Taraka تاراكا | |
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Municipality of Taraka | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°53′58″N124°20′53″E / 7.8994°N 124.3481°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Lanao del Sur |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 43 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Amenodin U. Sumagayan |
• Vice Mayor | Nashiba G. Sumagayan |
• Representative | Ziaur-Rahman A. Adiong |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 10,787 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 435.40 km2 (168.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft) |
Highest elevation | 904 m (2,966 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 696 m (2,283 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 27,184 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,020 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 72.85 |
• Revenue | ₱ 138.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 208.9 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 134.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 0.1306 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9712 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Native languages | Maranao Tagalog |
Website | https://taraka.gov.ph |
Taraka, officially the Municipality of Taraka (Maranao: Inged a Taraka; Tagalog : Bayan ng Taraka), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,184 people. [3]
The oldest mosque and the second oldest mosque in the Philippines called Baab-Ur Rahman Masjid built in Lanao del Sur was located in the town.
Taraka is politically subdivided into 43 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Taraka, Lanao de Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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) [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 3,471 | — |
1939 | 4,996 | +1.75% |
1948 | 9,124 | +6.92% |
1960 | 15,381 | +4.45% |
1970 | 10,644 | −3.61% |
1975 | 13,788 | +5.33% |
1980 | 13,567 | −0.32% |
1990 | 14,765 | +0.85% |
1995 | 16,505 | +2.11% |
2000 | 18,832 | +2.87% |
2007 | 28,196 | +5.72% |
2010 | 20,881 | −10.35% |
2015 | 23,644 | +2.39% |
2020 | 27,184 | +2.78% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
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