Pantar, officially the Municipality of Pantar (Maranao: Inged a Pantar; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pantar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pantar), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,599 people. [3]
Pantar | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Pantar | |
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Coordinates: 8°04′00″N 124°16′00″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Lanao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Founded | June 11, 1978 |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jabar D. Tago |
• Vice Mayor | Casim D. Abubacar |
• Representative | Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 9,892 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 70.40 km2 (27.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,046 m (3,432 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 26,599 |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,623 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 36.74% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱90,932,656.00 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱90,406,677.00 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱96,554,740.00 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱60,345,593.00 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9218 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
Website | www |
The town was created and detached from the municipality of Balo-i on June 11, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1551.[5] Its first appointed mayor and first elected mayor was Judge Cosain D. Campong, a primer.
Presidential Decree No. 1551, 11 June 1978, Section 1:[5]
Barangays Pantar Poblacion, Pantaon, Talontona, West Pantar, Pindoloan, Pantar East, Campong, Bobong, Raya, Kalanganan East, Kalanganan Lower, Tambo, Cadayonan, Tawaan, Domakias, Pitubo, Bobong-Madaya, Cabasaran, Bangcal, Pantao-Marug, Punod, Bowi, Poona-Punod, Pantao-Ranao, Sundiga-Punud, Bogowan-Ingud, Cawi-Ompara, River Side, Kalilangan and Dibarosan, all in the Municipality of Baloi, Province of Lanao del Norte, are hereby detached and separated therefrom to form and constitute into a distinct and independent municipality which is created to be known as the Municipality of Pantar without affecting in any manner the legal existence of the mother municipality of Baloi. The seat of government of the newly-created municipality shall be in Barangay Pantar Poblacion.
Pantar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.
Climate data for Pantar, 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) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
Average low °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
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[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1980 | 7,184 | — |
1990 | 10,148 | +3.52% |
1995 | 11,704 | +2.71% |
2000 | 12,826 | +1.98% |
2007 | 15,720 | +2.85% |
2010 | 18,440 | +5.98% |
2015 | 21,773 | +3.21% |
2020 | 26,599 | +4.02% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10] |
Places adjacent to Pantar, Lanao del Norte | |
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Tubod (capital) | |
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