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Malabang ملابانج | |
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Municipality of Malabang | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°35′36″N124°04′20″E / 7.59333°N 124.07222°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Lanao del Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1520 |
Chartered | May 19, 1893 |
Barangays | 37 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Alinader M. Balindong |
• Vice Mayor | Raizoli S. Balindong |
• Representative | Yasser A. Balindong |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 37,720 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 198.10 km2 (76.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Highest elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 49,088 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,647 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.81 |
• Revenue | ₱ 171.4 million (2020), 64.44 million (2012), 80.89 million (2013), 93.82 million (2014), 90.58 million (2015), 99.76 million (2016), 116.3 million (2017), 126.7 million (2018), 143.5 million (2019), 129.6 million (2021), 233.4 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 80.29 million (2020), 118 million (2012), 129.9 million (2013), 117.1 million (2014), 44.7 million (2015), 51.45 million (2016), 52.23 million (2017), 63.08 million (2018), 70.94 million (2019), 223 million (2021), 223.4 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 161.6 million (2020), 64.6 million (2012), 80.84 million (2013), 93.82 million (2014), 93.69 million (2015), 99.73 million (2016), 115.5 million (2017), 115.9 million (2018), 133.5 million (2019), 117.1 million (2021), 207.5 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 0.5527 million (2020), 0.9782 million (2012, 2014), 0.9784 million (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), 133.6 million (2021), 108.1 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
• Telecommunications | PLDT, SMART Telecom, Globe |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9300 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Native languages | Maranao Tagalog |
Major religions | Islam, Roman Catholicism |
Website | https://malabang.com.ph/ |
Malabang, officially the Municipality of Malabang (Maranao: Inged a Malabang; Tagalog : Bayan ng Malabang), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,088 people. [3] The town is one of the two former capitals of the Sultanate of Maguindanao from 1515 until the Spanish conquered the land in 1888.
Malabang, in Lanao del Sur, is considered the oldest settlement in mainland Mindanao.
The Sultanate of T'bok was an established kingdom in present-day Malabang long before the Philippines became a country. The people of Malabang are mostly Maranaos, a southern Mindanao ethnicity; they are also often identified with the Iranuns because of Iranuns who live in some of the barangays in the southern part of Malabang, comprising what is now Balabagan. In March 1969, Executive Order 386, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia, reconstituted the southern part of Malabang as the Municipality of Balabagan. Thus, Iranuns are now residents of Balabagan rather than Malabang.
Malabang played a significant part in the early battles against invaders of the Philippines. During the defensive campaigns against Spain, Malabang became the headquarters of Sultan Muhammad Kudarat of Maguindanao. He used to spend time recuperating in Malabang throughout the period when he was fighting to defend Maguindanao against invasion. He later retired to Malabang when he fell ill. He eventually died and was buried there. In May 1977, Presidential Decree 1135 of President Ferdinand Marcos created the Municipality of Picong (formerly Sultan Gumander) out of the north-western portion of Malabang, where Sultan Kudarat's grave was located.
During the Second World War, when the Japanese invaded the Philippines, the Japanese military built a large camp in Malabang, including a network of tunnels around it. It was considered a major camp of the Japanese forces. In 1942, the Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice José Abad Santos was brought to this camp, after he was captured in Cebu while fleeing from Japanese forces. Chief Justice Abad Santos was executed in the camp for refusing to cooperate with the Japanese, and was buried in barangay Curahab. The place where the camp is situated and where Mr. Santos was executed was later on named Camp Jose Abad Santos (Camp JAS).
In 1945, United States and Philippine Commonwealth forces, working with Maranao guerillas, occupied Malabang after a siege. During the Siege of Malabang, the guerillas used weapons like the Maranao kris, barong and kampilan to fight the Japanese forces. The victorious American and Philippine Commonwealth troops, together with their Maranao guerrilla allies, eventually defeated the Japanese Imperial forces. When the built of the general headquarters and military camp base of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary was station's active in Malabang from 1945 to 1946 during and ended of World War II.
Malabang as a municipality was founded on March 1, 1893. The locals of the town celebrate the founding day, the Araw ng Malabang every March 1 annually.
Malabang is one of thirty-nine municipalities comprising the province of Lanao del Sur in northern Mindanao. It lies on the south-west part of the province and belongs to the second district. It has 37 barangays with a total land area of 37,789.28 km2. The distance from Marawi City to Malabang is 71 kilometers. Malabang is bounded on the north by the municipality of Calanogas; on the north-west by the municipality of Picong (Sultan Gumander); on the east by the municipality of Marogong; and on the south by the municipality of Balabagan. To the west of Malabang is Illana Bay.
It is under the administrative supervision of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) since November 1989, pursuant to R.A. No. 6734 dated June 8, 1989, known as the "Organic Act of ARM M".
The municipality is a level plain in its central to southern portion. A slope in the north is bounded by the Municipality of Calanogas. There is also a slope in eastern Malabang.
Malabang is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Malabang, Lanao del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) |
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) [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 164 | — |
1918 | 980 | +12.66% |
1939 | 10,210 | +11.81% |
1948 | 10,380 | +0.18% |
1960 | 27,152 | +8.34% |
1970 | 28,692 | +0.55% |
1975 | 32,618 | +2.61% |
1980 | 18,955 | −10.28% |
1990 | 25,714 | +3.10% |
1995 | 28,840 | +2.17% |
2000 | 33,177 | +3.05% |
2007 | 41,024 | +2.97% |
2010 | 38,724 | −2.08% |
2015 | 43,957 | +2.44% |
2020 | 49,088 | +2.19% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
The languages spoken in Malabang vary by location and by barangay. Maranao is the most commonly spoken language in Malabang, as the native speakers are the original inhabitants of Malabang.
Cebuano is spoken in some barangays with significant Cebuano Visayan immigrant populations who are mostly Catholic Christians. Along with English, Cebuano is used in Catholic masses and religious services as Malabang is part of the Prelature of Marawi, subject to the Archdiocese of Ozamiz.
Some descendants of Chinese settlers in China Town (Poblacion) speak Mandarin and to some degree, Hokkien.
English is also a commonly spoken language due to American settlers in Matalin and European missionaries, and is also the medium of instruction and working language of the municipal government. Arabic is used in madrassas and spoken by qualified local and visiting ustadz (Islamic scholar) and imams. Settlers from the Maguindanao, Samal and Tausūg ethnic groups in barangay Bunkhouse still use their tribal tongues.
Although there are no settlers from the Tagalog region in Lanao del Sur, Tagalog is still used in schools, being the national language of the Philippines through its national register Filipino. It is also the alternative language of the Maranao townsfolk when conversing with Visayans, since not all of them know how to speak Cebuano.
Other languages varyingly spoken include Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Higaonon, and Iranun.
Poverty Incidence of Malabang
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 69.43 2003 46.84 2006 28.80 2009 37.72 2012 68.06 2015 61.60 2018 71.01 2021 10.81 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |
Agriculture and fishery are the major resources of Malabang. They are also widely known for coconut production. Warehouses of coconut can be found along the major highways of Malabang. Mills in barangay Matalin produce cassava flour. Other agricultural products produced in Malabang include corn, vegetables and rice. Malabang also plays a major role in fishery production. They are known for puzan (a preserved fish product) and bakas (smoked dried fish). Malabang is central to commerce and trade activity in the coastal area of Lanao del Sur.
The municipality has a mayor, the head of the municipality of Malabang, a municipal vice mayor, and eight municipal councilors. The municipality also has one Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) representative and one ABC representative from the Punong Barangay (barangay captains).
Dr. Serapio B. Montañer Memorial District Hospital or known to many as Mabul Hospital is the public hospital in Malabang, and is listed as a secondary hospital in the province. There are also several municipal private clinics in Malabang.
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company provides fixed line services. Wireless mobile communications services are provided by Smart Communications and Globe Telecommunications.
Although listed as 4th class municipality, all levels of education are attainable in Malabang, a center of learning in the coastal area of Lanao del Sur. Multiple colleges are present, including the community branch of Mindanao State University. Arabic studies are also offered at all levels. Other notable secondary school in Malabang is Our Lady of Peace High School, a Catholic school and Malabang National High School
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