All About Iligan City

Iligan City is the city of majestic waterfalls because it has more or less 23 known waterfalls. The very famous of all of them is the Maria Cristina Falls, primary source of hydroelectric power in Mindanao.Iligan City is also known as the Industrial Center of the South. Through National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR), the city provides hydroelectric power to Mindanao areas. And also the National Steel Corporation which is now known as GLobal Steelworks, one of the largest steel manufacturers in the Southeast Asia contributes more impact to the industrialization of the city.

According to history, ILIGAN is derived from the word "ilijan" which means the "FORTRESS OF DEFENSE" against terror attacks of pirates and other Mindanao tribes. Early settlement was from Bayug to it's present barangay Poblacion. The Christian community survived from their enemies through their faith in God and to their patron Saint Michael the Archangel. The Spaniards left Iligan in 1899 and in 1900 the Americans took over the area. Iligan became a municipality with eight barangays together with the municipal district of Mandulog. For about 40 years of peace, iligan municipality was conquered by the Japanese in 1942. On Novemver 15, 1944, Iligan City held their first Commonwealth Day parade as city's celebration of the ending of Japanese occupancy.The city was declared a first class city in 1969 and was reclassified as First Class City "A" on July 1, 1977 through Presidential Decree No. 465. Iligan City was again reclassified as a highly urbanized city in 1983.