Marawi City

Marawi City is a major city of the Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Lanao del Sur located in Mindanao island.

Quick facts

Home of the Science Training Center, Science High School. Home of the Mindanao State University, a national university created in 1961.

Economy

The economy is largely based on agriculture.

Industry

The industry is mostly oriented at processing of natural resources like e.g. rice and corn mills, goldsmithing, hollow-block manufacturing.

Cottage industry

Technology

People

The major ethnic group is called Maranao and are predominantly Muslim. The most widely spoken dialect is also called Maranao. Lately, the Arabic language has been introduced to a subset of the city's students under the initiatives of the Mindanao State University.

Archeology

Wildlife

Brief history

Marawi was derived from the Maranao word "rawi" which locally means "reclining". Marawi was formerly a village of the municipality of Dansalan which was established under the Moro Province in 1907. In 1950, Dansalan was inaugurated as a city and was renamed Marawi City six years later. It was again renamed the Islamic City of Marawi in 1980 in acknowledgement of its 90% Muslim population.

Geography

  • total land area = 22.6 sq. km.
  • barangays = 96

Topography

  • feature = rolling hills and valleys and a placid lake on the south, high elevation
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Demography

  • total population = 114,389 (as of 1995)
  • average population growth = 4.2%
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