Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte

Poona Piagapo
Municipality
Municipality of Poona Piagapo

Map of Lanao del Norte with Poona Piagapo highlighted
Poona Piagapo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°05′N 124°05′E / 8.08°N 124.08°E / 8.08; 124.08Coordinates: 8°05′N 124°05′E / 8.08°N 124.08°E / 8.08; 124.08
Country  Philippines
Region Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Province Lanao del Norte
District 2nd District
Founded March 31, 1976
Barangays 26 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Farhana R. Palawan
 • Vice Mayor Imelda T. Polayagan
 • Electorate 10,493 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 260.07 km2 (100.41 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 27,018
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 9204
PSGC 103517000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)63
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 87,594,179.61 (2016)
Native languages Maranao
Cebuano
Binukid
Tagalog
Website www.poonapiagapoldn.gov.ph

Poona Piagapo, officially the Municipality of Poona Piagapo, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,018 people.[3]

History

Under Presidential Decree No. 916, 31 March 1976, the town of Poona Piagapo was created from the following:

  • The barangays of Tangklao, Piangamanganan, Kadayonan, Lupitan, Punud, Kabasaran, Pantau-Raya, Kablanga, Pantaon, Nunungen, Lumbaka-Ingud, and Tadoken in the municipality of Pantau-Ragat,
  • the barangays of Lumbaka-Ingud, Pened, Domiorog, Daramba, Nunang, Sulo, Caromatan, Tagoranao, Madamba, Lumbatan, Madaya, Bobong-Dinaig, Linindingan, Maliwanag, Dinaig, Timbangalan, Pindolonan, and Alowin in the municipality of Matungao,

all in the province of Lanao del Norte, are hereby separated from said municipalities and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the municipality of Poona-Piagapo in the province of Lanao del Norte. The seat of the new municipality shall be located at the barangay of Poona-Piagapo to be established within the proximity of Barangay Lumbaka-Ingud.

Barangays

Poona Piagapo is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.

  • Alowin
  • Bubong-Dinaig
  • Cormatan
  • Daramba
  • Dinaig
  • Cabasaran
  • Kablangan
  • Cadayonan
  • Linindingan
  • Lumbatan
  • Lupitan
  • Madamba
  • Madaya
  • Maliwanag
  • Nunang
  • Nunungan
  • Pantao Raya
  • Pantaon
  • Pened
  • Piangamangaan
  • Pendolonan
  • Poblacion (Lumbacaingud)
  • Sulo
  • Tagoranao
  • Tangclao
  • Timbangalan

Demographics

Population census of Poona Piagapo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 6,026—    
1990 13,356+8.29%
1995 14,161+1.10%
2000 16,092+2.78%
2007 19,818+2.91%
2010 23,451+6.32%
2015 27,018+2.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Lanao del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Lanao del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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