Northern Mindanao - Political Divisions

Political Divisions

The region is composed of five provinces namely Bukidnon, the island province of Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental. It also has 2 highly urbanized cities, Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City. It has seven component cities namely El Salvador City, Gingoog City, Malaybalay City, Oroquieta City, Ozamiz City, Tangub City and Valencia City. It has 84 municipalities and 2,022 barangays. The regional center is Cagayan de Oro City.

Northern Mindanao is the 9th most populous region in the Philippines and 2nd in Mindanao (after Davao Region) according to the 2010 National Statistics Office Census. The major urban area of Region X is Metro Cagayan de Oro which includes Cagayan de Oro City and some municipalities and cities of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon.

Provinces / Cities Capital No. of
Cities		 No. of
Municipalities		 No. of
Barangays		 Income classification
(2007)		 Area
(km²)		 Population
(2010)
Bukidnon
Malaybalay City
2
20
464
1st Class
8,293.8
1,299,192
Camiguin
Mambajao
0
5
58
5th Class
229.80
83,807
Lanao del Norte
Tubod
0
22
462
2nd Class
2,278.6
607,917
Misamis Occidental
Oroquieta City
3
14
490
2nd Class
1,939.3
567,642
Misamis Oriental
Cagayan de Oro City
2
23
424
1st Class
3,081.1
813,856
Cagayan de Oro City¹
-
-
-
80
1st Class Highly Urbanized City
488.86
602,088
Iligan City¹
-
-
-
44
1st Class Highly Urbanized City
813.37
322,821

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