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Northern Mindanao, Region X, Philippines

The Philippine Republic's Region X, Northern Mindanao, comprises four provinces and five cities. It is more populous than the other four cities together. The other city in the province is Gingoong, population 102,000.

Flag images here drawn after Symbols of the State, published by the Philippines Bureau of Local Government.

Bukidnon
Camiguin
Lanao del Norte
- Iligan
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental
- Cagayan de Oro
- Gingoong

Bukidnon

by Jaume Ollé, 12 January 2001

Bukidnon has a population of approximately 1,055,000. It is divided into twenty-two municipalities ("towns" in some websites), of which Malaybalay is the administrative seat. The name means "people of the mountains." Their ethnic origins seem to remarkably diverse, but now they all have a common language in Cebuano.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001

Camiguin

by Jaume Ollé, 12 January 2001

Camiguin, a smaller island off the northern coast, comprises five towns, of which the administrative center is Mambajao, and also contains seven volcanoes, which have featured prominently in its history. Its population is about 73,000. The name is derived from the name of a tree akin to ebony. The inhabitants make their livings chiefly by agriculture and fishing.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001

Lanao del Norte

by Jaume Ollé, 12 January 2001

Settlers from the Visayas are the most numerous element in the population of northern Lanao, and in 1959 Lanao del Norte was made a separate province. In 1989 Lanao del Norte voted against membership in the Autonomous Region in Moslem Mindanao (the province is a separated part of Region XII, Central Mindanao). Lanao del Norte consists largely of coastal plain crossed by several rivers, and agriculture is the economic mainstay, producing a wide variety of crops. Ocean- fishing continues, despite problems due to over-fishing, chemical effluents, and silting. There is also fresh-water aquaculture. Iligan, the only city, is known as "the industrial heart of the south," producing steel, tinplate, paper and wood products, cement, chemicals, and plastics. All this is powered by the hydroelectric plant at Maria Cristina Falls, "the Mother of Industry, the Fountainhead of Progress," on the Agus River, 8.5 km. from the city. This is part of a line where the many rivers descend from the central plateau to the coastal plain in many waterfalls. Several resorts cater to the tourist trade. Both Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur claim the Maria Cristina Falls, so perhaps the river forms part of the boundary.
John Ayer, 13 June 2001

Iligan

by Dirk Schönberger, 12 January 2001

Source: Symbols of the state

Iligan is an industrial city and port on the southeastern shore of Iligan Bay in Lanao del Norte. Its industry is powere