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Iligan
Iligan | |
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| City of Iligan | |
.jpg) Skyline of Iligan from Mount Lelong, pictured in 2023 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
Nicknames:
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| Anthem: Martsa Iliganon (English: Iligan March) | |
 Map of Northern Mindanao with Iligan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Iligan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°14′N 124°15′E / 8.23°N 124.25°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Lanao del Norte (geographically only) |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1609 |
| Chartered | 1914 |
| Cityhood | June 16, 1950 |
| Highly urbanized city | November 22, 1983 |
| Barangays | 44 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • mayor of Iligan[*] | Frederick W. Siao (NP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Marianito D. Alemania (NP) |
| • Representative | Celso G. Regencia (Lakas) |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 185,452 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 813.37 km2 (314.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 363,115 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 87,239 |
| Demonym | Iliganon |
| Economy | |
| • Gross domestic product | ₱77.015 billion (2022)[4] $1.36 billion (2022)[5] |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.80 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 2,472 million (2020), 1,124 million (2012), 1,626 million (2013), 1,361 million (2014), 1,559 million (2015), 1,649 million (2016), 1,812 million (2017), 1,983 million (2018), 2,196 million (2019), 2,512 million (2021), 3,156 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 11,534 million (2020), 479.8 million (2012), 4,936 million (2013), 4,954 million (2014), 9,617 million (2015), 9,897 million (2016), 10,269 million (2017), 9,945 million (2018), 10,151 million (2019), 12,337 million (2021), 13,109 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 2,360 million (2020), 958.7 million (2012), 1,048 million (2013), 462.6 million (2014), 1,074 million (2015), 1,182 million (2016), 1,381 million (2017), 1,423 million (2018), 1,751 million (2019), 2,263 million (2021), 2,545 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Iligan Light and Power Incorporated (ILPI) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9200 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
| Major religions | Roman Catholicism, Islam |
| Website | www |
Iligan, officially the City of Iligan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Iligan; Maranao: Bandar a Iligan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Iligan), is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 363,115 people making it the second most populous city in Northern Mindanao after Cagayan de Oro.[3]
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.[7] Iligan is approximately 90 kilometers away from the capital of the province, Tubod, and approximately 800 kilometers from the capital of the Philippines, Manila.
Iligan has a total land area of 813.37 square kilometres (314.04 sq mi), making it one of the 10 largest cities in the Philippines in terms of land area. Among the 33 highly urbanized cities of the Philippines, Iligan is the third-least dense, with a population density of 421 inhabitants per square kilometer, just behind Butuan and Puerto Princesa.[8]
- ^ City of Iligan | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "All Provinces and HUCs in Northern Mindanao Continue to Expand in 2022; City of Cagayan de Oro Records the Fastest Growth with 9.4 Percent". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "PH₱56.598 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2022)". IMF. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Godinez-Ortega, C. (September 9, 2001). Iligan City 'moves' to Northern Mindanao, Philippine Daily Inquirer. P. A13.
- ^ "Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines".
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