Pantar, Lanao del Norte

Pantar فانتار‎
Municipality
Municipality of Pantar
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Map of Lanao del Norte with Pantar highlighted
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Pantar Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°04′00″N124°16′00″E / 8.0666667°N 124.2666667°E / 8.0666667; 124.2666667
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Norte
District	1st district
Founded	June 11, 1978
Named after	Pantar, Indonesia
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Jabar D. Tago
•  Vice Mayor	Casim D. Abubacar
•  Representative	Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
•  Municipal Council	Members Mohammad Amjad R. Rashin Farouk B. Gubaten Muslimen D. Macaombao Arafat L. Daluma Anuar D. Cadar Nashrodin D. Adato Junaid A. Mama Junaid B. Ombawa
•  Electorate	12,401 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	70.40 km2 (27.18 sq mi)
Elevation	598 m (1,962 ft)
Highest elevation	1,046 m (3,432 ft)
Lowest elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	27,300
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
•  Households	4,708
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	45.21 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 142.3 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 127.9 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 85.44 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 51.75 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9218
PSGC	1003523000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog
Religions	Islam (dominant) Roman Catholic
Website	www.pantarldn.gov.ph

Pantar, officially the Municipality of Pantar (Maranao: Inged a Pantar; Cebuano : Lungsod sa Pantar; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pantar), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,599 people. ^[5]

History

The town was created and detached from the municipality of Balo-i on June 11, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1551. ^[6] Its first appointed mayor and first elected mayor was Judge Cosain D. Campong, a primer.

Presidential Decree No. 1551, 11 June 1978, Section 1: ^[6]

Barangays Pantar Poblacion, Pantaon, Talontona, West Pantar, Pindoloan, Pantar East, Campong, Bobong, Raya, Kalanganan East, Kalanganan Lower, Tambo, Cadayonan, Tawaan, Domakias, Pitubo, Bobong-Madaya, Cabasaran, Bangcal, Pantao-Marug, Punod, Bowi, Poona-Punod, Pantao-Ranao, Sundiga-Punud, Bogowan-Ingud, Cawi-Ompara, River Side, Kalilangan and Dibarosan, all in the Municipality of Baloi, Province of Lanao del Norte, are hereby detached and separated therefrom to form and constitute into a distinct and independent municipality which is created to be known as the Municipality of Pantar without affecting in any manner the legal existence of the mother municipality of Baloi. The seat of government of the newly-created municipality shall be in Barangay Pantar Poblacion.

Geography

Barangays

Pantar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bangcal
• Bubong Madaya
• Bowi
• Cabasaran
• Cadayonan
• Campong
• Dibarosan
• Kalanganan East
• Kalanganan Lower
• Kalilangan
• Lumba-Punod
• Pantao-Marug
• Pantao-Ranao
• Pantar East
• Pitubo
• Poblacion
• Poona-Punod
• Punod
• Sundiga-Punod
• Tawanan
• West Pantar

Climate

Climate data for Pantar, Lanao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	25 (77)	26 (79)	27 (81)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	26 (79)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)
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 [7]

Demographics

Population census of Pantar

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	7,184	—
1990	10,148	+3.52%
1995	11,704	+2.71%
2000	12,826	+1.98%
2007	15,720	+2.85%
2010	18,440	+5.98%
2015	21,773	+3.21%
2020	26,599	+4.30%
2024	27,300	+0.63%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Pantar

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 55.04 2003 67.20 2006 39.40 2009 57.45 2012 67.16 2015 53.20 2018 36.74 2021 45.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

References

1.   Municipality of Pantar | (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. "Presidential Decree No. 1551 - Creating the Municipality of Pantar in the Province of Lanao Del Norte". The LawPhil Project. Arellano Law Foundation. 11 June 1978. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
7. "Pantar: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 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.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
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

• Pantar Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine