Sultan Naga Dimaporo | |
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Municipality | |
Map of Lanao del Norte with Sultan Naga Dimaporo highlighted |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 07°47′N 123°45′E / 7.783°N 123.750°ECoordinates: 07°47′N 123°45′E / 7.783°N 123.750°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) |
Province | Lanao del Norte |
District | 2nd district of Lanao del Norte |
Founded | April 10, 1953 |
Barangays | 37 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ulwan M. Dimaporo |
• Vice Mayor | Motalib M. Dimaporo |
Area | |
• Total | 230.99 km2 (89.19 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 56,764 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 9215 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Income class | 5th municipal income class |
103506000 | |
Electorate | 23,569 voters as of 2016 |
Sultan Naga Dimaporo (formerly Karomatan) is a fifth class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 56,764 people.
Executive Order No. 588, s. 1953 (Signed on April 30, 1953) created the Karomatan from the following:
(note that Lanao was split 1959)
The barrio/baranggay of Karomatan was then made the Poblacion of this municipality
Sultan Naga Dimaporo or Karomatan is located at the south-western part of the province of Lanao del Norte. It is bordered on the southeast by the municipality of Picong in Lanao del Sur, and on the west by the municipalities of Tukuran and Aurora, both in Zamboanga del Sur. To the south is the tip of Illana Bay, part of the Celebes Sea.
Sultan Naga Dimaporo is politically subdivided into 37 barangays.