Sultan Dumalondong, officially the Municipality of Sultan Dumalondong (
Maranao
The Maranao people ( Maranao: ''Bangsa'' ''Mëranaw''; Filipino: ''mga'' ''Maranaw''), also spelled Meranaw, Maranaw, and Mëranaw, is a predominantly Muslim Filipino ethnic group native to the region around Lanao Lake in the island of Mi ...
: ''Inged a Sultan Dumalondong''; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
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 ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,500 people.
It was created under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 36'' in 1995. It took 3 barangays and 6 sitios from
Butig
Butig, officially the Municipality of Butig ( Maranao: ''Dalm a Butig''; ), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,768 people.
This ancient and royal town of th ...
, 1 barangay and 9 sitios in
Lumbatan
Lumbatan, officially the Municipality of Lumbatan (Maranao: ''Inged a Lumbatan''; ), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,780 people.
The town has a full view of ...
, 9 barangays and 8 sitios in
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Geography
Barangays
Sultan Dumalondong is politically subdivided into 7 barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of purok
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s while some have sitios
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.
*Bacayawan
*Dinganun Guilopa (''Dingunun'')
*Lumbac
*Malalis
*Pagalongan
*Tagoranao
*Sumalindao
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
References
External links
Sultan Dumalondong 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
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