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Lala | |
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Municipality of Lala | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°58′N123°45′E / 7.97°N 123.75°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Lanao del Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | March 22, 1949 |
Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Angel L. Yap |
• Vice Mayor | Cesar Q. Yap Jr |
• Representative | Sittie Aminah Q. Dimaporo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 51,853 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 140.25 km2 (54.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
Highest elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 73,425 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Households | 17,873 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 27.36 |
• Revenue | ₱ 247.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 615.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 223 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 111.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9211 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
Website | lalaldn |
Lala, officially the Municipality of Lala (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Lala; Maranao : Inged a Lala; Tagalog : Bayan ng Lala), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,425 people. [3]
The town is famous for its specialized crab dishes and its Alimango festival, which is dedicated to its crab produce. [5]
Lala was created from Tubod through Executive Order No. 208 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on March 22, 1949. [6]
The Municipality of Lala is geographically situated in a vast plain within the Kapatagan Valley, with the area of 140.25 square kilometres (54.15 sq mi) along the coast of Panguil Bay. It is located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the municipality of Tubod, the seat of the provincial government, and 67.5 kilometres (41.9 mi) south-west of Iligan City, the commercial center of the province. It is geographically bounded on the north-west by Panguil Bay, on the north-east by the municipality of Baroy, on the south by the municipality of Kapatagan and on the east by the municipality of Salvador.
Lala is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Lala, Lanao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) | 58 (2.3) | 67 (2.6) | 60 (2.4) | 109 (4.3) | 114 (4.5) | 83 (3.3) | 78 (3.1) | 76 (3.0) | 92 (3.6) | 86 (3.4) | 63 (2.5) | 955 (37.7) |
Average rainy days | 12.8 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 24.8 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 15.6 | 221.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 30,468 | — |
1970 | 22,544 | −2.96% |
1975 | 26,083 | +2.97% |
1980 | 35,115 | +6.13% |
1990 | 50,100 | +3.62% |
1995 | 55,888 | +2.07% |
2000 | 56,447 | +0.21% |
2007 | 58,395 | +0.47% |
2010 | 65,355 | +4.18% |
2015 | 67,727 | +0.68% |
2020 | 73,425 | +1.60% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Poverty incidence of Lala
10 20 30 40 50 2006 35.10 2009 37.00 2012 43.30 2015 42.01 2018 18.54 2021 27.36 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |
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