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Iligan
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Also known as Iligan City, City of Iligan, Iligan, Lanao del Norte

Iligan, officially the City of Iligan (; Bukid: Ciudad ta Iligan; Maranao: Bandar a Iligan; ), is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines.

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Philippines
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Lanao del Norte
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Founded
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1609
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Wikidata facts

Official name
City of Iligan
Population
368132
Area
813.37
Elevation
262
Official website
www.iligan.gov.ph
Image
2010.08.25 Fra Quezon Avenue IV.JPG
Households
87239
Dialing code
63
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Commons category
Iligan
postal code
9200
inception
1609-00-00
poverty incidence
11.80
electorate
189050
phone number
+63-063-228-1731
total assets
13108512370.00
total expenditure
2545496340.00
fiscal/tax revenue
3156237752.00
total liabilities
5962947329.00
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43 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Higaonon Manobo settlement of Bayug
  • Spanish rule
  • American rule
  • After WW2
  • Establishment of the Iligan Steel Mill
  • Cityhood
  • Rising conflicts during the late 1960s
  • Iligan during martial law and Marcos administration
  • Contemporary history
  • 1997 Asian financial crisis
  • Lone district
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Barangays
  • Demographics
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Economy
  • Industrial
  • Agro-Industry
  • Finance
  • Tourism
  • Government
  • Municipal Mayors
  • City Mayors
  • Vice Mayors since 1986
  • Transportation
  • Seaport
  • Airports
  • Bus terminals
  • City transportation
  • Education
  • Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
  • Colleges
  • Basic education
  • Notable personalities
  • Sister cities
  • Local
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Iligan, officially the City of Iligan (; Bukid: Ciudad ta Iligan; Maranao: Bandar a Iligan; ), is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines.

It is the largest city in the province of Lanao del Norte both in population and land area wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but administered independently from the province. It was once part of Central Mindanao (Region 12) until the province was moved under Northern Mindanao (Region 10) in 2001. Iligan is approximately 90 kilometers away from the capital of the province, Tubod, and approximately 800 kilometers from the capital of the Philippines.

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