Laguindingan is a 4th class municipality in the Province of Misamis Oriental

Misamis Oriental

Misamis Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City...

 on the Mindanao

Mindanao

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 island, southern part of the Philippines

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. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of about 19,952 people in 3,968 households. The town will be the site of the Laguindingan International Airport

Laguindingan International Airport

Laguindingan International Airport It is designed to serve the general areas of Cagayan de Oro City of Misamis Oriental and Iligan City of Lanao del Norte in the Philippines.The airport will replace Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City...

 currently under construction. Groundbreaking on the US $107 million project was held on January 11, 2006 and soon to open in 2011.
Laguindingan used to be called "Daligdigan" coined from the words "daligdig" meaning trickling water from Soloan Creek and "digan" a buri plant, which was used by the early settlers as roofing and walling materials.