Poona Bayabao

Poona Bayabao فوعونا باياباو Gata
Municipality
Municipality of Poona Bayabao
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Map of Lanao del Sur with Poona Bayabao highlighted
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Poona Bayabao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°51′N124°21′E / 7.85°N 124.35°E / 7.85; 124.35
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Janimah L. Derogongan
•  Vice Mayor	Nadja Panoroganan B. Pacala
•  Representative	Ziaur-Rahman A. Adiong
•  Municipal Council	Members [2] Ayman S. Pandi Jabir S. Hadjiibrahim Abdulhaleym Abdurraheym S. Macud Naumihayr S. Bascara Ramadan P. Macapaar Sittie D. Pao Sohra S. Rakim Mohammad Faisal D. Benaning
•  Electorate	12,774 voters (2022)
Area [3]
• Total	242.34 km2 (93.57 sq mi)
Elevation	733 m (2,405 ft)
Highest elevation	1,147 m (3,763 ft)
Lowest elevation	696 m (2,283 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [4]
• Total	31,141
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
•  Households	4,892
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	26.27 % (2021) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 130 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 45.64 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 131.2 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 0.2364 million (2020, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9705
PSGC	153622000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog
Website	www.poonabayabao-lds.gov.ph

Poona Bayabao, officially the Municipality of Poona Bayabao (Maranao: Inged a Poona Bayabao; Tagalog : Bayan ng Poona Bayabao), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,141 people. ^[4]

It is formerly known as Gata.

History

On November 12, 1963, during election day, independent Liberal mayoral candidate Hadji Ibrahim Ompong Batuz was assassinated along with his son at the Gata Elementary School. ^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Poona Bayabao is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Ataragadong
• Bangon
• Bansayan
• Bubong-Dimunda
• Bugaran
• Bualan
• Cadayonan
• Calilangan Dicala
• Calupaan
• Dimayon
• Dilausan
• Dongcoan
• Gadongan
• Poblacion (Gata Proper)
• Liangan
• Lumbac
• Lumbaca Ingud
• Madanding
• Pantao
• Punud
• Ragayan
• Rogan Cairan
• Talaguian
• Rogan Tandiong Dimayon
• Taporog

Climate

Climate data for Poona Bayabao, Lanao de Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (69)
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) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Poona Bayabao

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	2,415	—
1939	4,330	+2.82%
1948	3,881	−1.21%
1960	9,179	+7.44%
1970	10,780	+1.62%
1975	12,750	+3.42%
1980	8,955	−6.82%
1990	13,105	+3.88%
1995	15,149	+2.75%
2000	17,390	+3.00%
2007	23,589	+4.29%
2010	19,229	−7.17%
2015	22,227	+2.80%
2020	31,141	+6.86%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Poona Bayabao

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 43.27 2003 40.20 2006 25.60 2009 28.30 2012 64.33 2015 60.91 2018 72.26 2021 26.27 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Poona Bayabao | (DILG)
2. "2022 Election Results:Poona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur". Rappler. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
3. "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.
4. Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
6. "Eight persons slain in poll violence". The Manila Times . The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 13, 1963. p. 1-A. Voting was suspended in the five precincts in the Gata Elementary School because in Lanao del Sur after the killing of Hadji Ibrahim Ompong Batuz and his son. Defense Secretary Macario Peralta, Jr. ordered troops to the town.
7. "Poona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
8. Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Lanao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Poona Bayabao Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information