Talayan

Talayan
Municipality
Municipality of Talayan
Municipal Compound
Flag Seal
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Talayan highlighted
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Talayan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°59′04″N124°21′23″E / 6.98445°N 124.356383°E / 6.98445; 124.356383
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Maguindanao del Sur
District	Lone district
Founded	September 22, 1976
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Tungkang A. Midtimbang
•  Vice Mayor	Datu Ali S. Midtimbang Jr.
•  Representative	Mohamad P. Paglas Sr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Ali M. Midtimbang Seven P. Midtimbang Mangundatu U. Midtimbang Samuel K. Midtimbang Nasser B. Midtimbang Toto D. Manguda Arnel O. Kasim Muhalidin G. Kasim
•  Electorate	18,561 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	143.84 km2 (55.54 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Lowest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	43,301
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
•  Households	5,400
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	52.76 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 158.1 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 349.1 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 169.9 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 270.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9612
PSGC	1903816000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Maguindanao Tagalog
Website	www.talayan.gov.ph

Talayan, officially the Municipality of Talayan (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Talayan; Iranun: Inged a Talayan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Talayan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,156 people. ^[5]

Talayan was created through Presidential Decree No. 1009 by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 22, 1976. ^[6] It was carved from the municipalities of Datu Piang and Dinaig (now Datu Odin Sinsuat).

Datu Udzag Midtimbang was the first appointed mayor of entire Talayan now divided into 4 municipalities, Talitay, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Talayan and Guindulungan. followed by a younger brother Datu Antao, and now Datu Ali. With these leaders, Talayan now and then remains as a place for everybody. Many projects now serve the public like concrete roads and lights in every home. A new public market is now being constructed under the leadership of Mayor Hadji Datu Ali.

Geography

Barangays

Talayan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Boboguiron
• Damablac
• Fugotan
• Fukol
• Katibpuan
• Kedati
• Lanting
• Linamunan
• Marader
• Binangga North
• Binangga South
• Talayan
• Tamar
• Tambunan I
• Timbaluan

Climate

Climate data for Talayan, Maguindanao del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	30 (1.2)	19 (0.7)	25 (1.0)	24 (0.9)	64 (2.5)	88 (3.5)	102 (4.0)	105 (4.1)	76 (3.0)	82 (3.2)	60 (2.4)	26 (1.0)	701 (27.5)
Average rainy days	9.8	8.5	11.3	11.9	21.6	23.9	24.1	24.5	20.9	21.8	16.8	11.8	206.9
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Talayan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	18,130	—
1990	42,327	+8.85%
1995	43,286	+0.42%
2000	33,129	−5.57%
2007	25,753	−3.41%
2010	16,042	−15.82%
2015	30,032	+12.68%
2020	34,156	+2.75%
2024	43,301	+5.86%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Talayan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 75.91 2003 58.60 2006 56.70 2009 50.93 2012 80.28 2015 60.04 2018 70.83 2021 52.76 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Talayan | (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. 1009, s. 1976 | GOVPH". 22 September 1976.
7. "Talayan, Maguindanao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. 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

• Talayan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine