Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao ( Tagalog: Hilagang Mindanao ) or X region is a region of the Philippines.
It includes five provinces:
- Misamis Oriental, with its cities Gingoog City and Cagayan de Oro,
- Oroquieta City Misamis Occidental with, Tangub City and Ozamis City,
- Bukidnon with Malaybalay City and Valencia City,
- The province of Lanao del Norte with the City and Iligan City
- Not least, the island province of Camiguin.
The administrative center is Cagayan de Oro.
The Lanao del Norte province was formerly part of Region XII ( SOCCSKSARGEN ), was assigned by the Executive Order No. 36, but Northern Mindanao.
Geography
Northern Mindanao is bounded on the east by the province of Surigao del Sur, Lanao del Sur to the west by and in the south of Davao del Norte. In the north, the coastline of the region is located along the Mindanaosee.
The scenery inland next to vast plains, scattered mountain ranges, rugged hills and vast plateaus.
The district combines a total area of 20,496 km ². 6571 km ² of which is uninhabited or uncultivated land. 13,925 km ², ie 67.9 % of the district area is forest area.
Demography and language
In the entire district 3,287,000 people ( as of 2010). The population density is 160.4 people per km ².
The majority of the population immigrated in earlier times from the neighboring islands of Cebu and Iloilo. There are also descendants of the ethnic groups Waray - waray, Tagaolog and Marano.
The most widely spoken dialect is Cebuano, but are also represented Maranao and Manobo. The languages Tagalog and English are taught in schools and therefore in the region also understood.
Economy
Since the majority of the region is covered by forests, timber processing and timber exports is an important economic factor. Another is the fishing and the sale of other marine products from the near Mindanaosee. The region is also the third largest producer of corn and bananas.
While industrialization is an important component of future development, is the primary short-term objective of the region, the cultivation of fruits, rice, and various vegetables. A significant educational institution is the Mindanao State University.
Political Structure
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into five provinces with a total of 85 administrative parishes.
These in turn are divided into 2,020 barangays ( districts ). The province is composed of eleven districts Congress.
Cities
Climate
In the provinces of the region go down throughout the year occasional thunderstorm rains. The lush tropical vegetation, its many natural springs and the high altitudes of the interior country make the climate very mild.
As the region is outside the typhoon belt, the clips the northern parts of the Philippines, gusty winds here are very rare to worry about.
Educational institutions
- Bukidnon State University
- Mindanao State University
- Central Mindanao University
Attractions
- The Mangima Canyon in Fortich, Bukidnon
- The " Hanging ladders " ( hanging ladders ), a steep cliff rising at Mt Palaspas in Sumilang.
- The Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park in North Central Bukidnon
- The Mount Kalatungan Range Natural Park and the Mount Malindang National Park
- The Katibawasan Falls in Mambajao, Camiguin.
- The Mount hibok - hibok, the most active volcano on the island of Camiguin.
- The hot springs of Ardent at Mt hibok - hibok.
- The Maria Cristina Falls in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
- The Limunsudan waterfalls in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
- The Initao - Libertad Protected Landscape / Seascape
- The Mount Balatukan Range Natural Park
- The Mount Inayawan Range Natural Park