Balabagan
Municipality in Lanao del Sur, Philippines
Balabagan, officially the Municipality of Balabagan (Maranao and Iranun: Inged a Balabagan; Filipino: Bayan ng Balabagan), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 31,227 people.
01History
Balabagan became a municipality during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos.
The territory was reduced when, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 168 of 1982, 36 barangays were separated to create the municipality of Kapatagan.
02Geography
Barangays
Balabagan is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Banago
- Barorao
- Batuan
- Budas
- Calilangan
- Igabay
- Magulaleng Occidental
- Magulaleng Oriental
- Molimoc
- Narra
- Plasan
- Purakan
- Buisan (Bengabeng)
- Buenavista
- Lorenzo
- Lower Itil
- Macao
- Poblacion
- Upper Itil
- Bagoaingud
- Ilian
- Lumbac
- Matampay
- Matanog
- Pindolonan
- Tataya
Climate
| Climate data for Balabagan, Lanao de Sur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 236 (9.3) |
225 (8.9) |
244 (9.6) |
235 (9.3) |
304 (12.0) |
287 (11.3) |
200 (7.9) |
175 (6.9) |
158 (6.2) |
200 (7.9) |
287 (11.3) |
243 (9.6) |
2,794 (110.2) |
| Average rainy days | 24.3 | 22.3 | 26.0 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 27.2 | 25.8 | 24.8 | 22.2 | 25.4 | 27.2 | 25.8 | 306.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | |||||||||||||
03Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24,494 | , |
| 1975 | 22,633 | −1.57% |
| 1980 | 12,979 | −10.52% |
| 1990 | 18,146 | +3.41% |
| 1995 | 21,557 | +3.28% |
| 2000 | 24,558 | +2.83% |
| 2007 | 33,421 | +4.34% |
| 2010 | 25,139 | −9.84% |
| 2015 | 26,819 | +1.24% |
| 2020 | 29,863 | +2.29% |
| 2024 | 31,227 | +1.08% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Religion
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 80% | |||
| Christianity | 20% | |||
04Economy
Poverty Incidence of Balabagan
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2000 72.94 2003 54.91 2006 28.70 2009 34.44 2012 53.89 2015 59.73 2018 73.45 2021 32.41 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Sources and credits
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- Coolest spring Balabagan pic-1.jpg by Yasser arumpac, CC BY-SA 4.0
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