Linamon, Lanao del Norte
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| Coordinates: 08°11′N 124°10′E / 8.183°N 124.167°ECoordinates: 08°11′N 124°10′E / 8.183°N 124.167°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) |
| Province | Lanao del Norte |
| District | 1st district of Lanao del Norte |
| Founded | January 13, 1960 |
| Barangays | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Randy J. Macapil |
| • Vice Mayor | Che Pestolante-Abundiente |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.38 km2 (29.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 20,341 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 9201 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Income class | 5th municipal income class |
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| Electorate | 10,864 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | www |
Linamon is a fifth class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 20,341 people.
Historically, Linamon was a barangay in Iligan City until it became a separate municipality on January 13, 1960.
Linamon is the Eastern Gateway to Lanao del Norte, located about 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) south-west of Iligan City. It is bounded in the east by the Linamon River, the Larapan River and the Municipality of Kauswagan in the west, Municipality of Matungao in the south and facing Iligan Bay in the north.
Originally and before Spain Invasion and later American Invasion, majority people living in Linamon 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.
In long living and social process and sometimes in 1935 – 1944, under the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) of the Commonwealth Government, there was a Philippine House of Representative proposal to invade the Island of Mindanao to use the some land to help the Philippine Government, and one of the opposition that time is Congressman Datu Salipada Khalid Pendatun. The proposal was approved and signed by President Manuel L. Quezon, he is the president that time. The settlers are compose of people have knowledge about skill job, Agri Technician, Engineers, Farming.
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