Naawan

In 1957, the barrio of Naawan, then part of Initao, was incorporated into the town of Naawan.^[7] The process for incorporating Naawan, from Initao was started in 1956.

Located in the town of Naawan is the Mindanao State University at Naawan campus, a unit of the Mindanao State University System. MSU-Naawan was established in the 1960s and 1970s as a scientific field laboratory for scientific research in the field along with the university's main campus in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. With the involvement of Mindanao State University's College of Fisheries, the School of Marine Fisheries Technology graduated its first batch of university graduates in 1985. As an autonomous external campus and a distinct unit of the university system, the institute was known as the MSU-Institute of Fisheries Research & Development. It directly supervised the 'original' Naawan High School (the MSU-Naawan Fisheries High School after it was renamed the MSU-Naawan Fisheries High School). When the Naawan Central School's children's choir won first prize in the NAMCYA Children's Choir Finals at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1987, the school made a mark on the national stage.^[9]

In the 2024 census, the population of Naawan was 23,562 people,^[15] with a density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre or 700 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Naawan (%)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}