Bayang, officially the Municipality of Bayang (Maranao and Iranun: Inged a Bayang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bayang), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,023 people. [3]

Bayang
Municipality
Municipality of Bayang
Seal
Map of Lanao del Sur with Bayang highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bayang Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°47′35″N 124°11′31″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	49 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Aslani P. Balt
• Vice Mayor	Johanisah B. Radiamoda
• Representative	Yasser A. Balindong
• Municipal Council	Members Salman D. Amerol Alnahar S. Bantuas Asnawi L. Pangonotan Araden H. Buleg Ara S. Pitielan Khalid S. Radiamoda Abduljabbar B. Lucman Sailani M. Masla
• Electorate	16,453 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	230.00 km2 (88.80 sq mi)
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Highest elevation	1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Lowest elevation	696 m (2,283 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	28,023
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Households	4,085
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	70.39% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱110,460,286.00 (2020)
• Assets	₱94,821,457.03 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱105,322,588.65 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱61,174,200.38 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9309
PSGC	153604000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog
Website	www.bayang-lds.gov.ph

History

In May 1902, during the Moro Rebellion (also known as the Moro–American War[5]), Bayang was the site of a clash between Moro rebels and American troops that became known as the Battle of Bayang. The American troops, three infantry battalions and a battery of artillery total to some 1200 men, were led to Bayang by colonel Frank Baldwin to demand the extradition of the Moros responsible for the ambushing and killing of two American soldiers at the construction of a road from Iligan to Lake Lanao, two months earlier.[6]

When the sultan of Bayang refused, Baldwin's troops attacked and captured the nearby cotta (fortress; "small, castle-like structures with thick, high walls"[7]) of Binidayan on 2 May. They subsequently attempted to capture the cotta of Pandapatan, which resisted the artillery fire and was only subdued the next day after hand-to-hand combat between Moros and Americans. The number of Moro casualties is estimated at 300 to 400, including the sultan of Bayang and his brother. On the American side, ten soldiers were killed and some forty wounded.[6][7]

The cotta of Pandapatan has been preserved as a historical monument; the fallen of the Battle of Bayang are considered martyrs by Filipino Muslims.[5]

Geography

Barangays

Bayang is politically subdivided into 49 barangays.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Tourism

• Padang Karbala Shrine located at Sultan Pandapatan Bayang
• Malaa Alad
• Dandamun Mosque

Education

Elementary Schools

Secondary Schools

• Mauyag C. Papandayan National High School, Rinabor, Bayang, Lanao del Sur
• Bayang National High School, Biabi, Bayang, Lanao del Sur
• Upper Bayang National High School,Raya Bubong, Bayang, Lanao del Sur

References

External links

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