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'''Marawi''', officially the '''Islamic City of Marawi''' ([[Maranao language|Maranao]]: ''Bandar a Marawi''; {{langx|fil|Lungsod ng Marawi}}; [[Jawi script|Jawi]] ''(Batang Arab)'': {{Script/Arabic|مدينة مراوى الإسلامية}}), is a  [[Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification|component city]] and capital of the [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of [[Lanao del Sur]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 207,010 people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}

Marawi is located upon the shores of [[Lake Lanao]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darangen Epic of the Maranao People of Lake Lanao |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/darangen-epic-of-the-maranao-people-of-lake-lanao-00159 |access-date=December 30, 2021 |website=UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage}}</ref> It is primarily inhabited by the Maranao people. The city is also called the "Summer Capital of the South" due to its higher elevation and cooler climate,<ref name="ARMM">{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2010 |title=Islamic City of Marawi |url=http://armm.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=64 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130152533/http://www.armm.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=64 |archive-date=January 30, 2012 |access-date=January 27, 2012 |website=armm.gov.ph}}</ref>{{failed verification|reason=Citation does not state rationale for the nickname|date=June 2024}} a nickname it shares with [[Malaybalay]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beezz |title=Exploring Malaybalay: The South Summer Capital of the Philippines |url=https://triptheislands.com/destinations/exploring-malaybalay-the-south-summer-capital-of-the-philippines/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930093839/https://triptheislands.com/destinations/exploring-malaybalay-the-south-summer-capital-of-the-philippines/ |archive-date=September 30, 2021 |access-date=September 30, 2021 |website=TriptheIslands.com}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2021}}

On May 23, 2017, the city suffered extensive damage during the [[Siege of Marawi]] as militants affiliated with the [[Islamic State]] invaded the city and engaged in a five-month [[urban warfare]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2017 |title=Philippines: 'Battle of Marawi' Leaves Trail of Death and Destruction |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2017/11/philippines-battle-of-marawi-leaves-trail-of-death-and-destruction/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930095340/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2017/11/philippines-battle-of-marawi-leaves-trail-of-death-and-destruction/ |archive-date=September 30, 2021 |access-date=September 30, 2021 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref> until when Defense Secretary [[Delfin Lorenzana]] announced the ending of the battle in October.

==Etymology==
''Dansalan'' (Marawi's prior name) derived from the [[Mëranaw]] word "dansal", which means rendezvous; literally, it also means arrival<ref name="ICoMsG" /> (in other source,<ref name="ANC19" /> "where the waves come to shore"). Being known as the destination point for arriving boats,<ref name="ANC19" /> the place refers to a port,<ref name="tMT0319" /> hence, the "Place of Destination and Purpose."<ref name="tPS&CoA" />

Meanwhile, ''Marawi'' is derived from the word "rawi", which means reclining, in reference to [[Agus River]].<ref name="ICoMsG" /> On the other hand, this present name is in honor of the city's martyred hero in Kuta Marahui (Fortress of Marawi) in 1895.<ref name="ANC19" />

==History==
[[File:Landing Fields - Philipines - Mindanao Island - NARA - 68160114.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Dansalan, 1932]]

===As Dansalan===
[[File:Old Marawi City Hall (Kapantaran, Marawi, Lanao Del Sur; 10-14-2023).jpg|thumb|left|Old Marawi municipal hall]]

'''Dansalan''' began as a port.<ref name="ANC19" /> A sovereign of Marawi before 1639 was "Datu Buadi Sa Kayo" who imposed taxation.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Around the original Meranaw fortification, Spanish captain Francisco Atienza founded a settlement called ''Dansalan'' in October 1639. His forces had come from [[Iligan]] and were attempting to conquer the entire Lake Lanao area. However, it was abandoned later the same year when thousands of Meranaw soldiers [[investment (military)|invested]] the then-fortifying settlement, pressing the Spaniards hard and thus they returned to Iligan, having failed in their quest.<ref name="tMT0319">{{Cite web |last=Custodio |first=Arlo |date=March 25, 2019 |title=Marawi City as an Exponent of Maranao Culture |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/03/25/supplements/marawi-city-as-an-exponent-of-maranao-culture/530567 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930093850/https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/03/25/supplements/marawi-city-as-an-exponent-of-maranao-culture/530567 |archive-date=September 30, 2021 |access-date=September 30, 2021 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}</ref>

The Spaniards only returned to the area when they began the conquest of the [[Sultanate of Maguindanao]] in the 19th century.<ref name="tMT0319" /> They made attempts to capture Marawi, a [[Maranao people|Maranao]] stronghold, twice until they succeeded in 1895 with the deaths of Datu [[Amai Pakpak]] and Datu Sinal.<ref name="JGid17" /> They abandoned the place again upon the arrival of the Americans in the Mindanao in 1898.<ref name="tMT0319" /><ref name="JGid17">{{cite news |url=https://jakartaglobe.id/opinion/islamic-state-target-marawi-city |title=Why Does Islamic State Target Marawi City? |work=[[Jakarta Globe]] | date=September 12, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref>

Dansalan was created as a municipality by the [[Moro Province]] legislative council on May 24, 1907;<ref name="tPS&CoA" /><ref>{{cite book |date=1908 |title=Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War (Part 1 of 3) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b2sSAAAAYAAJ |location=[[Washington, D.C.]] |publisher=[[US Government Printing Office]] |page=383 |access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> served as the capital of the undivided [[Lanao (province)|Lanao Province]] since its declaration by the American colonial government.<ref name="ICoMsG" /><ref name="ANC19">{{cite news |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/01/01/19/a-brief-history-the-islamic-city-of-marawi |title=A brief history: The Islamic City of Marawi |work=[[ABS-CBN News Channel|ANC-X]] |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] | date=January 1, 2019 |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref>

It was in this municipality when,  on March 18, 1935, a group of 189 Maranao leaders and its leader, Hadji Abdulhamid Bongabong of Unayan, signed a document known as the ''[[Dansalan Declaration]]'', urging then [[United States President]] [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and its [[United States Congress|Congress]] to grant [[Mindanao|Mindanao and Sulu]] separate independence by the [[United States]] instead of inclusion in the country's independence.<ref name="JGid17" /><ref>Dansalan Declaration:
* {{cite news |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/697914/historical-significance-of-july-4-1946-to-moros |title=Historical significance of July 4, 1946 to Moros |work=[[Inquirer.net]] | date=June 12, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2023}}
* {{cite news |url=https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/bangsamoro-history-month-2023-mainstreaming-the-past-sustaining-the-feats-of-the-peace-process/ |title=Bangsamoro History Month 2023: Mainstreaming the past, sustaining the feats of the peace process |work=[[Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao|BARMM]] website |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] | date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref>

===Cityhood and renaming into Marawi===
[[File:Marawi City II.jpg|thumb|left|Skyline of Marawi in 2008]]

Dansalan was the last to become a chartered city under the country's [[Commonwealth of the Philippines|Commonwealth era]] with the approval of Commonwealth Act No. 592 on August 19, 1940.<ref name="ANC19" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Commonwealth%20Act%20592 |title=Commonwealth Act No. 592 |date=August 19, 1940 |website=[[Senate of the Philippines]] |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref> During [[World War II]], the Japanese invaded Dansalan and established a "comfort station" in the city, where local girls, teenagers, and young adults were kidnapped and turned into sex slaves under brutal "[[comfort women]]" system, where victims were routinely gang-raped and killed by Japanese soldiers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/29/939811000/philippine-survivor-recounts-her-struggle-as-a-comfort-woman-for-wartime-japan|title=Philippine Survivor Recounts Her Struggle As A 'Comfort Woman' For Wartime Japan|newspaper=NPR.org|publisher=NPR|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IsBB-RVTlQC&dq=comfort+gay+philippines+japan&pg=PR9|title=The Other Empire: Literary Views of Japan from the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia|year=2008|publisher=The University of the Philippines Press|isbn=9789715425629|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awf.or.jp/e1/philippine-00.html|title=Women made to be Comfort Women - Philippines|website=www.awf.or.jp}}</ref> After [[the Second World War]], inauguration took place on September 30, 1950.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2002 |title=Marawi City: The Least Populated Highly Urbanized City |url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/marawi-city-least-populated-highly-urbanized-city |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117174426/https://psa.gov.ph/content/marawi-city-least-populated-highly-urbanized-city |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |access-date=September 30, 2021 |website=Philippine Statistics Authority}}</ref> It was renamed '''Marawi City''' on June 16, 1956 through Republic Act (RA) No. 1552 which amended the charter.<ref name="ANC19" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Republic%20Act%20No.%201552 |title=Republic Act No. 1552 |date=June 15, 1956 |website=[[Senate of the Philippines]] |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name="ICoMsG" /><ref name="tPS&CoA" />

Upon division of Lanao province through RA No. 2228 in 1959, it was made capital of [[Lanao del Sur]].<ref name="ANC19" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Republic%20Act%20No.%202228 |title=Republic Act No. 2228 |date=May 22, 1959 |website=[[Senate of the Philippines]] |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref>

The city, being the country's only predominantly [[Muslims|Muslim]] chartered city, was declared "Islamic City of Marawi" through ''City Council Resolution No. 19-A'' on April 15, 1980.<ref name="ICoMsG">{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/icomgovph/government |title=City Profile |website=Islamic City of Marawi |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name="ANC19" /><ref name="tPS&CoA">For historical background of Marawi, a [[Philstar.com]] news article cited an annual [[Commission on Audit (Philippines)|Commission on Audit]] report.
* {{cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/12/04/1765475/marawi-headed-economic-boom-siege-coa |title=Marawi headed for economic boom before siege – COA |work=Philstar.com | date=December 4, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2023}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.coa.gov.ph/download/476/lanao-del-sur/6712/marawi-city-executive-summary-2019.pdf |title=Executive Summary (2019) |date=2019 |website=Commission on Audit |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref> This was proposed by Parliamentary Bill No. 261 in the defunct [[Batasang Pambansa]], the country's former parliament during the [[Ferdinand Marcos|Marcos]] regime, reportedly to attract funds from the [[Middle East]].<ref name="ARMM" />

===Siege of Marawi===
{{Main|Siege of Marawi}}
[[File:Marawi Grand Mosque post-siege.jpg|thumb|The Marawi Grand Mosque after the 2017 siege, pictured in 2020.|left]]

On May 23, 2017, a pro–[[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] group called the [[Maute group]] attacked the city. The [[Siege of Marawi|Battle of Marawi]]—also known as the Marawi siege, the Marawi clash, and the Marawi crisis—started on May 23. [[CNN Philippines]] reported that the militants had over 500 men.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marcelo |first=Ver |date=May 23, 2017 |title=Gov't Forces, Maute Group Clash in Marawi City |work=CNN Philippines |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/05/23/marawi-city-clash.html |access-date=May 24, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524090059/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/05/23/marawi-city-clash.html |archive-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> Philippine President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] declared [[martial law]] on the island of Mindanao, where the fighting was taking place, initially until December 31, 2017,<ref name="Santos 2017">{{Cite news |last=Santos |first=Eimor P. |date=December 13, 2017 |title=Congress Grants Duterte Request to Extend Mindanao Martial Law until End of 2018 |work=CNN Philippines |url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/12/13/Congress-approves-martial-law-extension-Mindanao-2018.html |access-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230181704/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/12/13/Congress-approves-martial-law-extension-Mindanao-2018.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was later extended to the end of 2018 and then again to the end of 2019.<ref name="Santos 2017" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cabico |first=Gaea Katreena |date=December 12, 2018 |title=Congress Extends Martial Law in Mindanao to End of 2019 |work=Philstar.com |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/12/12/1876448/congress-extends-martial-law-mindanao-end-2019 |access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> The city was liberated from militant control on October 17, 2017 and battle operations officially ended on October 23, 2017.

==== Post-battle period ====
{{See also|Rehabilitation of Marawi}}

On January 30, 2018, it was announced that a 10-hectare military base will be established in the city to prevent the reentry of terrorists.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yecyec |first=Joey Taguba |date=January 30, 2018 |title=Gov't to Build P400-Million Military Camp in Marawi |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/01/30/18/govt-to-build-p400-million-military-camp-in-marawi |url-status=live |access-date=June 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142238/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/30/18/govt-to-build-p400-million-military-camp-in-marawi |archive-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>

==== Creation of additional barangays ====
The 2017 siege resulted to [[internally displaced person]]s contributing to a significant population increase in certain ''[[barangay]]s'', later led to the creation of new ones.<ref name="plb23B">{{cite news |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1743848/fwd-comelec-to-hold-plebiscites-in-marawi-city-on-march-18/ |title=Comelec to hold plebiscites in Marawi City on March 18 |work=[[Inquirer.net]] |date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=de Leon |first=Dwight |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/marawi-plebiscite-decide-proposal-create-new-barangays-march-9-2024/ |title=Marawi voters head to polls to decide on proposal to create 3 new barangays |work=[[Rappler]] |date=March 9, 2024 |access-date=March 9, 2024}}</ref> Since then, the [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]] (COMELEC) held two separate plebiscites in the city, eventually establishing five ''barangays''.<ref name="plb23">{{cite news |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1195923 |title=Printing of ballots for Marawi plebiscites starts Feb. 25 |work=[[Philippine News Agency]] |date=February 23, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref><ref name="plb24" />

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! rowspan="3" | Proposed barangay !! rowspan="3" | Mother barangay !! colspan="4" | Choice !! rowspan="3" | Total votes !! rowspan="3" | Turnout (%) !! rowspan="3" | Registered voters
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! colspan="2" | ''Yes'' !! colspan="2" | ''No''
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! Votes !! % !! Votes !! %
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| colspan="9" align="center" | ''2023 plebiscite'' {{small|(''City Ordinances 07-10 and 05-10, series of 2022'')}}<ref name="plb23" />
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| align="left" | Boganga II || align="left" | Boganga ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''948''' ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''{{percentage |948|950|2}}''' || 2 || {{percentage |2|950|2}} || 950 || {{percentage |950|992|2}} || 992
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| align="left" | Datu Dalidigan || align="left" | Sagonsongan ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''473''' ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''{{percentage |473|476|2}}'''  || 3 || {{percentage |3|476|2}} || 476 || {{percentage |476|480|2}} || 480
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| colspan="9" align="center" | ''2024 plebiscite'' {{small|(''City Ordinances 20-11, 18-11, and 19-11, series of 2023'')}}<ref name="plb24" />
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| align="left" | Angoyao || align="left" | Patani ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''1,137''' ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''{{percentage |1,137|1,139|2}}'''  || 2 || {{percentage |2|1,139|2}} || 1,139 || {{percentage |1,139|1,235|2}} || 1,235
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| align="left" | Sultan Corobong || align="left" | Dulay Proper ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''387''' ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''{{percentage |387|387|2}}'''  || 0 || {{percentage |0|387|2}} || 387 || {{percentage |387|395|2}} || 395
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| align="left" | Sultan Panoroganan || align="left" | Kilala ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''597''' ||bgcolor="#acf"| '''{{percentage |597|597|2}}'''  || 0 || {{percentage |0|597|2}} || 597 || {{percentage |597|635|2}} || 635
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| colspan="9" align="left" | {{small|'''Sources:''' COMELEC, via [[Rappler]]<ref name="M2023pleb">{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/new-barangays-created-marawi-plebiscite/ |title=Marawi plebiscite: Voters say yes to creation of 2 new barangays |work=[[Rappler]] |date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref> and [[Inquirer.net]].<ref name="M2024pleb">{{cite news |last=Legaspi |first=Zeus |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1916716/marawi-city-residents-ok-creation-of-3-new-barangays |title=Marawi City residents OK creation of 3 new barangays |work=[[Inquirer.net]] |date=March 10, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024}}
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The plebiscite for the creation of two ''barangays'' on March 18, 2023, marking the first exclusively local electoral exercise in the city post-siege,<ref name="plb23B" /> was held in five polling precincts.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1956319 |title=Marawi City to host 1st local polls since 2017 {{Sic|seige|hide=y}} |newspaper=[[SunStar]] |date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=2024-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318142447/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1956319 |archive-date=2023-03-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref> With {{percentage |1426 |1472 |2}} of registered voters participated, majority of them later ratified the proposal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1197674 |title=High voter turnout seen in Marawi plebiscite |work=[[Philippine News Agency]] |date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref><ref name="M2023pleb" /> The creation became effective, months prior to [[2023 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections|the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/03/18/23/marawi-set-to-create-2-new-barangays-after-plebiscite |title=Marawi set to create 2 new barangays after plebiscite |work=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |last=Mapa |first=Dennis |date=April 18, 2023 |title=First Quarter 2023 PSGC Updates |url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/first-quarter-2023-psgc-updates-six-new-barangays-and-correction-names-one-municipality-0 |location=[[Philippines]] |publisher=[[Philippine Statistics Authority]] |access-date=March 10, 2024}}</ref>

Another plebiscite, seeking for the creation of three additional ''barangays'', was held on March 9, 2024,<ref name="plb24">{{cite news |last=Naval |first=Gerard |url=https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/comelec-sets-twin-plebiscites-in-bangsamoro/ |title=Comelec sets twin plebiscites in Bangsamoro |newspaper=[[Malaya (newspaper)|Malaya]] |date=January 12, 2024 |access-date=March 9, 2024}}</ref> in eight clustered precincts.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/comelec-urges-marawi-residents-to-vote-in-plebiscite |title=Comelec urges Marawi residents to vote in plebiscite |newspaper=[[SunStar]] |date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024}}</ref> With {{percentage |2,123 |2,265 |2}} voter turnout, the proposal was ratified, almost unanimously.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baron |first=Gabriela |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2024/03/09/3-new-barangays-created-in-marawi-plebiscite |title=3 new barangays created in Marawi plebiscite |newspaper=[[Daily Tribune (Philippines)|Daily Tribune]] |date=March 9, 2024 |access-date=March 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/900031/marawi-voters-back-creation-of-3-additional-barangays/story/ |title=Marawi voters back creation of 3 additional barangays |work=[[GMA News Online]] |date=March 9, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Marawi lake.jpg|thumb|left|Lake Lanao viewed from Marawi]]

Marawi has a total land area of {{convert|8755|ha}}.{{PSGC detail|area}} It is located on the northernmost shores of [[Lake Lanao]] and straddles the area where the [[Agus River]] starts. It is bounded to the north by the municipalities of [[Kapai, Lanao del Sur|Kapai]] and [[Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur|Saguiaran]]; to the south by Lake Lanao; to the east by the municipalities of [[Bubong, Lanao del Sur|Bubong]] and [[Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur|Ditsaan-Ramain]]; and to the west by the municipalities of [[Marantao, Lanao del Sur|Marantao]] and Saguiaran.<ref name="ARMM" /> The Bagang beach is situated {{convert|2|km|mi|sp=us}} from the city's commercial center.

The Muslim majority city also hosts a national park, the [[Sacred Mountain National Park]], which spans the barangays of Guimba and Papandayan covering an area of {{convert|94|ha|adj=on}}. The protected area was established on August 5, 1965, by Republic Act no. 4190.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Protected Areas in Region 12 |url=http://pawb.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72:region-12&catid=69:regions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321103745/http://www.pawb.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72:region-12&catid=69:regions |archive-date=March 21, 2012 |access-date=January 27, 2012 |website=Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau}}</ref> The park is dominated by Mount Mupo, a {{convert|900|ft|adj=on}} tall<ref>{{Cite map |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=8.02158,124.300604&spn=0.025455,0.031285&t=p&z=15&lci=com.panoramio.all,com.google.webcams |title="Sacred Mountain National Park" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230172559/https://www.google.com/gen_204?v=3&s=tactile&action=vtworker&srt=646&tbsrt=1083&tran=15&conn=onchange&cad=vws:11649.139999877661,cr:wccf10,ct:2,jsv:20211208.0,w:1045,h:9265,drv:n&e=10201956,10202786,10202788,10203448,10203487,10203489,10203509,10203568,10203575,10203988,10204020,10204034,10204112,10204121,10204174,10204258,10204417,10204423,10204434,10204507,10204517,10204520,10204567,10204729,10204732,10204743,10204749,10204755,10204763,10204854,10204880,10204916,10204931,10204932,10204951,10205022,10205023,10205033,10205045,10205059,10204745,1381033,1368782,1368785,4592408,45359068,1375050,4536287&atyp=csi&ei=mOvNYcGyOqva0PEP4qGk4AI&rt=noop.0 |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |via=Google Maps |access-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref> extinct volcanic cone. The park is ideal for birdwatching and mountain climbing to the summit that features a small pond.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marawi, Islamic City of |url=http://biyahero.net/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=77&sobi2Id=317&Itemid=56 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120726132314/http://biyahero.net/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=77&sobi2Id=317&Itemid=56 |archive-date=July 26, 2012 |access-date=January 27, 2012 |website=Biyahero: Philippine Travel Portal}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2021}}

===Topography===
Mountains, rolling hills, valleys, and a large placid lake dominate the city's landscape. Angoyao Hills ([[Barangay]] Sogod) served as natural viewpoint over the water of the Lake Lanao. Signal Hill (Barangay Matampay), Arumpac Hill (Barangay Saduc), and Mt. Mupo (Barangay Guimba) are considered beautiful but mysterious. Mt. Mupo, located within the [[Sacred Mountain National Park]], is known for its untouched trees and beautiful, perfect cone.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

===Barangays===
Marawi is politically subdivided into 101 [[barangay]]s.<ref name="M2023pleb" /><ref name="M2024pleb" /><ref name="Marawi">{{Cite web |title=PSGC Interactive – Marawi City (Capital) |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=153617000&regcode=15&provcode=36 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114104452/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=153617000&regcode=15&provcode=36 |archive-date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=January 27, 2012 |website=National Statistical Coordination Board}}</ref> Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s  while some have [[sitios]].
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* Ambolong
* Amito Marantao
* Angoyao
* Bacolod Chico Proper
* Basak Malutlut
* Banga
* Bangco
* Banggolo Poblacion
* Bangon
* Beyaba-Damag
* Bito Buadi Itowa
* Bito Buadi Parba
* Buadi Sacayo (Green)
* Bubonga Pagalamatan
* Bubonga Lilod Madaya
* Boganga
* Boganga II
* Boto Ambolong
* Bubonga Cadayonan
* Bubong Lumbac
* Bubonga Marawi
* Bubonga Punod
* Cabasaran
* Cabingan
* Cadayonan
* Cadayonan II
* Calocan East
* Calocan West
* Daguduban
* Dansalan
* Datu Dalidigan
* Datu Naga
* Datu Saber (Navarro)
* Datu Sa Dansalan
* Dayawan
* Dimaluna
* Dulay Proper
* Dulay West
* East Basak
* Emie Punud
* Fort
* Gadongan
* Gadongan Mapantao
* Guimba (Lilod Proper)
* Kapantaran
* Kilala
* Kormatan Matampay
* Lilod Madaya ([[Poblacion]])
* Lilod Saduc
* Lomidong
* Lumbaca Madaya ([[Poblacion]])
* Lumbac Marinaut
* Lumbaca Toros
* Malimono
* Marawi [[Poblacion]]
* Marinaut East
* Marinaut West
* Matampay
* Mipaga Proper
* Moncado Colony
* Moncado Kadingilan
* Moriatao Loksadato
* Norhaya Village
* Olowa Ambolong
* Pagalamatan Gambai
* Pagayawan
* Panggao Saduc
* Pantaon (Langcaf)
* Papandayan
* Papandayan Caniogan
* Paridi
* Patani
* Pindolonan
* Poona Marantao
* Puga-an
* Rapasun MSU
* Raya Madaya I
* Raya Madaya II
* Raya Saduc
* Rorogagus East
* Rorogagus Proper
* Sabala Manao
* Sabala Manao Proper
* Saduc Proper
* Sagonsongan
* Sangcay Dansalan
* Somiorang
* South Madaya Proper
* Sugod Proper
* Sultan Corobong
* Sultan Panoroganan
* Tampilong
* Timbangalan
* Tuca Ambolong
* Tolali
* Toros
* Tuca
* Tuca Marinaut
* Tongantongan-Tuca Timbangalan
* Wawalayan Calocan
* Wawalayan Marinaut
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===Climate===
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| Jan high C = 24
| Jan low C  = 20
| Feb high C = 24
| Feb low C  = 20
| Mar high C = 25
| Mar low C  = 20
| Apr high C = 26
| Apr low C  = 20
| May high C = 26
| May low C  = 21
| Jun high C = 25
| Jun low C  = 21
| Jul high C = 25
| Jul low C  = 20
| Aug high C = 25
| Aug low C  = 20
| Sep high C = 25
| Sep low C  = 20
| Oct high C = 25
| Oct low C  = 20
| Nov high C = 25
| Nov low C  = 20
| Dec high C = 25
| Dec low C  = 20
| Jan precipitation mm = 159
| Feb precipitation mm = 143
| Mar precipitation mm = 166
| Apr precipitation mm = 183
| May precipitation mm = 357
| Jun precipitation mm = 414
| Jul precipitation mm = 333
| Aug precipitation mm = 309
| Sep precipitation mm = 289
| Oct precipitation mm = 285
| Nov precipitation mm = 253
| Dec precipitation mm = 166
| Jan rain days        = 18.4
| Feb rain days        = 17.2
| Mar rain days        = 20.6
| Apr rain days        = 23.4
| May rain days        = 29.3
| Jun rain days        = 29.2
| Jul rain days        = 29.9
| Aug rain days        = 29.4
| Sep rain days        = 27.7
| Oct rain days        = 28.7
| Nov rain days        = 25.5
| Dec rain days        = 19.9
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Marawi's weather is warm and wet throughout the year. With the elevation along Lake Lanao at around {{convert|2300|ft}},<ref name="terrain">{{Cite map |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Marawi+city,+Philippines&hl=en&ll=8.006282,124.299917&spn=0.050911,0.093813&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.546728,96.064453&hnear=Marawi+City,+Lanao+del+Sur,+Autonomous+Region+in+Muslim+Mindanao,+Philippines&t=p&z=14 |title="Marawi City terrain" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230172723/https://www.google.com/gen_204?v=3&s=tactile&action=bootstrap_performance_flow&tran=15&conn=onchange&ei=suvNYYXEFIbVtAbG6rrIBw&cad=chl:0,it:1,ifps:28.48,tt:0,cr:wccf10,ct:2,jsv:20211208.0,cz:14,w:1053,h:9201,sc:0,drv:m&e=10202786,10202788,10203448,10203487,10203489,10203509,10203568,10203575,10203988,10204020,10204034,10204088,10204112,10204121,10204174,10204258,10204417,10204423,10204434,10204507,10204517,10204520,10204567,10204729,10204732,10204743,10204749,10204755,10204763,10204837,10204854,10204880,10204916,10204944,10204951,10204955,10205022,10205033,10205059,10204745,1381033,1368782,1368785,4592408,45359068,1375050,4536287&atyp=csi&rt=itl0.5113,vws.7611,itl1.53423,tmout.64953 |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |website=Google Maps |access-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref> this raised altitude together frequent heavy showers at all seasons, ensures that hot conditions are seldom observed.

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==Demographics==
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===Language===
[[Maranao language|Maranao]] or ''Meranaw'' is widely spoken in Marawi; however, many local inhabitants can also speak [[Maguindanao language|Maguindanaon]], [[Iranun language|Iranun]], and/or [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]].{{cn|date=July 2025}}

===Religion===
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Marawi is predominantly a Muslim city, with Muslims accounting for 99.6% of the population.<ref name="ARMM" />
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[[File:Marawi_Grand_Mosque_top_view_(Disalongan_Street,_Marawi,_Lanao_Del_Sur;_10-14-2023).jpg|thumb|[[Marawi Grand Mosque]]]]
[[File:Dansalan Bato Mosque (Gomisa Avenue, Marawi, Lanao Del Sur; 10-14-2023).jpg|thumb|Dansalan Bato Mosque]]

==Economy==
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The economy of Marawi is largely based on agriculture, trading, and exporting. Most industries in the city are agriculture-oriented. They include rice and corn farming, [[hollow blocks]] manufacturing, [[goldsmith]]ing, and [[saw mill]]ing. Small and cottage-size enterprises are engaged in garment making, mat and [[malong]] weaving, [[wood carving]], [[brassware]] making, [[web development]], and [[blacksmith]]ing.<ref name="ARMM" />

Apart from that, Marawi is home to NPC – Agus 1 Hydro Electric Power Plant and the first of the six cascading Agus Hydro Power Plants.

A new wind and solar energy plant and a new [[Fossil fuel power station|diesel-generated power plant]] are set to be developed in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur, by two private firms to provide electricity to Marawi and adjoining areas.<ref name="Manila Bulletin 2018">{{Cite news |date=October 20, 2018 |title=P2-B Power Plant to Rise in Lanao Sur |work=Manila Bulletin |agency=Philippine News Agency |url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/10/20/p2-b-power-plant-to-rise-in-lanao-sur/ |url-status=dead |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024073811/https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/10/20/p2-b-power-plant-to-rise-in-lanao-sur/ |archive-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Aquino |first=Vick |date=October 20, 2018 |title=Marawi Tatayuan ng mga Wind, Solar-Powered Energy Plant |language=fil |trans-title=Marawi to Build Wind, Solar-Powered Energy Plant |work=Abante |url=https://tnt.abante.com.ph/marawi-tatayuan-ng-mga-wind-solar-powered-energy-plant/ |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230172602/https://tnt.abante.com.ph/marawi-tatayuan-ng-mga-wind-solar-powered-energy-plant/ |archive-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2021}} The project will cost PHP 2 billion and will generate 10 to 30 megawatts of electricity.<ref name="Manila Bulletin 2018" />
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==Culture==
[[File:Marawi Convention Center lake view (Dansalan, Marawi, Lanao Del Sur; 10-14-2023).jpg|thumb|Marawi Convention Center]]
[[File:Marawi Rizal Park, Peace Park (Dansalan, Marawi, Lanao Del Sur; 10-14-2023).jpg|thumb|Marawi Rizal Park]]
[[File:Sarimanok Sports Stadium grandstand (Dansalan, Marawi, Lanao Del Sur; 10-14-2023).jpg|thumb|Sarimanok Sports Stadium]]
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==Architecture==
The feeling of the unique natural setting of the Maranaos in Marawi is manifested by the presence of many large ''Torogans'', an antique royal high-roofed houses with carvings designed by the Meranau, and the Sambitory Old Building in Barrio Naga in front of Tuaka Laput, Marawi.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

==Government==
{{nosources|1=section|date=July 2025}}
[[File:Marawi City Hall (Thobakan, Marawi, Lanao Del Sur; 10-14-2023).jpg|thumb|Marawi City Hall]]
;List of Mayors
{{columns-list|
* 1938–1940, Berua Alonto
* 1940–1946, Riga Mambuay
* 1946–1948, Natangcop Indol
* 1948–1953, Bato R. Ali Sr.
* Disomedig Dianalan
* 1953–1957, Cosain Naga
* Mahadi M. Pimping
* Salam Pacasum Naga Pangadapun
* Gulam Dianalan
* 1957–1967, Macapado Batara
* 1970–1986, Omar Maruhom Dianalan
* 1986–1989, Mahid Miraato Mutilan
* 1989–1998, Abbas Maruhom Basman
* 1998–2001, Omel Macabando Basman
* 2001–2007, Omar Solitario Ali
* 2007–2016, Fahad Panarigan Umpar Salic
* 2016–2025, Majul Usman Gandamra
* 2025–present, Shariff Zain Lanto Gandamra
}}

;List of Vice Mayors
* 1938–1940, Riga Mambuay
* 1940–1946, Ditucalan Ibn Madale Bibitan Guro
* 1954–1957, Corobong Dalidigan Comadug
* 1957–1967, Esmael Mama Menor
* 1967–1978, Rashid Dimatingcal Sampaco
* Taha U. Rogong
* Abulkhair Dangcal Alonto
* 1980–1984, Mahadi M. Pimping
* 1984–1985, Habib Gundarangin Ali
* 1985–1986, Omar Ali Macabalang
* 1987–1988, Amron S. Taha
* 1989–1992, Ombawa Batuan Madum
* Imran Abdulhamid
* Ismael Maruhom Tomawis
* Yusoph Naga Pangadapun Jr.
* Yusoph Kouzbary Salic
* 2007–2013, Noryasmin Ala-Blangan Calandada
* 2013–2019, Arafat y Makil Salic
* 2019–2025, Anouar Abedin Abdulraof
* 2025–present, Majul Usman Gandamra

==Education==
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Marawi is home to the main campus of [[Mindanao State University]], the biggest state university in Philippines. Other institutions and colleges are well established in the city and are as follows:
* Mindanao State University – Lanao National College of Arts and Trades ('''Public''')
* [[Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao]] ('''Private''')
* Jamiatul Philippine Al-Islamia ('''Private''')
* Mapandi Memorial College ('''Private''')
* Jamiatu Marawi Al-Islamia Foundation ('''Private''')
* Pacasum College ('''Private''')
* Marawi Capitol College Foundation, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Lake Lanao College Inc. ('''Private''')
* Philippine Muslim Teachers' College ('''Private''')
* Marawi Islamic College ('''Private''')
* SMD Foundation Academy ('''Private''')
* Senator Ninoy Aquino College Foundation ('''Private''')
* Lanao Islamic Paramedical College Foundation, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Cali Paramedical College Foundation, Inc. ('''Private''')
* RC-Al Khwarizmi International College Foundation, Inc. ('''Private'''){{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
* Mindanao Islamic Computer College ('''Private''')
* Datu Mala Muslim Mindanao Islamic College ('''Private''')
* Dansalan Polytechnic College ('''Private''')
* Philippine Engineering and Agro-Industrial College, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Lanao Central College, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Khadijah Mohammad Islamic Academy ('''Private''')
* Masiricampo Abantas Memorial Educational Center, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Philippine Integrated College Academy Foundation Inc. ('''Private''')
* Al Bangsamoro Shari'ah and Professional Education College ('''Private''')
* Muslim Mindanao Integrated College Academy, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Mindanao Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Mindanao Institute of Technology, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Fountain Harvest Islamic Academy ('''Private''')

Other notable secondary schools are:
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* Mindanao State University – Institute of Science Education - Science High School ('''Public''')
* Mindanao State University – Integrated Laboratory School ('''Public''')
* Mindanao State University – University Training Center ('''Public''')
* Ibn Siena Integrated School Foundation ('''Private''')
* Hadiyyah International School ('''Private''')
* [[Dansalan College|Dansalan College Foundation Inc.]] ('''Private''')
* Dhayfullah Islamic Institute, Inc. ('''Private''')
* Philippine Integrated School Foundation, Inc. ('''Private''')
* RC-Al Khwarizmi International College Foundation Inc. – Science Laboratory School ('''Private''')
* Marawi City National High School ('''Public''')
* Dansalan National High School ('''Public''')
* Lake Lanao National High School ('''Public''')
* Batabor National High School ('''Public''')
* Angoyao National High School ('''Public''')
* Aba Al-Khail Computer School ('''Private''')
* International Academy of Marawi ('''Private''')
* Miftahus Sala'am Integrated Academy ('''Private''')
* SMD Foundation Academy – Integrated Science High School ('''Private''')
* Masiricampo Abantas Memorial Islamic and Science Academy ('''Private''')
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[[TESDA]] is also stationed in Marawi which caters to technical training of students for the province.

Within the [[Mindanao State University]] is the [[Ismailis|Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts]] which is named in honor of [[Imam|Sultan]] [[Aga Khan]] who contributed to the realization of the museum. Historical development of the country is bank on the large space upon the conservation of cultural materials. It has huge, collection of indigenous art, displayed ethnic music tape recorded, the native folk dances from different regions of [[Mindanao]], [[Sulu]] and [[Palawan]], the native tools and weapons used by the Muslims and different artistic designs of houses are the main attractions of museum. Indigenous art and cultural material are being displayed.

==Healthcare==
'''Public Hospital'''{{cn|date=July 2025}}
* [[Amai Pakpak Medical Center]]
* Marawi City General Hospital
* [[Mindanao State University|MSU]] Medical Services and Hospital (University Infirmary)
'''Private Hospital'''{{cn|date=July 2025}}
* Dr. Abdullah Hospital Foundation, Inc.
* Marawi Midtown Hospital
* Al-Shiek Hospital
* Sala'am Hospital Foundation, Inc.
* Ranao Doctors Polyclinic
* Mindalano Specialist Hospital Foundation, Inc.
* Hijrah Specialist Hospital

==Sister cities==
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;Local
* [[Malaybalay]]
* [[Iligan]]
* [[Zamboanga City]]
* [[Cotabato City]]
* [[Lamitan]]
* [[Butuan]]
* [[Cagayan de Oro]]

==See also==
* [[List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://cmci.dti.gov.ph/lgu-profile.php?lgu=Marawi Marawi Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index]
* [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120130152533/http://www.armm.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=64 Marawi City Profile] – Official website

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Marawi
| Northeast = [[Kapai, Lanao del Sur|Kapai]]
| Southeast = [[Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur|Ditsaan-Ramain]]
| South     = ''[[Lake Lanao]]''
| Southwest = [[Marantao, Lanao del Sur|Marantao]]
| Northwest = [[Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur|Saguiaran]]
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