Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte
| Kauswagan | |
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| Coordinates: 08°11′N 124°05′E / 8.183°N 124.083°ECoordinates: 08°11′N 124°05′E / 8.183°N 124.083°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) |
| Province | Lanao del Norte |
| District | 1st district of Lanao del Norte |
| Founded | August 1, 1948 |
| Barangays | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rommel C. Arnado |
| • Vice Mayor | Matildo B. Jubas, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.37 km2 (23.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 26,278 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 9202 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| 103507000 | |
| Electorate | 14,142 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | http://kauswaganldn.gov.ph/ |
Kauswagan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kauswagan, Maranaoan: Monisipiyo san Kauswagan, Filipino: Bayan ng Kauswagan) is a fifth class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,278 people.
Kauswagan before was part affiliated municipality of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. Kauswagan was the one of the municipalities suffered in Lanao del Norte during Marshall Law and ILAGA war against Moro. On March 2000, then President Joseph Estrada declared All-Out-War against MILF when the outbreak of the conflict of the MILF led by Abdullah Macapaar"Commander Bravo" bin Sabbar and the Philippine Army.
Originally and before Spain Invasion and later American Invasion, majority people living in Kauswagan are Maranao Tribe. In folk story from the old leaders said, during Spain occupation, some of the leaders from the interior areas of lanao del norte they usually cross the beach of municipality of kolambogan to beach of Ozamis City by boat to catch people living in other side and make them as worker (personal helper) or other said BISAYA in maranaw term. There was also a story that Mutia Family in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental is originally came from Interior area in Lanao del Norte and even now still existing the story because of the great-great-great grandfather of their great-great grandfather of Mutia Families in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental lifted a small one piece of book hanging in the center of the house and said to the children the forbidden and do not even touch of even open the book, and according to the claimed soon for many years when somebody open they saw writing but not familiar (Spanish language, English language), and some say that near to Arabic letters.
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