Northern Mindanao

Northern Mindanao, designated as Region X, is an administrative region in the Philippines. It comprises five provinces: , , , , and , as well as two highly urbanized cities: and , all occupying the northern-central part of , including the island of Camiguin.
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Top destinations include Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Occidental.

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, often abbreviated CDO and sometimes just called "Cagayan", is known as the "City of Golden Friendship." It is the capital of the Province of Misamis Oriental and the "Gateway of Northern Mindanao."…

, officially the Province of , is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the . Its capital is the city of while is the most-populous city.

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, officially the Province of , is an island province in the located in the , about 10 kilometers off the northern coast of mainland .

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, known as the "Gem of the Panguil Bay" and the "Gateway to Northwestern Mindanao", is a city in in Northern Mindanao. With a population of 143,620, it is the largest city in the province.

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is a city in the northeastern coast of Northern Mindanao, surrounded by the towns of Baloi and Linamon of Lanao del Norte to the south, the town of Lugait in Misamis Oriental to the north, and the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Bukidnon to the east and Bay to the west.

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City is the provincial capital of Bukidnon Province, on Island in the . Situated in a charming rural environment at about 2034ft with mountains on sides, the climate is very relaxing, as houses don't need any cooling facilities, so restful sleep is guaranteed.

, officially the City of , is a component city in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 223,620 people.

is a city in Northern Mindanao. is known as the vacation city of Misamis Oriental, not only because of the beautiful places to visit but because of the beautiful and hospitable people who resides therein.

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Mount Kitanglad is an inactive volcano located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in province on island. It is the fourth highest mountain in the and has an approximate height of 2,899 metres.

Northern Mindanao

Latitude of center
8.5262° or 8° 31′ 34″ north
Longitude of center
125.2267° or 125° 13′ 36″ east
Population
5,180,000
Elevation
1,317 metres (4,321 feet)
Geo­Names ID
7521295
Wiki­data ID
Q13690
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Yue Chinese—“Northern Mindanao” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ሰሜን ሚንዳናዎ”
  • Arabic: “مينداناو الشمالية”
  • Asturian: “Mindanao del Norte”
  • Asturian: “Mindanao Septentrional”
  • Asturian: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şimal Mindanao”
  • Balinese: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Banjar: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Basque: “Iparraldeko Mindanao”
  • Bengali: “উত্তর মিন্দানাও”
  • Bosnian: “Sjeverni Mindanao”
  • Burmese: “မြောက်မင်းဒနောင်”
  • Capiznon: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Catalan: “Mindanao Septentrional”
  • Cebuano: “Amihanang Mindanao”
  • Central Bikol: “Amihanan na Mindanao”
  • Central Bikol: “Rehiyon Norteng Mindanao”
  • Chavacano: “Mindanao del Norte”
  • Chinese: “Pak Mindanao”
  • Chinese: “北棉兰老”
  • Chinese: “北棉蘭老”
  • Chinese: “北民答那峨”
  • Croatian: “Sjeverni Mindanao”
  • Czech: “Severní Mindanao”
  • Dutch: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Esperanto: “Norda Mindanao”
  • Esperanto: “Nordmindanao”
  • Finnish: “Pohjois-Mindanaon alue”
  • French: “Mindanao du Nord”
  • German: “Northern Mindanao”
  • German: “Region X”
  • Gorontalo: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Hausa: “Arewa Mindanao”
  • Hiligaynon: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Hindi: “उत्तरी मिन्दनाओ”
  • Iloko: “Amianan a Mindanao”
  • Iloko: “Rehion X”
  • Indonesian: “Kemindanauan Utara”
  • Indonesian: “Mindanao Utara”
  • Indonesian: “Region 10”
  • Indonesian: “Region X”
  • Italian: “Mindanao Settentrionale”
  • Japanese: “北ミンダナオ地方”
  • Javanese: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Kazakh: “Түндік Mindanao”
  • Kinaray-A: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Kirghiz: “Түндүк Миндано”
  • Korean: “북민다나오 지방”
  • Latin: “Mindanao Septemtrionalis”
  • Latvian: “Ziemeļmindanao”
  • Lithuanian: “Šiaurinis Mindanao”
  • Macedonian: “Регион X”
  • Macedonian: “Северен Минданао”
  • Malay: “Daerah IX”
  • Malay: “Mindanao Utara”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hilagang Mindanao”
  • Minangkabau: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Norwegian: “Nord-Mindanao”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Mindanao del nòrd”
  • Oromo: “Gama Midhina Mindanao”
  • Pampanga: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Pampanga: “Pangulung Mindanao”
  • Pangasinan: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Panjabi: “ਉੱਤਰੀ ਮਿੰਡਾਨਾਓ”
  • Persian: “شمالی مینداناو”
  • Polish: “Mindanao Północne”
  • Portuguese: “Mindanao Setentrional”
  • Pushto: “شمالي مندناو”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Russian: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Russian: “Северный Минданао”
  • Slovenian: “Hilagang Mindanao”
  • Slovenian: “Regija X”
  • Slovenian: “Severni Mindanao”
  • Somali: “Waqooyi Mindanao”
  • Spanish: “Mindanao del Norte”
  • Sundanese: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Swahili: “Mindanao Kaskazini”
  • Swedish: “Norra Mindanao”
  • Tagalog: “Hilagang Mindanao”
  • Tagalog: “Rehiyon 10”
  • Tagalog: “Rehiyon X”
  • Tagalog: “Rehiyon Ⅹ”
  • Tajik: “Шимоли Миндану”
  • Tamil: “வடக்கு மின்டனவு”
  • Tatar: “Төньяк Миндана”
  • Tetum: “Northern Mindanao”
  • Thai: “เขตฮีลากังมินดาเนา”
  • Ukrainian: “Північне Мінданао”
  • Urdu: “شمالی مینداناؤ”
  • Uzbek: “Shimoliy Mindanao”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Mindanao”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Amihanan nga Mindanao”
  • Yue Chinese: “北棉蘭老”

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