Talayan, officially the Municipality of Talayan ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Talayan'';

Iranun The Iranun are a Moro ethnic group native to Mindanao, Philippines (in Maguindanao del Norte: Barira, Buldon, Parang, Matanog, Sultan Mastura, and Sultan Kudarat; North Cotabato: Alamada, Banisilan, Carmen, Libungan, and Pigcawayan; L ...

: ''Inged a Talayan''; tl, Bayan ng Talayan), is a 4th 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 state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of Maguindanao del Sur,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,156 people. Talayan was created through Presidential Decree No. 1009 by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 22, 1976. It was carved from the municipalities of

Datu Piang * * * * * 1846 births 1933 deaths Members of the Philippine Legislature Filipino datus, rajas and sultans Filipino Muslims People from Cotabato City {{philippines-bio-stub Filipino politicians of Chinese descent

and Dinaig (now Datu Odin Sinsuat). Datu Udzag Midtimbang was the first appointed mayor of entire Talayan now divided into 4 municipalities, Talitay, Datu Anggal, Talayan and Guindulungan. followed by a younger brother Datu Antao, and now Datu Ali. With these leaders, Talayan now and then remains as a place for everybody. Many projects now serve the public like concrete roads and lights in every home. A new public market is now being constructed under the leadership of Mayor Hadji Datu Ali.

Geography

Barangays

Talayan is politically subdivided into 15

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 metropolita ...

s. * Boboguiron * Damablac * Fugotan * Fukol * Katibpuan * Kedati * Lanting * Linamunan * Marader * Binangga North * Binangga South * Talayan * Tamar * Tambunan I * Timbaluan

Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Talayan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
2000 Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur