Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte

Kapatagan
Kapatagan
	Municipality
	Municipality of Kapatagan
	Map of Lanao del Norte with Kapatagan highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Kapatagan Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 7°54′N 123°46′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Province	Lanao del Norte
District	2nd District
Founded	July 5, 1949
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Barry Y. Baguio
• Vice Mayor	Benjie Y. Baguio
• Congressman	Abdullah D. Dimaporo
• Electorate	32,394 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	242.89 km2 (93.78 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	62,853
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
• Households	13,416
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	47.13% (2015)[4]
• Revenue (₱)	158,650,256.80 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9214
PSGC	103505000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Climate type	tropical climate
Native languages	Maranao; Cebuano; Binukid; Tagalog
Website	www.kapataganldn.gov.ph

Kapatagan, officially the Municipality of Kapatagan (Maranao: Inged a Kapatagan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kapatagan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kapatagan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 62,853 people.[3]

Geography

Kapatagan has a total land area of 25,048.41 hectares which include the area that is now being contested by the municipality of Lala with an approximate area of 759 hectares.

Topography

On the southern and eastern sides of the locality are mountains which serve as natural barriers protecting the Municipality from typhoons. Offsetting the mountain is the presence of flat coastal lands and valley. Kapatagan has some rolling plains.

It has five (5) major rivers that flow to Panguil Bay, namely: Maranding, Panoloon, Butadon, Kidalos, and Balili. These rivers sometimes, especially during the rainy season, overflow causing floods resulting to destruction and even death of farm and land animals.

The Cathedral Falls and Santa Cruz waterfalls are located at Barangays Cathedral Falls, Santa Cruz, and Waterfalls respectively. At present, the spring supplies water into Poblacion and some neighboring barangays.

Barangays

Kapatagan is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.

Bagong Badian
Bagong Silang
Balili
Bansarvil
Belis
Buenavista
Butadon
Cathedral Falls
Concepcion
Curvada
De Asis
Donggoan
Durano
Kahayagan
Kidalos
La Libertad
Lapinig
Mahayahay
Malinas
Maranding
Margos
Poblacion
Pulang Yuta
San Isidro
San Vicente
Santa Cruz
Santo Tomas
Suso
Taguitic
Tiacongan
Tipolo
Tulatulahan
Waterfalls

Climate

The Municipality has a tropical climate. Dry season starts during the month of October and ends in June. Wet season starts in the month of July and ends in December.

Climate data for Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Average low °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69 (2.7)	58 (2.3)	67 (2.6)	60 (2.4)	109 (4.3)	114 (4.5)	83 (3.3)	78 (3.1)	76 (3.0)	92 (3.6)	86 (3.4)	63 (2.5)	955 (37.7)
Average rainy days	12.8	11.6	14.8	17.4	24.8	23.5	20.7	18.5	17.4	22.5	21.6	15.6	221.2
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics

Population census of Kapatagan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	1,825	—
1939	2,677	+1.84%
1948	14,103	+20.28%
1960	32,060	+7.08%
1970	20,140	−4.54%
1975	21,055	+0.90%
1980	25,303	+3.74%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	33,397	+2.81%
1995	37,006	+1.94%
2000	42,783	+3.16%
2007	49,134	+1.93%
2010	53,916	+3.44%
2015	62,853	+2.96%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

Economy

The municipality is beginning to gain economic favor mainly due to the funds released by some international organizations like GEM. Many companies will plan to build some stores in Kapatagan to boost its economic growth like Mercury Drugstore, Mluiller Pawnhsop, Cebuana Pawnshop, Palawan Pawnshop and Julies Bakeshop.

References

"Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
"Province: Lanao del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
"PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
"Kapatagan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
"Province of Lanao del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

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[1] "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

[nscb-area-2] "Province: Lanao del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA15–10-3] Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[4] "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[met_norms-5] "Kapatagan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[NSO10–10-6] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-10-7] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.

[LWUA-PopulationData-8] "Province of Lanao del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

Province of Lanao del Norte
Tubod (capital)
Municipalities	Bacolod Baloi Baroy Kapatagan Kauswagan Kolambugan Lala Linamon Magsaysay Maigo Matungao Munai Nunungan Pantao Ragat Pantar Poona Piagapo Salvador Sapad Sultan Naga Dimaporo Tagoloan Tangcal Tubod
Highly urbanized city	Iligan (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Lanao del Norte by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)