Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Island group
- Mindanao
- Regional center and largest city
- Cagayan de Oro
- Total
- 20,496.02 km (7,913.56 sq mi)
- Highest elevation mount dulang dulang
- 2,941 m (9,649 ft)
- Density
- 252.6503/km (654.3613/sq mi)
- Per capita
- US$4,276
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( PST )
- Iso 3166 code
- PH-10
- Provinces
- 5 Bukidnon Camiguin Lanao del Norte Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental
- Independent cities
- 2 Cagayan de Oro Iligan
- Component cities
- 7 El Salvador Gingoog Malaybalay Oroquieta Ozamiz Tangub Valencia
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Northern Mindanao (Cebuano: Amihanang Mindanao; Maranao: Pangotaraan Mindanao; Filipino: Hilagang Mindanao), designated as Region X, is an administrative region in the Philippines. It comprises five provinces: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, and Lanao del Norte, as well as two highly urbanized cities: Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, all occupying the northern-central part of Mindanao, including the island of Camiguin. The regional center and largest city is Cagayan de Oro.
Etymology and history