Pantar, Lanao del Norte

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 2015 census, it has a population of 21,773 people.[3]

Pantar
Municipality
Municipality of Pantar
Map of Lanao del Norte with Pantar highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pantar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°04′00″N 124°16′00″E
Country Philippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceLanao del Norte
District1st District
FoundedJune 11, 1978
Barangays21 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJabar D. Tago
 • Vice MayorCasim D. Abubacar
 • CongressmanMohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
 • Electorate9,892 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total70.40 km2 (27.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total21,773
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Households
2,623
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence53.2% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)58,160,636.80 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9218
PSGC
103523000
IDD : area code +63 (0)63
Climate typetropical climate
Native languagesMaranao
Cebuano
Binukid
Tagalog
Websitewww.pantarldn.gov.ph

Barangays

Pantar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.

  • Bangcal
  • Bubong Madaya
  • Bowi
  • Cabasaran
  • Cadayonan
  • Campong
  • Dibarosan
  • Kalanganan East
  • Kalanganan Lower
  • Kalilangan
  • Lumba-Punod
  • Pantao-Marug
  • Pantao-Ranao
  • Pantar East
  • Poblacion
  • Pitubo
  • Poona-Punod
  • Punod
  • Sundiga-Punod
  • Tawanan
  • West Pantar

Climate
Climate data for Pantar, Lanao del Norte
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 [5]

History

The town was created and detached from the municipality of Balo-i on June 11, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1551.[6] Its first appointed mayor and first elected mayor was Judge Cosain D. Campong, a primer.

Presidential Decree No. 1551, 11 June 1978, Section 1:[6]

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.

Demographics
Population census of Pantar
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][7][8][9]


References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Lanao del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  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.
  5. "Pantar: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. "Presidential Decree No. 1551 - Creating the Municipality of Pantar in the Province of Lanao Del Norte". The LawPhil Project. Arellano Law Foundation. 11 June 1978. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. "Province of Lanao del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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