Villanueva is a second-class municipality in the eastern province of Misamis in the Philippines. At the 2020 census, the population of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental was 40,419 and had a population density of 830 people per square kilometer or 2,100 people per square mile.
The presence of companies such as Philippine Sinter Corporation (PSC), STEAG State Power Inc., Purina, and the newly opened Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. contribute to the community's income, although it is predominantly agricultural in nature.