Lanao del Norte

Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Province
	Province of Lanao del Norte
	(from top: left to right) Maria Cristina Falls, Downtown Iligan, Port of Mukas in Kolambugan and Linamon aerial view.
	Flag Seal
	Nickname(s): "The Land of Beauty and Bounty" "Motocross Capital of the Philippines"
	Anthem: "Himno ng Lanao del Norte"
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 8°02′N 124°00′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Founded	May 22, 1959
Capital Province or Second district	Tubod
Largest city	Iligan
Government
• Governor	Imelda Dimaporo (PFP)
• Vice Governor	Allan Lim (PDP–Laban)
• Legislature	Lanao del Norte Provincial Board
Area
• Total	3,354.16 km2 (1,295.05 sq mi)
• Rank	40th out of 81
	(excluding Iligan which is the First district)
Highest elevation (Mount Inayawan)	1,535 m (5,036 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	722,902
• Rank	42nd out of 81
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
• Rank	46th out of 81
	(excluding Iligan)
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 Iligan; (Highly urbanized city) ;
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	22 Bacolod; Baloi; Baroy; Kapatagan; Kauswagan; Kolambugan; Lala; Linamon; Magsaysay; Maigo; Matungao; Munai; Nunungan; Pantao Ragat; Pantar; Poona Piagapo; Salvador; Sapad; Sultan Naga Dimaporo; Tagoloan; Tangcal; Tubod; ;
• Barangays	462; including independent city of Iligan: 506;
• Districts	Legislative districts of Lanao del Norte; Legislative district of Iligan;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP codes	9201–9222
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
ISO 3166 code	PH-LAN
Spoken languages	Cebuano; Maranao; Tagalog; English;
Income classification	2nd class
Website	www.lanaodelnorte.gov.ph

Lanao del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Lanao; Tagalog: Hilagang Lanao; Maranao: Pangotaraan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod.

The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Misamis Oriental to the northeast, and is separated from Misamis Occidental by Panguil Bay to the northwest. According to the 2020 census, the province has a total population of 722,902 people.

Situated within Lanao del Norte is the highly urbanized city of Iligan, which is governed independently from the province.

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