Tubaran

Tubaran توباران
Municipality
Municipality of Tubaran
Flag Seal
Map of Lanao del Sur with Tubaran highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tubaran Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°43′N124°10′E / 7.72°N 124.17°E / 7.72; 124.17
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Khaledyassin D. Papandayan
•  Vice Mayor	Tongco Acsara Modiaba
•  Representative	Yasser A. Balindong
•  Municipal Council	Members Hadji Jamal S. Macasag Mangontawar C. Ayaon Alibsar S. Dimasangkay Omair B. Amigos Abulkhair A. Datumanong Mama M. Abdulfatah Saadoden B. Abdul Amer H. Haron A. Osio
•  Electorate	12,671 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	435.00 km2 (167.95 sq mi)
Elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Highest elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	17,567
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
•  Households	2,658
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	20.2 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 216.3 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 196.2 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 208.3 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 105.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9304
PSGC	1903628000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog
Website	www.tubaran-lds.gov.ph

Tubaran, officially the Municipality of Tubaran (Maranao: Inged a Tubaran; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tubaran), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,896 people. ^[5]

History

The name "Tubaran" came from one of the Nine Princess of Unayan (e.g. in Meranau term Andong so Macadar, etc.).^{[ citation needed ]}

Before American colonization, Tubaran was formerly a part of the State of Unayan, Confederate States of Lanao based from ancient boundaries. ^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Tubaran is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Alog
• Beta
• Poblacion (Buribid)
• Campo
• Datumanong
• Dinaigan
• Guiarong
• Mindamdag
• Paigoay-Pimbataan
• Polo
• Riantaran
• Tangcal
• Tubaran Proper
• Wago
• Bagiangun
• Gadongan
• Gaput
• Madaya
• Malaganding
• Matiticop
• Pagalamatan

Climate

Climate data for Tubaran, Lanao del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	26 (79)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (76)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	19 (66)	19 (67)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	236 (9.3)	225 (8.9)	244 (9.6)	235 (9.3)	304 (12.0)	287 (11.3)	200 (7.9)	175 (6.9)	158 (6.2)	200 (7.9)	287 (11.3)	243 (9.6)	2,794 (110.2)
Average rainy days	24.3	22.3	26.0	27.2	28.3	27.2	25.8	24.8	22.2	25.4	27.2	25.8	306.5
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Tubaran

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	946	—
1939	2,017	+3.67%
1948	8,332	+17.07%
1960	18,608	+6.92%
1970	18,994	+0.21%
1975	17,295	−1.86%
1980	7,499	−15.39%
1990	8,491	+1.25%
1995	9,617	+2.36%
2000	11,021	+2.96%
2007	20,358	+8.83%
2010	12,933	−15.22%
2015	14,749	+2.53%
2020	16,896	+2.90%
2024	17,567	+0.94%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Tubaran

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 78.62 2003 65.21 2006 40.30 2009 44.43 2012 51.72 2015 66.42 2018 78.27 2021 20.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Notable personalities

• Datu Tampugaw, one of the sultans of the Confederate States of Lanao ^[21]

References

1.   Municipality of Tubaran | (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. Madale, Abdullah T. (1997). The Maranaws, Dwellers of the Lake. Rex Bookstore, Inc. ISBN   978-971-23-2174-0.
7. "Tubaran, Lanao del Sur : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 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. "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.
21. Representatives, Philippines House of (1923). Directorio oficial de la Cámara de Representantes ... (in Spanish). pp. 114–115.

External links

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