Linamon, Lanao del Norte
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Linamon is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 16,340 people. Historically, Linamon was a barangay of Iligan City
Iligan City
The City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...
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Geography
Linamon is the Eastern Gateway to Lanao del Norte since it is the first 5th class municipality of this southwestern province of northern MindanaoMindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
. It is about 11.5 km. Southwest of Iligan city
Iligan City
The City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...
, bounded in the east by the Linamon River, Municipality of Kauswagan in the west, Municipality of Matungao in the south and facing Iligan Bay
Iligan Bay
Iligan Bay is a bay in Mindanao in the Philippines. It is part of Bohol Sea and cuts into the northern portion of the island of Mindanao. The provinces along its coast are Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur, and Lanao del Norte. Iligan City is the most important port on Iligan...
in the north. It is a coastal town of Lanao del Norte, where five of its eight barangays are situated along the Iligan Bay area, and is considered as the “Beach Capital of Lanao del Norte”, with its fine beaches spanning almost the entire coastal area of the municipality that comprises 16 established beach resorts.
Barangays
Linamon is politically subdivided into 8 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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- Bosque
- Larapan
- Magoong
- Napo
- Poblacion
- Purakan
- Robocon
- Samburon