16 Facts About Iligan

Iligan, officially known as the City of Iligan, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines.

Iligan is approximately 90 kilometers away from the capital of the province, Tubod, and approximately 800 kilometers from the capital of the Philippines, Manila.

Name Iligan is from the Higaunon word "Ilig" which means "to go downstream".

Iligan had its beginnings in the village of Bayug, four kilometers north of the present Poblacion.

Iligan was the Spaniards' base of operations in attempting to conquer and Christianize the Lake Lanao area throughout its history.

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In 1850, because of floods, Don Remigio Cabili, then Iligan's gobernadorcillo, built another fort and moved the poblacion of the old Iligan located at the mouth of Tubod River west of the old market to its present site.

In 1914, under the restructuring of Moroland after the end of the Moro Province, Iligan became a municipality composed of eight barrios together with the municipal district of Mandulog.

Iligan is bounded on the north by three municipalities of Misamis Oriental, to the south by three municipalities of Lanao del Norte and two municipalities of Lanao del Sur, to the north-east by the city of Cagayan de Oro, to the east by the municipality of Talakag, Bukidnon; and to the west by Iligan Bay.

Iligan falls within the third type of climate wherein the seasons are not very pronounced.

The city is the center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan which has 25 parishes in Iligan City and twelve municipalities of Lanao del Norte.

Iligan is known as the Industrial Center of the South and its economy is largely based on heavy industries.

Iligan is locally known by the Spanish version of his name, Senor San Miguel.

Iligan is commonly known as the "City of Majestic Waterfalls" because of the numerous waterfalls located within its area.

Iligan is a highly urbanized city and is politically independent of the province of Lanao del Norte.

Port of Iligan is located along the northern central coastal area of Mindanao facing the Iligan Bay with geographical coordinates of approximately.

City of Iligan has one state university and seven private colleges specialized in Engineering and Information Technology, Health Services, Maritime Science, Business and Administration, Primary and Secondary Education, and Arts and Social Sciences.