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Mindanao (/ ˌ m ɪ n d ə ˈ n aʊ / ⓘ MIN-də-NOW) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.
Initially being excluded from representation in the lower house of the Philippine Legislature in 1907, the then-non-Christian-majority areas of the Philippines — which included the Department of Mindanao and Sulu's seven component provinces; Nueva Vizcaya; the Mountain Province; and Baguio — were finally extended legislative representation with the passage of the Philippine Autonomy Act in ...
July 25, 1975 – Regions IX and XII are declared as Autonomous Regions in Western and Central Mindanao, respectively. [4] August 21, 1975 – Region IX is divided into Sub-Region IX-A and Sub-Region IX-B. Some regions in Mindanao are reorganized. [5] November 7, 1975 – Metro Manila is created. [6]
An autonomous region of the Philippines (Filipino: rehiyong awtonomo ng Pilipinas) is a first-level administrative division that has the authority to control a region's culture and economy. The Constitution of the Philippines allows for two autonomous regions: in the Cordilleras and in Muslim Mindanao.
Rank Province Highest Point Highest elevation Island 1 Davao del Sur: Mount Apo: 2,954 m 9,692 ft Mindanao: Cotabato: 2 Bukidnon: Mount Dulang-dulang: 2,938 m
List of Philippine provinces by population; List of Philippine provincial etymologies; List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index; List of Philippine provinces by poverty rate; List of demonyms for Philippine provinces; ISO 3166-2:PH; Sub-provinces of the Philippines, a defunct group of administrative divisions in the Philippines
ISO 3166-2:PH is the entry for the Philippines in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2]