Taraka, Lanao del Sur

Taraka تاراكا
Municipality
Municipality of Taraka
Flag Seal
Map of Lanao del Sur with Taraka highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Taraka Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°53′58″N124°20′53″E / 7.8994°N 124.3481°E / 7.8994; 124.3481
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	43 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Amenodin U. Sumagayan
•  Vice Mayor	Nashiba G. Sumagayan
•  Representative	Ziaur-Rahman A. Adiong
•  Municipal Council	Members Mohammad Aquil G. Sumagayan Abdul Hakim G. Mangata Khalid P. Sumagayan Diamar S. Pandapatan Mohammad Nassef M. Sumpingan Jamael G. Sumagayan Salic C. Colangcag Sambitory B. Paunte
•  Electorate	10,787 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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 % (2018) [4]
•  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	153627000
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.

Geography

Barangays

Taraka is politically subdivided into 43 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bandera Buisan
• Boriongan
• Borowa
• Buadi Dingun
• Buadi Amao
• Buadi Amunta
• Buadi Arorao
• Buadi Atopa
• Buadi Dayomangga
• Buadi Ongcalo
• Bucalan
• Cadayonan Bagumbayan
• Caramat
• Carandangan Calopaan
• Datu Ma-as
• Dilabayan
• Dimayon
• Gapao Balindong
• Ilian
• Lumasa
• Lumbac Bagoaingud
• Lumbac Bubong Maindang
• Lumbac Pitakus
• Malungun
• Maruhom
• Masolun
• Moriatao Loksa Datu
• Pagalamatan
• Pindolonan
• Pitakus
• Ririk
• Salipongan
• Lumasa Proper (Salvador Conch
• Sambolawan
• Samporna Salamatollah
• Somiorang Bandingun
• Sigayan Proper
• Sunggod
• Sundig
• Supangan
• Tupa-an Buadiatupa
• Buadi Amunud
• Mangayao

Climate

Climate data for Taraka, Lanao de Sur
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]

Demographics

Population census of Taraka

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

References

1.   Municipality of Taraka | (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. Census of Population (2020). "BARMM". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Taraka, Lanao del Sur : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
6. 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.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. 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.
9. "Province of Lanao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Taraka Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Official website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System