Nunungan
Sign in to saveNunungan, officially the Municipality of Nunungan (Maranao: Inged a Nunungan; ; ), is a municipality situated in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. Nunungan is one of the 11 municipalities represented by the second congressional district of Lanao del Norte in the Philippine Congress.
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- A torogan in Barangay Pantar
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- Philippines
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- July 1, 1968
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- (see Barangays)
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Encyclopedic overview
38 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Government
- Official seal
- Royal Lineage and Founding Clans
- Local Politics and Governance
- Political Events and Controversies
- May 1959: Creation of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur
- 1966: Nunungan Becomes a Municipality
- 1966–1986: The Era of the Alando Dynasty
- 1986: Rise of the Manamparan Political Family
- 1998: Succession within the Manamparan Political Family
- May 2001: Jun Cawasa Briefly Disrupts Manamparan Rule
- August 2001: Assassination of Former Mayor Samo Alando
- October 2001: Manamparan Regains the Mayoralty
- November 2008: President Arroyo Visits Nunungan
- April 2013: Ambush of Mayor Abdul Malik Manamparan
- May 2013: New Leadership Amid Family Tragedy
- May 2016: End of the Manamparan Era and the Rise of the Mamay Family
- August 2016: Surrender of Most Wanted Suspect Linked to 2013 Ambush
- December 2016: Nunungan Councilors Linked to Illegal Sawmills Dismantled
- May 2018: First Barangay Elections Under Mamay Administration
- October 2018: Municipal Election Officer Requests Reassignment over Threats
- February 2019: Nunungan Votes “Yes” in Bangsamoro Plebiscite
- May 2019: Second Manamparan-Mamay Rivalry
- 2020: Former Mayor Abdul Manamparan II Arrested
- May 2022: Post-Pandemic Elections and Continued Mamay Dominance
- October 2023: Second Barangay Elections Under Mamay Administration
- June 2024: Barangay Councilor Killed in Dimayon, Nunungan
- November 2024: Ambush and Death of Election Officer in Nunungan
- February 2025: Nunungan Designated Election Hotspot After Officer Ambush
- May 2025: Birth of the Mamay Political Dynasty
- Local officials after 1986 People Power Revolution
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Nunungan, officially the Municipality of Nunungan (Maranao: Inged a Nunungan; ; ), is a municipality situated in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. Nunungan is one of the 11 municipalities represented by the second congressional district of Lanao del Norte in the Philippine Congress.
== Geography == Nunungan, or Nonongen (''Anonongun same Ladugun in the M'ranaw version), is the largest municipality in Lanao del Norte in terms of land area. It shares borders with the municipalities of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Sapad, Salvador, and Tangcal, all in Lanao del Norte, and the municipalities of Picong, Calanogas, Pualas, and Madamba, all in Lanao del Sur. Its valley landform makes it a hinterland municipality and contributes to its cold and humid environment. The municipality has the highest elevation in the province above sea level, with Mount Inayawan as its highest peak.
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