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Bukidnon (/buːˈkɪdnɒn/) is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Malaybalay City.


Bukidnon is considered by Filipinos to be the food basket of Mindanao. It is the major producer of rice and corn in the region. Plantations in the province also produce pineapples, bananas and sugarcane.


There are no seaports in the province, although there is an airport in Malaybalay City. The airport is currently closed. To get to Bukidnon, one must travel by land from Cagayan de Oro City.


Bukidnon my HOME.


Anyone from Bukidnon knows this song by heart and it really speaks a lot about my home province. Yes, I'm a proud Bukidnon native and a descendant of one of the seven hill tribes of Bukidnon the Higaonon. 


Every year we all look forward to the Kaamulan Festival, it is the annual gathering of the 7 Hill Tribes of the province (Bukidnon, Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo, Matigsalug, Tigwahanon and Umayamnon). Kaamulan comes from Binukid word “amul” meaning to gather. Kaamulan is gathering for a purpose—a datuship ritual, a wedding ceremony, a thanksgiving festival during harvest time, a peace pact, or all of these together.


Bukidnon's Kaamulan festival is the only authentic ethnic festival in the country.  This was bold statement by Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ace Durano on March 7, 2009 in his speech during the Kaamulan Festival 2009 Ethnic Street Dancing Competition.


The Ethnic Street Dancing is the highlight of every Kaamulan Festival where dancers showcase the rich culture of the province. It is not simply dancing but it is an epic of the Bukidnon life.  


Experience this year's Kaamulan Festival. Be amazed by the rich culture of Bukidnon. Kaamulan 2010 Schedule of Activities is already available. For more information about Bukidnon you can visit the official website of the Bukidnon Province.

• Kaamulan started as a festival on May 15, 1974, during the fiesta celebration of the municipality of Malaybalay. A town official thought of inviting some indigenous people to town and made them perform a few dance steps at Plaza Rizal to enliven the fiesta celebration.  The celebration however proved very popular and together with national coverage the Kaamulan festival has become the regional festival of Northern Mindanao, as declared by the Regional Development Council of Region 10 on September 16, 1977. Kaamulan was formerly held on the first week of September but in 1996, it was transferred to the present date to synchronize it with the foundation celebration of the province.