Bugo is made popular for the location of an international acclaimed producer of quality pineapple products. The said company has established its processing plant and wharf in the barangay.
It is the boundary barangay of Cagayan de Oro on the east, which is approximately fifteen kilometers from the city proper. Bugo is bounded on the north by the town of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental; on the south by barangay Puerto; on the east by the province of Bukidnon; and, on the west by Macajalar Bay.
As one of the largely populated barangays of the city, Bugo is categorized as a highly urbanized barangay. Its population totaled to 26, 473 (As of Dec. 2005).
