Maigo | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Map of Lanao del Norte with Maigo highlighted |
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Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 08°09′N 123°58′E / 8.150°N 123.967°ECoordinates: 08°09′N 123°58′E / 8.150°N 123.967°E | ||
Country | Philippines | |
Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) | |
Province | Lanao del Norte | |
District | 1st district of Lanao del Norte | |
Founded | February 27, 1959 | |
Barangays | 13 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Rafael C. Rizalda | |
• Vice Mayor | Elmer R. Ramos | |
Area | ||
• Total | 121.45 km2 (46.89 sq mi) | |
Population (2015 census) | ||
• Total | 21,666 | |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
ZIP code | 9206 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 | |
Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
103512000 | ||
Electorate | 13,199 voters as of 2016 | |
Website | www |
Maigo is a fourth class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 21,666 people.
Maigo is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.
The town was originally part of Kolambugan before it was declared a municipality of its own. A simple town where Muslims and Christians are living in harmony. But in recent years it had been the target of Moro Islamic Liberation Front which would later result to the fear of the people. Many locals have migrated to other places in Lanao del Norte and to Manila to avoid the fighting.
Originally and before Spain Invasion and later American Invasion, majority people living in Miago 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.
The settlers are compose of different people from the Islands of Visayas and Island Luzon that has knowledge and experience of Agriculture, Technical, Farming, Lumber, Carpenter etc. The first batch transport were landed to the following Areas: