Salvador, officially the Municipality of Salvador ( Maranao: ''Inged a Salvador''; ; ), is a

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

in the

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

of Lanao del Norte,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,115 people.

History

Salvador was created from Baroy through Executive Order No. 370 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on January 13, 1960.

Geography

Barangays

Salvador is politically subdivided into 25

barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...

s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Barandia * Bulacon * Buntong * Calimodan * Camp Alere * Camp III * Curva-Miagao * Daligdigan * Inasagan * Kilala * Mabatao * Madaya * Mamaanon * Makaupaw * Mapantao * Mindalano * Padianan * Pagalongan * Pagayawan * Panaliwad-on * Pangantapan * Pansur * Patidon * Pawak * Poblacion * Saumay * Sudlon

Climate

Demographics

History Founded on January 13, 1960 when the then Provincial Governor Salvador Lluch sponsored a resolution for the creation of a new municipality out of Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

Economy

References

External links

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

Local Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Lanao del Norte Political divisions established by Philippine executive order {{NMindanao-geo-stub