Pantukan | |
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Municipality of Pantukan | |
Nickname: The Gold Coast | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°07′37″N125°53′51″E / 7.1269°N 125.8975°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao de Oro |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | November 13, 1936 |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Leonel Ceniza (PDP-Laban) |
• Vice Mayor | Cirila Arancon-Engbino (Independent) |
• Representative | Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga |
• Electorate | 59,001 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 533.11 km2 (205.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Highest elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 90,786 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
• Households | 21,663 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 27.77 |
• Revenue | ₱ 394 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 789.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 339.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 193.1 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8809 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo |
Website | pantukan |
Pantukan, officially the Municipality of Pantukan (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Pantukan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pantukan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,786 people. [3]
In 1914, Governor General Charles Yeater declared Pantukan as a municipal district. Sangui, a Mansaka, was appointed president. A year after, he was replaced by Bancas Mansaka. On November 13, 1936, President Manuel L. Quezon declared it a regular municipality, therefore becoming the oldest town in Davao de Oro province. [5] Teodoro Fuentes was appointed its first Alkalde. Juan Caballero Sr. was its first elected Mayor. From then up to the present, the elected mayors were: Graciano Arafol (1952-1959), Diosdado Basanez (1960-1963), Celso Sarenas (1964-) with Juan Caballero, Jr. as OIC (1986-1987), Jovito Derla (1988-1992), Juan Caballero, Jr. (1992-1995), Jovita Derla (1995-2004), Tok Sarenas (2004-2013), Roberto Yugo (2013–2022) and Leonel Ceniza (2022-Present). [6]
Pantukan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Pantukan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 168 (6.6) | 141 (5.6) | 143 (5.6) | 141 (5.6) | 216 (8.5) | 235 (9.3) | 183 (7.2) | 169 (6.7) | 143 (5.6) | 176 (6.9) | 226 (8.9) | 168 (6.6) | 2,109 (83.1) |
Average rainy days | 22.1 | 18.5 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 27.8 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 26.6 | 24.7 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 297.1 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 8,162 | — |
1939 | 15,591 | +3.13% |
1948 | 17,234 | +1.12% |
1960 | 16,493 | −0.37% |
1970 | 21,890 | +2.87% |
1975 | 25,291 | +2.94% |
1980 | 30,281 | +3.67% |
1990 | 46,300 | +4.34% |
1995 | 56,780 | +3.90% |
2000 | 61,801 | +1.83% |
2007 | 69,656 | +1.66% |
2010 | 79,067 | +4.72% |
2015 | 85,899 | +1.59% |
2020 | 90,786 | +1.09% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Pantukan, Davao de Oro, was 90,786 people, [3] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.
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