Pantukan, officially the Municipality of Pantukan (; ), is a

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in the

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Davao de Oro Davao de Oro, officially the Province of Davao de Oro (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan while Monkayo is the most populous. It used to be part ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,786 people.

History

In 1914, Governor General Charles Yeater declared Pantukan as a municipal district. Sangui, a

Mansaka The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous peoples in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (Literally: "indigenous people"), the autonym officially ado ...

, was appointed president. A year after, he was replaced by Bancas Mansaka. On November 13, 1936, President

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declared it a regular municipality of the then-undivided province of Davao, therefore becoming the oldest town in

. Teodoro Fuentes was appointed its first Alkalde. Juan Caballero Sr. was its first elected Mayor. It later became part of

Davao del Norte Davao del Norte (; ), officially the Province of Davao del Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes Sam ...

upon the division of Davao on May 8, 1967, and Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro) beginning in 1998.

Geography

Barangays

Pantukan is politically subdivided into 13

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s. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s while some have

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. * Bongabong * Bongbong * P. Fuentes * Kingking (

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...

) * Magnaga * Matiao * Napnapan * Tagdangua * Tambongon * Tibagon * Las Arenas * Araibo * Tagugpo

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Pantukan, Davao de Oro, was 90,786 people, with a density of .

Economy

The municipality is primarily dependent on

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but agriculture thrives in communities within its boundary. While small scale mining operates in the town, a large mining operator has been granted permit to explore

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in the area. Gold deposits in Barangay Kingking alone is estimated to be at with copper deposits of . Nationwide Development Corporation (Nadecor) holds the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) for the Kingking mine site.

References

External links

Pantukan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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