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The Philippine Republic's Region X, Northern Mindanao, comprises four provinces and five cities. It is more populous than the other four cities together. The other city in the province is Gingoong, population 102,000.
Flag images here drawn after Symbols of the State, published by the Philippines Bureau of Local Government.
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![[Bukidnon, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-buk.gif)
by Jaume Ollé,
12 January 2001
Bukidnon has a population of
approximately 1,055,000. It is divided into twenty-two municipalities ("towns"
in some websites), of which Malaybalay is the administrative seat. The name
means "people of the mountains." Their ethnic origins seem to remarkably
diverse, but now they all have a common language in Cebuano.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001
![[Camiguin, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-cam.gif)
by Jaume Ollé,
12 January 2001
Camiguin, a smaller island off the northern coast, comprises five towns, of
which the administrative center is Mambajao, and also contains seven volcanoes,
which have featured prominently in its history. Its population is about 73,000.
The name is derived from the name of a tree akin to ebony. The inhabitants make
their livings chiefly by agriculture and fishing.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001
![[Lanao del Norte, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-lan.gif)
by Jaume Ollé,
12 January 2001
Settlers from the Visayas are the most numerous
element in the population of northern Lanao, and in 1959 Lanao del Norte was
made a separate province. In 1989 Lanao del Norte voted against membership in
the Autonomous Region in Moslem Mindanao (the province is a separated part of
Region XII, Central Mindanao). Lanao del Norte consists largely of coastal plain
crossed by several rivers, and agriculture is the economic mainstay, producing a
wide variety of crops. Ocean- fishing continues, despite problems due to
over-fishing, chemical effluents, and silting. There is also fresh-water
aquaculture. Iligan, the only city, is known as "the industrial heart of the
south," producing steel, tinplate, paper and wood products, cement, chemicals,
and plastics. All this is powered by the hydroelectric plant at Maria Cristina
Falls, "the Mother of Industry, the Fountainhead of Progress," on the Agus
River, 8.5 km. from the city. This is part of a line where the many rivers
descend from the central plateau to the coastal plain in many waterfalls.
Several resorts cater to the tourist trade. Both Lanao del Norte and Lanao del
Sur claim the Maria Cristina Falls, so perhaps the river forms part of the
boundary.
John Ayer, 13 June 2001
![[Iligan, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-ii.gif)
by
Dirk Schönberger,
12 January 2001
Source: Symbols of the state
Iligan is an industrial city and port on the southeastern shore of Iligan Bay in
Lanao del Norte. Its industry is powered by the hydroelectric plant at the Maria
Cristina Falls on the nearby Agus River, which apparently powers a large part of
Mindanao, and produces steel and ferrous alloys, fertilizer, plywood, and
cement, chiefly.
John Ayer, 7 April 2001
![[Misamis Occidental, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-msc.gif)
by Jaume Ollé,
12 January 2001
Misamis Occidental, with a population of about 489,000, contains three of the
five cities in the region, plus fourteen towns. Oroquieta City is the capital.
The economy depends firstly on fishing, secondly on coconuts, thirdly on rice,
and they are also working vigorously on tourism.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001
The province of Misamis Occidental contains three cities. Oroquieta, the
capital, has a population of 60,000, Ozamis has 110,000, and Tangub has 50,000
(all rounded). My impression is that each of these cities has several natural
pools in limpid mountain streams, several more artificial pools ditto, numerous
inviting areas for swimming, snorkelling, and scuba-diving, huge old trees,
tourist cottages, and handsome churches.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001
![[Oroquieta, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-oq.gif)
by
Dirk Schönberger,
12 January 2001
Source: Symbols of the state
![[Ozamis, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-oz.gif)
by
Dirk Schönberger,
12 January 2001
Source: Symbols of the state
Ozamis is spelled this way on all the maps and
websites that I have looked at; the spelling on the seal may be antique.
John Ayer, 13 February 2001
![[Tangub, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-tn.gif)
by
Dirk Schönberger,
12 January 2001
Source: Symbols of the state
![[Misamis Oriental, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-msr.gif)
by Jaume Ollé,
12 January 2001
Misamis Oriental has a population of about 659,000 in two cities plus
twenty-four towns, with Cagayan de Oro City the capital. The economy includes
fishing, agriculture (corn, coconuts, coffee, bananas), mining, and tourism.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001
![[Cagayan de Misamis, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-cy.gif)
by
Dirk Schönberger,
12 January 2001
Source: Symbols of the state
Cagayan de Oro, once known as Cagayan de Misamis, in Misamis Oriental, is not
only the provincial capital but the regional center, with a population of
462,000.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001
![[Gingoong, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-gi.gif)
by
Dirk Schönberger,
12 January 2001
Source: Symbols of the state
Gingoong, the second city in the province, has a population 102,000.
John Ayer, 12 February 2001