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Lanao province map in 1918. The passage of Republic Act No. 2228 divided Lanao into two (2) provinces giving birth to Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur. [1] The new province was inaugurated on July 4, 1959, making Iligan City as the capital of the north and Marawi City for the south.
Lanao del Sur (Filipino: Timog Lanao; Meranaw and Iranun: Pagabagatan Ranao; Jawi (Batang Arab): لاناو الجنوبى ), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Lanao province map in 1918. The province of Lanao existed from 1914 until 1959. In 1959, Republic Act No. 222 was passed by the Philippine Congress, partitioning Lanao into two provinces: Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur. [4] The new province was inaugurated on July 4, with Iligan City as its capital. Back in the Spanish period, Iligan was ...
Marawi, officially the Islamic City of Marawi (Maranao: Bandar a Marawi; Filipino: Lungsod ng Marawi; Jawi (Batang Arab): مدينة مراوى الإسلامية ), is a component city and capital of the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 207,010 people.
Balindong, officially the Municipality of Balindong (Maranao and Iranun: Inged a Balindong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balindong), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,573 people.
Iligan is a highly urbanized city and is politically independent of the province of Lanao del Norte. Registered voters of the city no longer vote for provincial candidates such as the Governor and Vice Governor, unlike its nearby towns that make up the provinces as a result of its charter as a city in the 1950s. [citation needed]
It became a regular Province of Lanao del Norte on May 23, 1970 by virtue of the Commonwealth Act. It is a fourth class municipality with 26 barangays. It is situated in the hinter land of the Province of Lanao del Norte, 18 kilometer away from the national high way. The population is predominantly Maranao with Islam as the religion.
Marantao, officially the Municipality of Marantao (Maranao: Inged a Marantao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Marantao), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,763 people. [3]