Pagayawan

Pagayawan باغاياوان Tatarikan
Municipality
Municipality of Pagayawan
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Map of Lanao del Sur with Pagayawan highlighted
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Pagayawan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°44′N124°07′E / 7.73°N 124.12°E / 7.73; 124.12
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Khalida P. Sanguila
•  Vice Mayor	Salman D. Polao
•  Representative	Yasser A. Balindong
•  Municipal Council	Members Hanirah D. Polao Alindaya S. Dipatuan Abdul M. Diamla Sodaiz P. Aba Arip S. Esmayatin Johary M. Diamael Cola M. Marohomsalic Lolo S. Abdullah
•  Electorate	9,134 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	218.00 km2 (84.17 sq mi)
Elevation	708 m (2,323 ft)
Highest elevation	1,372 m (4,501 ft)
Lowest elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	15,659
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
•  Households	2,107
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	20.05 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 166.4 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 212.1 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 148.9 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 105.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9312
PSGC	1903620000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog
Website	www.pagayawan-lds.gov.ph

Pagayawan, officially the Municipality of Pagayawan (Maranao: Inged a Pagayawan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pagayawan), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,057 people. ^[5]

In 2018, Pagayawan had the highest poverty incidence among municipalities, with an estimated poverty rate of 89.6%. This means that, on average, 9 out of every 10 residents were considered poor.

History

The municipal district of Tatarikan was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 42 by then President Diosdado Macapagal with effectivity of July 1, 1962. ^[6] On June 22, 1963, the municipality was renamed to its current name, Pagayawan. ^[7]

Pagayawan among Borowa belong to Nine Princess of Unayan (e.g. in Meranau term Andong so Macadar, Angkulan so Bita, Dadauba so Biabi, Sana Lumbayanague, etc.)

Geography

Barangays

Pagayawan is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Ayong
• Bandara Ingud
• Bangon (Poblacion)
• Biala-an
• Diampaca
• Guiarong
• Ilian
• Madang
• Mapantao
• Ngingir (Kabasaran)
• Padas
• Paigoay
• Pinalangca
• Poblacion (Lumbac)
• Rangiran
• Rubokun
• Linindingan
• Kalaludan

Climate

Climate data for Pagayawan, Lanao de Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	19 (66)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	19 (66)	20 (67)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	159 (6.3)	143 (5.6)	166 (6.5)	183 (7.2)	357 (14.1)	414 (16.3)	333 (13.1)	309 (12.2)	289 (11.4)	285 (11.2)	253 (10.0)	166 (6.5)	3,057 (120.4)
Average rainy days	18.4	17.2	20.6	23.4	29.3	29.2	29.9	29.4	27.7	28.7	25.5	19.9	299.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8]

Demographics

Population census of Pagayawan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	722	—
1939	1,658	+4.04%
1948	4,395	+11.44%
1960	10,739	+7.73%
1970	10,566	−0.16%
1975	14,749	+6.92%
1980	5,348	−18.36%
1990	8,507	+4.75%
1995	8,900	+0.85%
2000	9,757	+1.99%
2007	18,374	+9.12%
2010	11,349	−16.08%
2015	13,139	+2.83%
2020	15,057	+2.91%
2024	15,659	+0.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Pagayawan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 76.32 2003 59.26 2006 38.80 2009 43.51 2012 71.55 2015 73.20 2018 89.55 2021 20.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Government

• Somerado Naga Benito (term ended:1998)
• Datu Anwar Benito Datumulok (term ended:2004)
• Mohammad Khalid Diamel (term ended:2013)
• Hanifa Aloyodan-Diamel (present mayor)

References

1.   Municipality of Pagayawan | (DILG)
2. "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.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "Executive Order No. 42, s. 1963". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
7. "REPUBLIC ACT No. 3624". LawPhil Project. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
8. "Pagayawan, Lanao del Sur : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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 June 29, 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Pagayawan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived May 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine