of businesses.

On the eastern side is Iligan Bay, with Concepcion on the southwest and Sapang Dalaga on the northwest.

The Starlite Ferries are stationed at the San Vicente Bajo Port in Oroquieta City.

Oroquieta City Council (2022-2025): Hospitals and healthcare facilities: Students coming from neighboring provinces of Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and neighboring cities and municipalities within the Province of Misamis Occidental come to Oroquieta to pursue their college and education.