Mindanao River

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The Mindanao River, also known as the Rio Grande de Mindanao, is the largest river on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Approximately 320 km (200 miles) long, the river drains the majority of the eastern portion of the island, and is an important transportation artery.

Its headwaters are in the mountains of Bukidnon, south of Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental, where it is called the Pulangi river. Joining the Kabacan River, it becomes the Mindanao River. Flowing out of the mountains, it forms the center of a broad, fertile plain in the south-central portion of the island. Before its mouth in the Moro Gulf, it splits into two parallel sections, the Cotabato and Tamentaka, separated by a 180 m (600 foot) hill.

Population centers along the river include Cotabato City, Datu Piang, and Midsayap.