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Munai, officially the Municipality of Munai (Maranao: Inged a Munai; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Munai; Tagalog: Bayan ng Munai), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,020 people. [3]

Munai
Municipality
Municipality of Munai
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Map of Lanao del Norte with Munai highlighted
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Munai Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°58′33″N 124°03′49″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	August 17, 1917
Barangays	26 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Racma D. Andamama
• Vice Mayor	Abdulazis A. Batingolo
• Representative	Sittie Aminah Q. Dimaporo
• Municipal Council	Members Moamar L. Aninter Hanan M. Guyo Aiman D. Mutia Aslanie D. Acmad Puyat L. Macaan Jasmin M. Batalo Onda G. Sarip Hafiz Ryan R. Alinog
• Electorate	10,958 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	197.50 km2 (76.26 sq mi)
Elevation	825 m (2,707 ft)
Highest elevation	1,531 m (5,023 ft)
Lowest elevation	515 m (1,690 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	35,020
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Households	4,893
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	36.34% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱146,042,599.00 (2020)
• Assets	₱148,379,301.00 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱134,133,437.00 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱63,568,533.00 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9219
PSGC	103514000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog
Website	www.munaildn.gov.ph

History

Munai has govern by Sultanate before and still adopting the rules and regulations of Sultanate. The Center of the Munai is surround by elevation and mountains, and atmosphere which attraction for the local tourists. There are two huge natural springs jointly together going street to Pagayawan Falls in the municipality of Bacolod.

Traditional Government

The people in Munai are still adopting the traditional government that is eventually govern by Supreme Sultanates. They are in charge for Social Life of the people and Tribal Conflict. Datu Salaginto Mawarao is the Patriarch of Munai's Sultanate (Scion of Butig and Maguindanao, descendant from Saripada Macaalang the first Iranaon Datu who ruled Maguindanao) married to Bai Labiya sa Munai and Lupung (Ancestors of Munai in Mala a Bayabao, Lanao Del Sur)

Four (4) "Moriatao" Sultanates alternate succession to the throne “Sultan sa Munai”:

• Sultan Labia
• Sultan Obinay
• Sultan Riyona
• Sultan Balowa
• Potre Motiya married to Pipis a Datu (Their Biological Sister, and she is not part of succession to the Throne because she is female)

Six (6) "Moriatao" Datus of Munai:

• Sultan Labia
• Sultan Obinay
• Sultan Riyona
• Sultan Balowa
• Sultan Tomarompong: from Municipality of Ramain who married daughter of Mutia long-long time ago
• Sultan

Children (Moriatao) of Potre Motiya married to Pipis a Datu:

• Bandara
• Tangong
• Arambun
• Ansabo sa Sapad
• Andonkay sa Dimayo
• Mainad sa Uyaan married to Ampaso sa Binidayan begot Bai Amba sa Unayan and Munai

Community Sultan:

• Sultan of Kaburasan
• Sultan of Panggao
• Sultan of Lininding

Folk History of Mutia Family

Originally and before Spain Invasion and later American Invasion, the tradition of the Maranao letters.

Major Traditional and Political Conflict

Mutia Family and Lukesadatu Family: the great-great grandfather of these two (2) families are very close relatives in which the father side blood is Lukesadatu Family and Mother side blood is Mutia Family. These two (2) families are rich in Natural Heritance and also very close influential to half of the (26) Barangays thru the social justice, social economic, politics and social progress in municipality of Munai because the most of their Elders are very kind and generous and also united, but all of their relations has suddenly stop because of the following points by order way back in 1990s:

• Power or Authority
• Boundary of the Land (less than 50 square meters) located in Old Poblacion, which belong to their great-great-great grandfather
• Local Politics
• Business Project
• Connection

Martial Law Era

Munai is one of the Municipalities suffered during Martial Law in 1972. Almost people living in Munai at that time were abandoned their home, livestock, land, etc. and they moved to boundary somewhere in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. Most of the people stay meanwhile to Barangay Lininding of Munai, a boundary of Municipality of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur. The only remaining people that time of evacuation process were the Moro (Male and Female including Children) Fighters and one of their Leaders Commander was Former Lieutenant (Philippine Army) Commander Tagoranao "James Bond" Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar, a MNLF Top Commander for Lanao del Norte. Late Commander James Bond is the sibling of MILF Top Commander Abdullah Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar "Commander Bravo". Moro Rebels from Munai had a fight side by side with the Moro Rebels from neighboring Tangkal against Philippines Constabulary (PC) Army.

Dominant MILF-MNLF

Majority of people living in Munai are all maranao tribe and they are supporters of MILF and MNLF. MILF Military Training Camp called Camp Bilal is a big MILF military Camp in Lanao del Norte.

Geography

Geographically, Munai is bounded by the municipalities of Tangcal, Bacolod and Kauswagan on the north, Poona Piagapo on the east, Piagapo on the south, and Madalum on the west.

Barangays

Munai is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Munai

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	633	—
1939	1,073	+2.54%
1948	2,549	+10.09%
1960	3,882	+3.57%
1970	5,219	+3.00%
1975	10,985	+16.10%
1980	6,015	−11.34%
1990	12,006	+7.16%
1995	13,893	+2.77%
2000	15,972	+3.03%
2007	20,594	+3.57%
2010	27,600	+11.24%
2015	32,973	+3.45%
2020	35,020	+1.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8]

Religion

Location of mosques:

• Tambo (Poblacion), can accommodate 200 to 300 people
• Old Poblacion, Can accommodate 100 to 200 people

Economy

List of local products

• Corn, primary business for agriculture
• Rice farm (Basak in Maranao Term), primary business for agriculture
• Coconut, primary business for agriculture
• Abaca
• Lumber
• Livestock
• Falcata
• Banana
• Fish Pond

Government

Elected officials 2016 - 2019:

• Municipal Mayor: Casan Maquiling
• Vice Mayor: Ikie Balabagan
• Sangguniang Bayan:
  • Camad Balabagan
  • Joharie Binta
  • Adinola Tomarompong
  • Sharahmae Lomondot
  • Basher Andamama
  • Noronisa Panda
  • Jamal Batalo
  • Salis Alinog
• ABC President: Ramel Maquiling
• SB Secretary: Mr.

List of former mayors

During Martial Law:

• 1971 - 1972: Sultan Sandangan Amuntao Balowa
• 1972 - 1973: H. Malik / Baraguir Balabagan
• 1974 - 1976: H. Usman / Macaan T. Condado

After People Power Revolution of 1986:

List of former vice mayors

Vice mayors after People Power Revolution 1986:

Education

References

External links

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

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Munai ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Lanao del Norte. Sie hat 32.973 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015).

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