Lutayan, officially the Municipality of Lutayan ( hil, Banwa sang Lutayan; tl, Bayan ng Lutayan; mdh, Inged nu Lutayan, Jawi: ايڠايد نو لوتين), is a 2nd class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

of Sultan Kudarat,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,644 people. This lakeside town shares Lake Buluan with its neighboring municipality,

Buluan, Maguindanao Buluan, officially the Municipality of Buluan ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Buluan''; tl, Bayan ng Buluan), is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populat ...

. Lutayan was carved out from Buluan in 1966. The first appointed mayor was the wife of the then-mayor of Buluan, a royalty from the

Rajah Buayan Rajah Buayan, officially the Municipality of Rajah Buayan ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Rajah Buayan''; Iranun: ''Inged a Rajah Buayan''; tl, Bayan ng Rajah Buayan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According ...

Sultanate, Bai Linilang Mangelen. She was also the first ever elected Mayor of the town and served for two decades.

Geography

Barangays

Lutayan is politically subdivided into 11

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...

s. * Antong * Bayasong * Blingkong * Lutayan Proper * Maindang * Mamali * Manili * Palavilla * Sampao * Sisiman * Tamnag

Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Lutayan Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Lutayan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
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