Iligan
Iligan | |
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Skyline of Iligan from Mount Lelong, pictured in 2023 Andres Bonifacio Avenue Saint Michael's Cathedral Iligan City Hall | |
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| Anthem: Martsa Iliganon (English: Iligan March) | |
Map of Northern Mindanao with Iligan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Iligan | |
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 | Frederick Wee Siao |
| • Vice Mayor | Ernest Oliver “Wekwek” C. Uy (PMP) |
| • Representative | Ret. Police Col. Celso G. Regencia (Lakas) |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 189,050 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census) | |
• Total | 368,132 |
| • Density | 452.60/km2 (1,172.2/sq mi) |
| • Households | 87,239 |
| Demonym | Iliganon |
| Economy | |
| • Gross domestic product | ₱77.015 billion (2022) $1.36 billion (2022) |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.8 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 3,156 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 13,109 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 2,545 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Iligan Light and Power Incorporated (ILPI) |
| • Water | Iligan City Waterworks System |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9200 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Major religions | Roman Catholicism, Muslim |
| Website | www |
Iligan, officially the City of Iligan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Iligan; Bukid: Ciudad ta Iligan; Maranao: Bandar a Iligan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Iligan), is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines.
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. Iligan is approximately 90 kilometers away from the capital of the province, Tubod, and approximately 800 kilometers from the capital of the Philippines.
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 Lucena and Puerto Princesa.