Kabuntalan

Kabuntalan
كبونتالن
Mother Kabuntalan
Tumbao
Kabuntalan كبونتالن Mother Kabuntalan; Tumbao
Municipality
	Municipality of Kabuntalan
	Municipal Hall
	Seal
	Map of Maguindanao del Norte with Kabuntalan highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Kabuntalan Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 7°07′07″N124°21′53″E / 7.118475°N 124.364597°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro
Province	Maguindanao del Norte
District	Lone district
Founded	June 16, 1949
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Salaban G. Diocolano
• Vice Mayor	Datu Rahaf D. Diocolano
• Representative	Sittie Shahara "Dimple" I. Mastura
• Municipal Council	Members ; Tato M. Diocolano; Sidik K. Hadjinor; Janjalani N. Kusain; Datu Bara E. Lauban Jr.; Anwar R. Salik; Rayan G. Alamada; Laila E. Sionga; Pangandaman A. Uko;
• Electorate	12,729 voters (2025)
Area
• Total	371.08 km2 (143.27 sq mi)
Elevation	4.0 m (13.1 ft)
Highest elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	41,146
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Households	3,950
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	42.29% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 173 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 276.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 118.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 44.06 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9606
PSGC	1903814000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Maguindanao; Tagalog
Website	www.kabuntalan.gov.ph

Last updated September 21, 2025

Kabuntalan, also known as Mother Kabuntalan, officially the Municipality of Kabuntalan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Kabuntalan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Kabuntalan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,439 people.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Kabuntalan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Bagumbayan
Buterin
Dadtumog (Dadtumeg)
Gambar
Ganta
Katidtuan
Langeban
Liong
Lower Taviran
Maitong
Matilak
Pagalungan
Payan
Pedtad
Pened
Poblacion
Upper Taviran

Climate

Climate data for Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	30 (1.2)	19 (0.7)	25 (1.0)	24 (0.9)	64 (2.5)	88 (3.5)	102 (4.0)	105 (4.1)	76 (3.0)	82 (3.2)	60 (2.4)	26 (1.0)	701 (27.5)
Average rainy days	9.8	8.5	11.3	11.9	21.6	23.9	24.1	24.5	20.9	21.8	16.8	11.8	206.9
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)^[8]

Demographics

Population census of Kabuntalan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	4,062	—
1939	5,393	+1.36%
1960	13,012	+4.28%
1970	11,465	−1.26%
1975	9,693	−3.31%
1980	11,603	+3.66%
1990	16,842	+3.80%
1995	19,409	+2.69%
2000	23,137	+3.84%
2007	22,363	−0.47%
2010	16,794	−9.90%
2015	17,276	+0.54%
2020	25,439	+8.49%
2024	41,146	+12.24%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Transportation

Construction began in 2023 for a bridge connecting Kabuntalan with Pahamuddin, Cotabato in the contiguous Bangsamoro region.^[14]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Kabuntalan

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2000
62.48

2003
48.02

2006
51.30

2009
62.77

2012
57.58

2015
62.49

2018
68.51

2021
42.29

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]

Gross Domestic Product

The Gross Domestic Product of the Municipality (2022) is 9,763,500,000(PHP).

References

↑ Executive Order No. 227, s. 1949
↑ Municipality of Kabuntalan | (DILG)
↑ "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.
↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑ Presidential Decree No. 1010, Chan Robles, retrieved 2012
↑ "Mother Kabuntalan, Maguindanao : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
↑ "BARMM government builds 180 Million pesos Kabuntalan-Pahamudin Bridge". Luwaran. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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[1] Executive Order No. 227, s. 1949

[2] Municipality of Kabuntalan | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-3] "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] "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[5] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[6] "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[kabun-7] Presidential Decree No. 1010, Chan Robles, retrieved 2012

[met_norms-8] "Mother Kabuntalan, Maguindanao : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[9] "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[PSA15–19-10] Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–19-11] Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-19-12] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.

[LWUA-PopulationData-13] "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[14] "BARMM government builds 180 Million pesos Kabuntalan-Pahamudin Bridge". Luwaran. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[15] "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[16] "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.

[17] "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.

[18] "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.

[19] "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.

[20] "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.

[21] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[22] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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v t e Province of Maguindanao del Norte
Datu Odin Sinsuat (capital) Cotabato City (largest city)
Municipalities	Barira Buldon Datu Blah T. Sinsuat Datu Odin Sinsuat Kabuntalan Matanog Northern Kabuntalan Parang Sultan Kudarat Sultan Mastura Talitay Upi
Component Cities	Cotabato City (administratively and statistically independent from the province, but grouped with Maguindanao del Norte for geographical and the purpose of electing representatives to the Congress of the Philippines )