Iligan
Iligan, officially the City of Iligan, is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines.
Iligan, officially the City of Iligan, is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 368,132 people.
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Worth seeing in and around Iligan
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Maria Cristina Falls
Maria Cristina Falls is a waterfall of the Agus River in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall.
8 km · waterfall in the Philippines · Wikipedia - 02Diocese of Iligan
The Diocese of Iligan is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, comprising 26 parishes in Iligan City and twelve municipalities located at the northern half of the province of Lanao del Norte.
1.2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines · Wikipedia - 03Abaga Falls
Abaga Falls is a waterfall and ecosystem located approximately 15 km southwest of Iligan City on the island of Mindanao, Philippines, specifically in barangay Abaga, Balo-i, Lanao del Norte. The height of Abaga Falls is approximately twice that of the more famous Maria Cristina Falls also located within the proximity of Iligan City.
9.3 km · waterfall on the island of Mindanao, Philippines · Wikipedia - 04Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
The Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology is a public university in Iligan City, Philippines, charted in 1968 by Republic Act 5363 and integrated as the first autonomous unit of the Mindanao State University system in 1975. MSU-IIT offers programs in secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate level education.
1.4 km · state university located in Northern Mindanao · Wikipedia - 05Iligan Medical Center College
Iligan Medical Center College is a private, non-sectarian higher education institution in Iligan City, Philippines.
200 m · Private college in Lanao del Norte, Philippines · Wikipedia - 06St. Peter's College, Iligan City
St. Peter's College is a private non-sectarian coeducational basic and higher education institution located in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
1.5 km · Private college in Lanao del Norte, Philippines · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There are numerous waterfalls, springs, and beach resorts.
- 01Macaraeg-Macapagal Ancestral House
The only house in Mindanao where two Philippine Presidents resided: the father-daughter Presidents Diosdado Macapagal and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
- 02Maria Cristina Falls
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Things to do
You may request a tour guide at the City Tourism Office (or take a tour on your own) to incorporate: Buhanginan Hill site of city hall with a good view of the city. Maria Cristina Falls Timoga Spring Pools - Known for its pristine, cool and crystal clear waters freely flowing downstream towards several swimming pools. Shed, snack bars, cottages and lechon (roasted pig) stalls are available.
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Where to eat
- 01Mr Beefy Burger
National highway.
- 02Marianos Home-cooked Specialties
Meadow Lark Street,.
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Getting to Iligan
- Airports
- Laguindingan (CGY), 48 km · Bohol-Panglao (TAG), 158 km · Francisco Bangoy (DVO), 197 km
- Laguindingan → Iligan44 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · ₱140–185
- Panglao → Iligan160 km · quickest by road, 13h 48m · ₱790–1,060
- Davao → Iligan198 km · quickest by road, 6h 20m · ₱720–950
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Iligan
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Iligan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAirAsia also has flights from Clark and Iloilo There are ferries from Manila, Cebu City, Ozamiz and Iloilo.
- Get aroundJeepneys or jips are the most common public transport in the city with a minimum fare of .
- Go nextOzamiz is 67 km from Iligan (2-hour bus and ferry ride).
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Next door to Iligan
Iligan is 17 km from Iligan City, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- St. Michael's College, Iligan CityCatholic private school in Iligan City, Philippines1.2 km