Matungao
Matungao | |
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Municipality of Matungao | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°08′N 124°10′E / 8.13°N 124.17°ECoordinates: 8°08′N 124°10′E / 8.13°N 124.17°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Lanao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Founded | June 20, 1949 |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Aisha M. Azis |
• Vice Mayor | Jaber M. Azis |
• Representative | Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 9,714 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 45.74 km2 (17.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
Highest elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 14,756 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,645 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 40.96% (2018) |
• Revenue | ₱121,585,385.00 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱81,454,847.00 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱121,062,086.00 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱0.00 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9203 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
Website | www |
Matungao, officially the Municipality of Matungao (Maranao: Inged a Matungao; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Matungao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Matungao), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,756 people.
The word Matungao literally means cold in Maranao language. This municipality is a bastion of peace between Muslims and Christians and an ardent advocate of the Maranao culture. Matungao stages annually the well-loved Maranao courtship dance in the colorful and gliterry Kapagtota Festival.
History
Executive Order No. 230, s. 1949, signed on June 20, 1949: "...the barrios of Nunang, Matungao, Matampai, Pasayanon, Pangi, Somiorang, Batangan, Bangco, and Batal, all of the municipal district of Pantao-Ragat, Province of Lanao, are hereby organized into an independent municipal district under the name of Matungao with the seat of government at the barrio of Matungao."
Geography
Barangays
Matungao is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.
- Bubong Radapan
- Bangco
- Batal
- Batangan
- Cadayonan
- Matampay
- Pangi
- Pasayanon
- Poblacion (Matungao)
- Puntod
- Santa Cruz
- Somiorang
Climate
Climate data for Matungao, Lanao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
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 |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1960 | 9,391 | — |
1970 | 10,315 | +0.94% |
1975 | 12,373 | +3.72% |
1980 | 4,836 | −17.12% |
1990 | 7,264 | +4.15% |
1995 | 8,451 | +2.88% |
2000 | 9,266 | +1.99% |
2007 | 9,984 | +1.03% |
2010 | 12,217 | +7.62% |
2015 | 13,975 | +2.59% |
2020 | 14,756 | +1.07% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Economy
Government
Mayors after People Power Revolution 1986:
- 1986 - 1992,
- 1992 - 1995,
- 1995 - 1998,
- 1998 - 2001,
- 2001 - 2004,
- 2004 - 2007,
- 2007 - 2010,
- 2010 - 2013,
- 2013 - 2016, Aisha Mangotara-Azis
- 2016 - present, Aisha Mangotara-Azis