Mindanao Island

Mindanao

Mindanao mainland in red; its associated islands in maroon
Mindanao Location within the Philippines
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	8°00′N 125°00′E / 8.000°N 125.000°E / 8.000; 125.000Coordinates: 8°00′N 125°00′E / 8.000°N 125.000°E / 8.000; 125.000
Archipelago	Philippines
Adjacent bodies of water	Bohol Sea Celebes Sea Philippine Sea Sulu Sea Surigao Strait
Major islands	Mindanao Basilan Jolo Tawitawi Bucas Grande Dinagat Siargao Samal Camiguin
Area	104,530 km2 (40,360 sq mi)
Area rank	19th
Highest elevation	3,144 m (10,315 ft)
Highest point	Mount Apo
Administration
Philippines
Regions	ARMM Caraga Davao Region Northern Mindanao Soccsksargen Zamboanga Peninsula
Provinces	List Agusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Bukidnon Compostela Valley Cotabato Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Occidental Davao Oriental Lanao del Norte Lanao del Sur Maguindanao Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental Sarangani South Cotabato Sultan Kudarat Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga Sibugay Outlying island provinces Basilan Camiguin Dinagat Islands Sulu Tawi-Tawi
Largest settlement	Davao City (pop. 1,632,991)
Demographics
Demonym	Mindanaoans
Population	21,968,174 (Mindanao island group) (2010)
Pop. density	243 /km2 (629 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	List Visayan (Cebuano Hiligaynon Boholano Davaoeño Waray Karay-a Butuanon Surigaonon) Lumad (B'laan Bukidnon Subanon Kamayo Manobo/Bagobo Mandaya Mansaka Tasaday T'boli ) Moro (Bajao Banguingui Iranun Maguindanao Maranao Tausug Samal Sangirese Yakan) Negrito (Mamanwa) Ilocano Zamboangueño

Mindanao (ⁱ/mɪndəˈnaʊ/; Tagalog pronunciation: [minˈdɐnaw]) is the second largest and southernmost major island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country (the other two being Luzon and the Visayas), consisting of the island of Mindanao and smaller outlying islands. As of the 2010 census, the island's population itself is 20,281,545 people, while the Mindanao island group has 21,968,174 inhabitants.

Davao City is the most populous city in Mindanao hosting 1,632,991 people, followed by Zamboanga City (pop. 861,799), Cagayan de Oro City (pop. 675,950) and General Santos City (594,446) based on the 2015 Census of Population.

Parts of south-western Mindanao island group, particularly the provinces of Maguindanao, Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (part of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)), are home to a sizeable Muslim population, making the island group, along with Palawan, the only area of the Philippines with a significant Muslim presence. The island has seen a communist insurgency as well as armed Moro separatist movements.