Marantao
Municipality in Lanao del Sur, Philippines
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Marantao, officially the Municipality of Marantao (Maranao: Inged a Marantao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Marantao), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 46,233 people.[5]
Marantao
مارانتاو | |
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| Municipality of Marantao | |
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 Map of Lanao del Sur with Marantao highlighted | |
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.svg)  Marantao Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°57′00″N 124°13′59″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Lanao del Sur |
| House district | 1st district |
| Parliamentary district | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Akira I. Alonto |
| • Vice Mayor | Nashriph B. Cornell |
| • House Representative | Ziaur-Rahman A. Adiong |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 36,147 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 660.00 km2 (254.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 795 m (2,608 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,171 m (3,842 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 696 m (2,283 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 46,233 |
| • Density | 70.050/km2 (181.43/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,909 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.92 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 274 million (2024) |
| • Assets | ₱ 175 million (2024) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 229.1 million (2024) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 12.43 million (2024) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9711 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Native languages | Maranao Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Marantao (Merantau) is a Malay word that means "to go on adventure, travel or hunting or even on a war expedition".
Geography
Barangays
Marantao is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bacayawan
- Bacong
- Banga-Pantar
- Batal-Punud
- Bubong Madanding (Bubong)
- Camalig Bandara Ingud
- Camalig Bubong
- Camalig (Poblacion)
- Cawayan
- Cawayan Bacolod
- Cawayan Kalaw
- Cawayan Linuk
- Daanaingud
- Ilian
- Inudaran Campong
- Inudaran Loway
- Inudaran Lumbac
- Kialdan Proper
- Lubo Kialdan
- Lumbac Kialdan
- Mantapoli Kialdan
- Matampay Kialdan
- Maul
- Maul Ilian
- Maul Lumbaca Ingud
- Nataron
- Pagalongan Bacayawan
- Palao
- Pataimas Kialdan
- Poblacion
- Poona Marantao
- Punud Proper
- Tacub
- Tuca Kialdan
Climate
| Climate data for Marantao, Lanao de Sur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 159 (6.3) |
143 (5.6) |
166 (6.5) |
183 (7.2) |
357 (14.1) |
414 (16.3) |
333 (13.1) |
309 (12.2) |
289 (11.4) |
285 (11.2) |
253 (10.0) |
166 (6.5) |
3,057 (120.4) |
| Average rainy days | 18.4 | 17.2 | 20.6 | 23.4 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 25.5 | 19.9 | 299.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 3,640 | — |
| 1939 | 6,783 | +3.01% |
| 1948 | 2,494 | −10.52% |
| 1960 | 13,720 | +15.26% |
| 1970 | 15,861 | +1.46% |
| 1975 | 16,496 | +0.79% |
| 1980 | 11,777 | −6.52% |
| 1990 | 18,404 | +4.57% |
| 1995 | 20,942 | +2.45% |
| 2000 | 24,647 | +3.55% |
| 2007 | 32,075 | +3.70% |
| 2010 | 28,550 | −4.15% |
| 2015 | 32,974 | +2.78% |
| 2020 | 37,763 | +2.90% |
| 2024 | 46,233 | +4.98% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] | ||
Economy
Culture
Kawayan Torogan
The Kawayan Torogan is the oldest known torogan in the Philippines. It is a traditional Maranao house built for royal Maranao families. There was once a campaign where the people wanted the municipalities of Marantao and Tugaya to pass an ordinance where the architectural scheme of the two towns will follow only the totogan style, in effect, preserve the Maranao people's most royal architectural style and lead to the first two towns with a planned town landscape under an indigenous Maranao architecture. However, the campaign led to deaf ears due to little funding available.
