Pandag

Pandag
Municipality
Municipality of Pandag
Municipal Compound and Hall
Flag Seal
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Pandag highlighted
Pandag Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°44′28″N124°46′58″E / 6.741053°N 124.782714°E / 6.741053; 124.782714
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Maguindanao del Sur
District	Lone district
Founded	December 30, 2006
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Mohajeran Kamenza Balayman
•  Vice Mayor	Sanny S. Macalintangui
•  Representative	Mohamad P. Paglas Sr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Dondon Abdulatip Meng Kabugatan Abedin Kando Marigen Mangudadatu Abusama Ansid Anwar Kalipapa Laga Mamalinta Norsia Hasim
•  Electorate	16,226 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	85.31 km2 (32.94 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Highest elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Lowest elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	31,329
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
•  Households	4,146
Economy
•  Poverty incidence	48.44 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 257.2 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 224 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 116.1 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 45.2 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9616
PSGC	1903833000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Maguindanao Tagalog

Pandag, officially the Municipality of Pandag (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Pandag; Iranun: Inged a Pandag; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pandag), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,356 people. ^[5]

It was created out of 8 barangays of Buluan, Maguindanao, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 203, ^[6] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on December 30, 2006.

Geography

Barangays

Pandag is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Kabuling
• Kayaga
• Kayupo (Cuyapo)
• Lepak
• Lower Dilag
• Malangit
• Pandag
• Upper D’lag

Climate

Climate data for Pandag
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	64 (2.5)	45 (1.8)	59 (2.3)	71 (2.8)	140 (5.5)	179 (7.0)	192 (7.6)	198 (7.8)	163 (6.4)	147 (5.8)	113 (4.4)	66 (2.6)	1,437 (56.5)
Average rainy days	12.2	10.3	12.7	15.7	26.0	27.4	28.1	28.2	26.0	26.7	22.9	16.6	252.8
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Pandag

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	20,557	—
2010	13,795	−13.51%
2015	25,057	+12.04%
2020	26,356	+1.07%
2024	31,329	+4.24%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Pandag

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2006 61.60 2009 66.77 2012 70.22 2015 61.14 2018 70.18 2021 48.44 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

References

1.   Municipality of Pandag | (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. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 203; An Act Creating Municipality of Pandag in the Province of Maguindanao, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
7. "Pandag, Maguindanao : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. 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.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Pandag Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• MMA Act No. 203 : An Act Creating Municipality of Pandag in the Province of Maguindanao Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Newly created provinces, municipalities, barangays, converted city Accessed on March 9, 2006.
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System ^{[ permanent dead link ]}