Lanao del Sur

Lanao del Sur
Province
(from top: left to right) Marawi City, Balabagan spring, Islamic center in Marawi, Park at Marawi and Lake Lanao.
Flag of Lanao del Sur
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Official seal of Lanao del Sur
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Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 8°00′N 124°17′E / 8°N 124.28°E / 8; 124.28
Country Philippines
Region Bangsamoro
FoundedMay 22, 1959
Capital
and largest city		Marawi
Government
 • GovernorMamintal Adiong Jr. (Lakas–CMD)
 • Vice GovernorMohammad Khalid R. Adiong (Lakas–CMD)
 • LegislatureLanao del Sur Provincial Board
Area
[1]
 • Total3,872.89 km2 (1,495.33 sq mi)
 • Rank33rd out of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Ragang)
2,815 m (9,236 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Total1,195,518
 • Rank24th out of 81
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
  • Rank32nd out of 81
Divisions
 • Independent cities0
 • Component cities
1
 • Municipalities
39
 • Barangays1,159
 • DistrictsLegislative districts of Lanao del Sur
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code
9300–9321, 9700–9716
IDD : area code +63 (0)63
ISO 3166 codePH-LAS
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class

Lanao del Sur (Tagalog: Timog Lanao; Meranaw and Iranun: Pagabagatan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of Marawi (the most populous in the province), and it borders Lanao del Norte to the north, Bukidnon to the east, and Maguindanao del Norte and Cotabato to the south. To the southwest lies Illana Bay, an arm of the Moro Gulf.

Situated in the interior of Lanao del Sur is Lanao Lake, the largest in Mindanao.

  1. ^ Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Department of Agriculture: Lanao del Sur Archived January 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (There are major discrepancies among authoritative sources: 4121.3 km² (NAMRIA); 1,349,437 ha (NSCB, this value seems unreasonable and must be assumed as erroneous, see Talk:Lanao del Sur#Area))
  2. ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.