Northern Mindanao

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Region X
NORTHERN MINDANAO

Regional center	Cagayan de Oro City
Population	3,505,708
– Density	207.1 per km²
Area	16,924.9 km²
Divisions
Provinces	5
Cities	8
Municipalities	85
– Barangays	2,020
– Cong. districts	11
Languages	Cebuano, Filipino, English, others

Designated as Region X of the Philippines, Northern Mindanao (Hilagang Mindanao) is composed of five provinces and eight cities, namely: Misamis Oriental (Gingoog City and Cagayan de Oro City), Misamis Occidental (Oroquieta City, Tangub City and Ozamis City), Camiguin, Lanao del Norte (Iligan City), and Bukidnon (Malaybalay City and Valencia City). The regional capital is Cagayan de Oro, where government regional offices and other big establishments are also located. Lanao del Norte was transferred from Region XII, due to Executive Order No. 36.

Cagayan de Oro City is the regional center of Northern Mindanao.

Provinces

Province/City		Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
	Bukidnon	Malaybalay City	1,060,265	8,293.8	127.8
	Camiguin	Mambajao	74,232	229.8	323.0
	Lanao del Norte	Tubod	473,062	2,278.6	207.6
	Misamis Occidental	Oroquieta City	486,723	1,939.3	251.0
	Misamis Oriental	Cagayan de Oro City	664,338	3,081.1	215.6
	Cagayan de Oro City¹	—	461,877	488.86	944.8
	Iligan City¹	—	355,061	813.37	479.5

¹ Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte respectively.

Component Cities