Balo-i, Lanao del Norte

Balo-i, officially the Municipality of Balo-i (Maranao: Inged a Balo-i; Lungsod sa Balo-i; Bayan ng Balo-i), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,465 people.

It is also spelled Baloi, or Balëy using Filipino 2014 Orthography.

Balo-i is the town where the Maria Cristina Airport, also known as Iligan Airport, is located.

History
The town was created from the municipal districts of Momungan, Pantar, and Balut (August 1, 1948). It is the mother town of Tagoloan (June 21, 1969) and Pantar (June 11, 1978).

Barangays
Balo-i is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. • Abaga

• Adapun-Ali (Dariat)

• Angandog (Bulao)

• Angayen (Balut)

• Bangko

• Batolacongan (Basagad)

• Buenavista

• Cadayonan

• Landa (Gadongan)

• Lumbac

• Mamaanun

• Maria Cristina (Pendulunan)

• Matampay

• Nangka

• Pacalundo

• Poblacion East

• Poblacion West

Economy

 * Crops
 * vegetables
 * camote (the largest camote in the province)
 * corn
 * pakal
 * squash
 * watermelon
 * madang
 * durian
 * coconut
 * peanut
 * sweet potato


 * Delicacies
 * rotie (a pancake that is made by a flour mixed with chicken curry flavor)
 * dodol (a rice grind cooked with durian flavor)
 * bakas (a tuna cooked through a smoke)
 * sweet delicacies such as tiyateg, berowa, amik, and tamokonsi.

Infrastructure
It is the home of the Agus IV Hydroelectric Powerplant (Located in Barangay Nangka; 18 kilometers from Iligan City) on the Agus River. The plant, located 120 m below ground surface, is the first underground hydroelectric plant in Mindanao and the third in the Philippines. It is said to be sufficient to light a city more than 12 times the size of Iligan City or to run 20 cement factories.

Colleges and universities

 * Philippine Science High School Central Mindanao Campus
 * MSU Balo-i Community College, former MSU Balo-i Pilot High School now a college institution which offers three Bachelor of Science degrees (Agricultural Technology, Forestry Technology, and Information Technology).
 * WestEastern Philippine College, Inc., located in Zapacan, Balo-I Lanao del Norte, offers Kinder to Grade 6 and Junior High School, as well as Senior High School. Please visit the Facebook Account: WestEastern Philippine College, Inc.
 * IBN Mas-Od Integrated School, located in Barangay East Poblacion, offers integrated elementary education with Arabic education.
 * Momungan Academy, located in Barangay Pacalundo.

Public schools
Baloi West District:
 * Baloi Central School
 * Momungan Elementary School
 * Pacalundo Elementary School
 * Dadoan elementary School
 * Bangko Elementary School
 * Balut Primary School
 * Matampay Primary School
 * Baloi National High School

Baloi East District:
 * Maria Cristina Central School
 * Nangka elementary School
 * Datu Timbul Ali Elementary School
 * Sigayan Primary School
 * Abaga Elementary School
 * Pendulunan Elementary School