Lanao del Norte

Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Province
	(from top: left to right) Maria Cristina Falls, Provincial Capitol, Downtown Iligan, Port of Mukas in Kolambugan and Iligan Poblacion
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: "The Land of Beauty and Bounty" "Motocross Capital of the Philippines"
	Anthem: "Himno ng Lanao del Norte"
	Location in the Philippines
	Interactive map of Lanao del Norte
	Coordinates: 8°02′N 124°00′E / 8.03°N 124°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Founded	May 22, 1959
Capital	Tubod
Largest city	Iligan*
Government
• Governor	Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo (Lakas)
• Vice Governor	Allan Lim (Lakas)
• Legislature	Lanao del Norte Provincial Board
Area
• Total	3,354.16 km2 (1,295.05 sq mi)
• Rank	40th out of 82
	(excluding Iligan which is the First district)
Highest elevation (Mount Inayawan)	1,535 m (5,036 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	761,725
• Rank	42nd out of 82
• Density	227.099/km2 (588.183/sq mi)
• Rank	46th out of 82
	(excluding Iligan)
Demonym	North Lanaonon
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 Iligan* ;
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	22 Bacolod; Balo-i; Baroy; Kapatagan; Kauswagan; Kolambugan; Lala; Linamon; Magsaysay; Maigo; Matungao; Munai; Nunungan; Pantao Ragat; Pantar; Poona Piagapo; Salvador; Sapad; Sultan Naga Dimaporo; Tagoloan; Tangcal; Tubod; ;
• Barangays	462; including independent city of Iligan: 506;
• Districts	Legislative districts of Lanao del Norte; Legislative district of Iligan;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
ISO 3166 code	PH-LAN
Spoken languages	Cebuano; Maranao; Tagalog;
Income classification	1st class
Website	www.lanaodelnorte.gov.ph
	* Iligan is a highly-urbanized city, politically independent from Lanao del Norte.

Lanao del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Lanao; Filipino: Hilagang Lanao; Maranao: Pangotaraan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod.

The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Misamis Oriental to the northeast, and is separated from Misamis Occidental by Panguil Bay to the northwest. According to the 2024 census, the province has a total population of 761,725 people.

Situated within Lanao del Norte is the highly urbanized city of Iligan, which is governed independently from the province and also the largest city in both land area and population.