Salvador, Lanao del Norte

Salvador
Municipality
Municipality of Salvador
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Map of Lanao del Norte with Salvador highlighted
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Salvador Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°54′N123°51′E / 7.9°N 123.85°E / 7.9; 123.85
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	January 13, 1960
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Hassanor L. Tawantawan
•  Vice Mayor	Everto S. Tabera
•  Representative	Sittie Aminah Dimaporo
•  Municipal Council	Members Badelles T. Mangontawar Mawi T. Tawantawan Merlyn C. Genetiano Musa P. Tandayao Diosdado C. Panal Whey-am S. Macaayao Abulkhair M. Noron Jaime M. Generalao
•  Electorate	13,363 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	113.99 km2 (44.01 sq mi)
Elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Highest elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Lowest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	34,053
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
•  Households	8,245
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	36.87 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 156.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 283.4 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 150.2 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 71.84 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9212
PSGC	1003518000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog
Website	www.salvadorldn.gov.ph

Salvador, officially the Municipality of Salvador (Maranao: Inged a Salvador; Cebuano : Lungsod sa Salvador; Tagalog : Bayan ng Salvador), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,115 people. ^[5]

History

Salvador was created from Baroy through Executive Order No. 370 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on January 13, 1960. ^[6]

Geography

Barangays

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

• Barandia
• Bulacon
• Buntong
• Calimodan
• Camp Alere
• Camp III
• Curva-Miagao
• Daligdigan
• Inasagan
• Kilala
• Mabatao
• Madaya
• Mamaanon
• Makaupaw
• Mapantao
• Mindalano
• Padianan
• Pagalongan
• Pagayawan
• Panaliwad-on
• Pangantapan
• Pansur
• Patidon
• Pawak
• Poblacion
• Saumay
• Sudlon

Climate

Climate data for Salvador, Lanao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69 (2.7)	44 (1.7)	37 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	87 (3.4)	137 (5.4)	131 (5.2)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	134 (5.3)	68 (2.7)	53 (2.1)	1,073 (42.3)
Average rainy days	9.9	7.6	7.4	8.1	21.6	26.5	26.4	26.6	25.8	24.3	15.1	10.4	209.7
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Salvador

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	8,917	—
1970	10,813	+1.94%
1975	5,857	−11.57%
1980	10,557	+12.50%
1990	13,576	+2.55%
1995	14,834	+1.67%
2000	17,055	+3.04%
2007	23,222	+4.35%
2010	27,348	+6.13%
2015	31,845	+2.94%
2020	32,115	+0.18%
2024	34,053	+1.42%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

History Founded on January 13, 1960 when the then Provincial Governor Salvador Lluch sponsored a resolution for the creation of a new municipality out of Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Salvador

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 72.07 2003 73.67 2006 57.10 2009 56.33 2012 68.66 2015 62.76 2018 29.11 2021 36.87 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

References

1.   Municipality of Salvador | (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. "Executive Order No. 370, s. 1960". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
7. "Salvador: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 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

• Salvador Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine