Pagayawan, officially the Municipality of Pagayawan (

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: ''Inged a Pagayawan''; tl, Bayan ng Pagayawan), is a 5th class

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in the

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Lanao del Sur Lanao del Sur ( tl, Timog Lanao; Maranao and ilp, Pagabagatan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,057 people.

History

The municipal district of Tatarikan was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 42 by then President

Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth president of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth vice president, serving from 19 ...

with effectivity of July 1, 1962. On June 22, 1963, the municipality was renamed to its current name, Pagayawan. Pagayawan among Borowa belong to Nine Princess of Unayan (e.g. in Meranau term Andong so Macadar, Angkulan so Bita, Dadauba so Biabi, Sana Lumbayanague, etc.)

Geography

Barangays

Pagayawan is politically subdivided into 18

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

* Somerado Naga Benito (term ended:1998) * Datu Anwar Benito Datumulok (term ended:2004) * Mohammad Khalid Diamel (term ended:2013) * Hanifa Aloyodan-Diamel (present mayor)

References

External links

Pagayawan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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