Lanao del Norte
| Lanao del Norte | |||
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| Province | |||
| Province of Lanao del Norte | |||
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 Location in the Philippines |
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| Coordinates: 8°02′N 124°00′E / 8.03°N 124°ECoordinates: 8°02′N 124°00′E / 8.03°N 124°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) | ||
| Founded | May 22, 1959 | ||
| Capital | Tubod | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Imelda "Angging" Q. Dimaporo (LP) | ||
| • Vice Governor | Cristy Atay (LP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,346.57 km2 (1,292.12 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 40th out of 81 | ||
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| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 676,395 | ||
| • Rank | 43rd out of 81 | ||
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 46th out of 81 | ||
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| Divisions | |||
| • Independent cities |
1
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| • Component cities | 0 | ||
| • Municipalities |
22
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| • Districts | 1st and 2nd districts of Lanao del Norte | ||
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP codes | 9201–9222 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PH-LAN | ||
| Spoken languages | |||
| Website | www |
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Lanao del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Lanaw, Maranao: Ranao Amiyanan; Filipino: Hilagang Lanaw), 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, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated from Misamis Occidental by Panguil Bay to the northwest. According to the 2015 census, the province has a total population of 676,395 people.
Situated within Lanao del Norte is the highly urbanized city of Iligan, which is governed independently from the province.
The province of Lanao existed from 1914 until 1959. Republic Act No. 2228 divided Lanao into two (2) provinces creating Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur. The new province was inaugurated on July 4, 1959 making Iligan City as the capital.
In 1977, President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Resolution No. 805, series of 1977 of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Parliamentary Bill No. 586) sponsored by Assemblyman Abdullah D. Dimaporo, into Presidential Decree 181 transferring the province's capital from Iligan City to the municipality of Tubod.
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