Mindanao
second largest island of the Philippines
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Summary
Mindanao is an island[1]. Mindanao ranks in the top 0.62% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,374 views/month, #45 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Philippines[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Philippine Sea[4], Celebes Sea[5], Sulu Sea[6], Bohol Sea[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Part of: Mindanao[9]
- Commons category: Mindanao (island)[10]
- Highest point: Mount Apo[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Philippines[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mindanao[13]
- Population: 27,021,036[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], History of Ming[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], New International Encyclopedia[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[21]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mindanao[22]
- Demonym: mindanaense[23], Mindanawun[24], Mindanawin[25], Mindanaoan[26]
- Native label: Mindanao[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mindanao[28]
- Different from: Mindanao[29]
- Area: 97,530 km²[30]
- Geography of topic: geography of Mindanao[31]
- Language used: Cebuano[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Mindanao[34]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Mindanao[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mindanao include Mindanao Current[36], an ocean current[37], in Philippines[38]; Ichthyophis mindanaoensis[39], a taxon[40]; and Ptilocichla mindanensis[41], a taxon[42].
Why It Matters
Mindanao has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Mindanao is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Mindanao include Mindanao Current[36], an ocean current[37], in Philippines[38]; Ichthyophis mindanaoensis[39], a taxon[40]; and Ptilocichla mindanensis[41], a taxon[42].