Pantar, Lanao del Norte

Pantar
Municipality
Municipality of Pantar
Seal
Map of Lanao del Norte with Pantar highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pantar Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°04′00″N124°16′00″E / 8.0666667°N 124.2666667°E / 8.0666667; 124.2666667 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
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	9,892 voters (2019)
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  (2020 census)  [3]
• Total	26,599
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
•  Households	2,623
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	36.74% (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱90,932,656.00 (2020)
•  Assets	₱90,406,677.00 (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱96,554,740.00 (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱60,345,593.00 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9218
PSGC	103523000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog
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 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,599 people.  ^[3]

History

The town was created and detached from the municipality of Balo-i on June 11, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1551. ^[5] Its first appointed mayor and first elected mayor was Judge Cosain D. Campong, a primer.

Presidential Decree No. 1551, 11 June 1978, Section 1: ^[5]

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.

• Bangcal
• Bubong Madaya
• Bowi
• Cabasaran
• Cadayonan
• Campong
• Dibarosan
• Kalanganan East
• Kalanganan Lower
• Kalilangan
• Lumba-Punod
• Pantao-Marug
• Pantao-Ranao
• Pantar East
• Poblacion
• Pitubo
• 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
Average high °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)
Average low °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 [6]

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	+4.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority   [7]   [8]   [9] [10]

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. Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "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.
6. "Pantar: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
10. "Province of Lanao del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
12. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
13. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
14. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
15. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
16. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Pantar Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System