Bukidnon (; officially, the
Province of Bukidnon: ; ) is a landlocked
province in the
Philippines located in the
Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is the city of
Malaybalay. The province borders, clockwise starting from the north,
Misamis Oriental,
Agusan del Sur,
Davao del Norte,
Cotabato,
Lanao del Sur, and
Lanao del Norte. According to the 2010 Census of Population by the
National Statistics Office (NSO), the province is inhabited by 1,299,192 residents.