Munai, Philippines
Munai is a town of 2,113 people in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, founded in August 17, 1917.
Why visit Munai
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About Munai
Munai, officially the Municipality of Munai (Maranao: Inged a Munai; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Munai; Tagalog: Bayan ng Munai), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 36,449 people.
From the Wikipedia article Munai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Churches and places of worship4
Schools, colleges and libraries17
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History
Before American colonization, Munai was formerly a part of the State of Unayan, Confederate States of Lanao based from ancient boundaries.
The municipality of Munai traces its name to the “foundation” or origin of the Four Federated Sultanates of Lanao (Pata Phangampong nga Ranao). These four divisions have very close kinship ties which the settler called "Munai" on August 17, 1917 by virtue of the commonwealth Act No.38, out of the Province of Misamis. It became a regular Province of Lanao del Norte on May 23, 1970 by virtue of the Commonwealth Act. It is a fourth class municipality with 26 barangays. It is situated in the hinter land of the Province of Lanao del Norte, 18 kilometer away from the national high way. The population is predominantly Maranao with Islam as the religion. Generally, farming is the means of livelihood of the people. Copra. Corn, rice are among the major crops and vegetables are produced in minor level. About 80 percent of the population are farmers, and approximately 20 percent are engaged in small scale business and less than 1 percentage work as government employees. Munai has untapped rivers and springs potential for tourism. The Ledupa river flows 100 meters underground in the mountainous area of Barangay Tambo. The Omnang spring has 5 spring sources with crystal clear water.
From the History section of Munai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Munai
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Getting there and nearby towns
Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.
- Marawi City 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Ozamiz City 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Tubod 31 km west, about 31 min by car
- Iligan 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
- Tangub 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Tudela 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
- Iligan City 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
- Labangan 62 km west, about 1 h by car
- Oroquieta 63 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Pagadian 71 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS046-E-26664 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-26665 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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