Linamon

Linamon Cabili
Municipality
Municipality of Linamon
Downtown area
Flag Seal
Map of Lanao del Norte with Linamon highlighted
Interactive map of Linamon
Linamon Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°11′05″N 124°09′37″E / 8.184606°N 124.160342°E / 8.184606; 124.160342
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Norte
District	1st district
Founded	January 13, 1960
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government  1
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Hon.Tata Chang (Lakas-CMD)
• Vice Mayor	Randy Macapil (Lakas-CMD)
• Representative	Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
• Municipal Council	Members Procopio V. Chang Gilbert B. Lacida Jr. Edna L. Chan Randy Y. Macapil III Edgar C. Openiano Renato R. Pestolante Allan A. Baclaan Nicanor C. Canoy
• Electorate	12,551 voters (2025)
Area 2
• Total	76.38 km2 (29.49 sq mi)
Elevation	92 m (302 ft)
Highest elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)3
• Total	21,385
• Density	280.0/km2 (725.1/sq mi)
• Households	5,268
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	30.1 % (2021)4
• Revenue	₱ 134.6 million (2024)
• Assets	₱ 290.6 million (2024)
• Expenditure	₱ 122.2 million (2024)
• Liabilities	₱ 48.04 million (2024)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9201
PSGC	1003510000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog
Website	www.linlanor.gov.ph

Linamon, officially the Municipality of Linamon (Maranao: Inged a Linamon; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Linamon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Linamon), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,385 people.⁵

Historically, Linamon was a barangay in Iligan City until it became a separate municipality on January 13, 1960.⁶

Before the Spanish and American invasions, the majority of the people living in Linamon were Bisaya.

Under the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) of the Commonwealth Government, there was a Philippine House of Representatives proposal to utilize some of the land in Mindanao to help the Philippine Government. The settlers that were sent for this project were composed of people from the Islands of Visayas and Island Luzon. The first settlers were sent to the following areas:

In Lanao del Norte, the transport of settlers was successful due to the smooth negotiations with the Maranao tribal leaders and land lords. As a sign of welcoming, the land lords donated some of their land to the settlers. Resulting intermarriages between settlers and tribes led to the majority of those living in Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental having blood in the Maranao tribe.

When martial law was implemented, the settlement experienced conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims.

Linamon is the east of Lanao del Norte, located about 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) south-west of Iligan. It is bounded in the east by the Linamon River, the Larapan River and the municipality of Kauswagan in the west, the muncipality of Matungao in the south, and Iligan Bay in the north.

Linamon is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.⁷ Each barangay consists of puroks, while some have sitios.

• Busque
• Larapan
• Magoong
• Napo
• Poblacion
• Purakan
• Robocon
• Samburon

Poverty incidence of Linamon

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{1415161718192021}

The Tinago Falls, a waterfall on the Agus River at the village of Robocon, is one of the two outlets of Lake Lanao. It is "the main tourist attraction of the province".²²

Linamon is a coastal town of Lanao del Norte, where five of its eight barangays are situated along the Iligan Bay area, and is considered the “Beach Capital of Lanao del Norte”, with beaches spanning from Barangay Poblacion to Barangay Samburon. The area has 16 established beach resorts.

The mayors after the People Power Revolution 1986 are:

• 1986–1987, Teofilo T. Macapil
• 1986 - 1992, Pedrinilo Amesola
• 1992 - 2001, Alejandro Canoy-Alfeche
• 2001 - 2007, Cherlito Macas
• 2007 - 2016, Noel N. Deaño
• 2016–present, Randy J. Macapil