Iligan
Sign in to saveIligan, officially the City of Iligan (; Bukid: Ciudad ta Iligan; Maranao: Bandar a Iligan; ), is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines.
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- 120x80px
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- Iligan City Seal.svg
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- 80
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Country
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Province
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- Lanao del Norte
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- Martsa Iliganon()File:Martsang Iliganon.flac
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- District
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- Founded
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- 1609
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- Chartered
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43 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Higaonon Manobo settlement of Bayug
- Spanish rule
- American rule
- After WW2
- Establishment of the Iligan Steel Mill
- Cityhood
- Rising conflicts during the late 1960s
- Iligan during martial law and Marcos administration
- Contemporary history
- 1997 Asian financial crisis
- Lone district
- Geography
- Climate
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Language
- Religion
- Economy
- Industrial
- Agro-Industry
- Finance
- Tourism
- Government
- Municipal Mayors
- City Mayors
- Vice Mayors since 1986
- Transportation
- Seaport
- Airports
- Bus terminals
- City transportation
- Education
- Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
- Colleges
- Basic education
- Notable personalities
- Sister cities
- Local
- See also
- References
- External links
Iligan, officially the City of Iligan (; Bukid: Ciudad ta Iligan; Maranao: Bandar a Iligan; ), is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines.
It is the largest city in the province of Lanao del Norte both in population and land area wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but administered independently from the province. It was once part of Central Mindanao (Region 12) until the province was moved under Northern Mindanao (Region 10) in 2001. Iligan is approximately 90 kilometers away from the capital of the province, Tubod, and approximately 800 kilometers from the capital of the Philippines.
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1832 establishments in the PhilippinesCities in Northern MindanaoFormer provincial capitals of the PhilippinesHighly urbanized cities in the PhilippinesIliganPopulated places established in 1832Populated places in Lanao del NortePort cities and towns in the PhilippinesSpa towns in the PhilippinesUse Philippine English from July 2022