Lumbatan, officially the Municipality of Lumbatan (
Maranao
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: ''Inged a Lumbatan''; ), is a
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Lanao del Sur
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,
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,780 people.
The town has a full view of
Mount Makaturing
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.
History
Macadar, as Headed by Sultan sa Macadar, Dr. Gamal Mamacotao, the old town of Lumbatan,
Province of Sultan Mardan. 2nd District in
Lanao del Sur
Lanao del Sur (; Meranaw and ; Jawi ''(Batang Arab)'': ), 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 Marawi (th ...
, .;''Sultan Mardan in Macadar'', was among to the 15th century rulers of the Sultanates of Lanao.
In 2004, nine barangays of Lumbatan were made into
Lumbaca-Unayan, a separate municipality.
Barangay Ligue was created out of barangay Pantar in pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 79 dated 27 October 1998, which was ratified through a plebiscite conducted by the
COMELEC
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* Commission on Elections (Philippines)
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on March 25, 2006.
Geography
Barangays
Lumbatan is politically subdivided into 21
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
* Alog
* Gandamatu
* Bayasungen (''Raya Macadar'')
* Buad
* Budi (''Lake side of the Ranau'')
* Dago-ok
* Dalama
* Dalipuga
* Lalapung
* Lumbac (Old name is Talbo)
* Lumbac Bacayawan (Tomarumpong Macadar / Aman village)
* Lunay
* Sugoda Tambac (not included)
* Macadar .
* Madaya .
* Maniokod (not included)
* Minanga Macadar
* Pantar
* Picotaan
* Poblacion (Lumbatan)
* Tambac Oriental
* Tambac Occidental (not included)
* Bubong Macadar
* Penaring (''Lilod a Macadar'')
* Ligue
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
References
External links
Lumbatan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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Municipalities of Lanao del Sur
Populated places on Lake Lanao