Ganassi, Lanao del Sur

Ganassi غاناسي
Municipality
Municipality of Ganassi
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Map of Lanao del Sur with Ganassi highlighted
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Ganassi Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°49′37″N124°06′12″E / 7.82694°N 124.10344°E / 7.82694; 124.10344
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	32 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Hosni B. Macapodi
•  Vice Mayor	Anida Sharina M. Lucman
•  Representative	Yasser A. Balindong
•  Municipal Council	Members [2] Mohammad Noah M. Macapodi Saipoden A. Amerol Sadam M. Macapodi Hashim M. Mangondaya Aliola M. Paramata Jalilah H. Ali-Macapodi Nassif B. Macalipot Aliola M. Paramata
•  Electorate	12,151 voters (2022)
Area [3]
• Total	256.00 km2 (98.84 sq mi)
Elevation	890 m (2,920 ft)
Highest elevation	1,390 m (4,560 ft)
Lowest elevation	696 m (2,283 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [4]
• Total	30,802
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
•  Households	4,781
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	74.20 % (2018) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 127 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 147.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 135.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 0.4299 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9311
PSGC	153609000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog
Website	www.ganassi-lds.gov.ph

Ganassi, officially the Municipality of Ganassi (Maranao: Inged a Ganassi; Tagalog : Bayan ng Ganassi), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,802 people. ^[4]

The municipality used to host the 'finest example of a traditional torogan' according to Jesus T. Peralta of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. In January 2016, a media team found that the Laguindab torogan still stands in Ganassi, though it is badly damaged. A conservation effort is needed to rehabilitate the Laguindab torogan, one of the most outstanding royal houses built in the entire Philippines.

History

Ganassi among to the Nine Princess of Unayan (e.g. in Meranau term Imoda sa ganassi Ayour so Linindingan,Andong so Macadar, etc.)

Geography

Barangays

Ganassi is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bagoaingud
• Balintad
• Barit
• Bato Batoray
• Campong a Raya
• Gadongan
• Gui
• Linuk
• Lumbac
• Macabao
• Macaguiling
• Pagalongan
• Panggawalupa
• Pantaon A
• Para-aba
• Pindulonan
• Poblacion
• Baya
• Sogod Madaya
• Tabuan
• Taganonok
• Taliogon
• Masolun
• Lumbacaingud
• Sekun Matampay
• Dapaan
• Balintad A
• Barorao
• Campong Sabela
• Pangadapan
• Pantaon
• Pamalian

Climate

Climate data for Ganassi, Lanao del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	27 (81)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (78)
Average low °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	236 (9.3)	225 (8.9)	244 (9.6)	235 (9.3)	304 (12.0)	287 (11.3)	200 (7.9)	175 (6.9)	158 (6.2)	200 (7.9)	287 (11.3)	243 (9.6)	2,794 (110.2)
Average rainy days	24.3	22.3	26.0	27.2	28.3	27.2	25.8	24.8	22.2	25.4	27.2	25.8	306.5
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [6]

Demographics

Population census of Ganassi

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	1,943	—
1939	3,892	+3.36%
1948	9,573	+10.52%
1960	12,372	+2.16%
1970	13,227	+0.67%
1975	15,506	+3.24%
1980	9,755	−8.85%
1990	15,394	+4.67%
1995	16,947	+1.82%
2000	18,947	+2.42%
2007	25,456	+4.16%
2010	20,205	−8.06%
2015	23,016	+2.51%
2020	30,802	+5.90%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9]

Culture

Torogan Finesse

It was reported in 2015 that the town once hosted what used to be the finest example of a torogan, a huge traditional Maranao house which was the seat of power of the Maranao royalties and Maranao high officials. Unfortunately, for an undisclosed reason, the torogan was demolished by some locals. A group once campaigned for the passage of an ordinance where the architecture of all houses and buildings in Ganassi will follow the okir and the torogan style. Through it, the town would have been the first planned city whose architectural grandeur is inspired by a traditional Maranao vernacular way of building. However, due to lack of funding available, the campaign went into deaf ears.

In January 2016, the media team went to the municipality and found half of the former Laguindab Torogan of Ganassi still intact and badly needs restoration. Once restored, according to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Laguindab Torogan can be declared as a National Cultural Treasure like the Kawayan torogan of Marantao. A group of people are planning to nominate the torogans of Lanao del Sur to the UNESCO World Heritage List, but the nomination is being halted as of the moment due to the lack of restoration in some torogans in the area, specifically in Ganassi. The possible nomination of the Laguindab torogan to the National Cultural Treasure list and the UNESCO list is seen to boost the tourism of the area, if the torogan is conserved properly and evaluated by the local government of Ganassi, with aid request from the National Museum or National Commission for Culture and the Arts. ^[17]

References

1.   Municipality of Ganassi | (DILG)
2. "2022 Election Results:Ganassi, Lanao del Sur". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
3. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
4. Census of Population (2020). "BARMM". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
6. "Ganassi, Lanao del Sur : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
7. Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "Exploring Lanao del Sur: 6 things the world is missing out on". January 2016.

External links

• Ganassi Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information