Pantao Ragat
Municipality in Lanao del Norte, Philippines
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Pantao Ragat, officially the Municipality of Pantao Ragat (Maranao: Inged a Pantao Ragat; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pantao Ragat; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pantao Ragat), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 32,557 people.[5]
Pantao Ragat
فانتاو راغات | |
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| Municipality of Pantao Ragat | |
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.svg)  Pantao Ragat Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°03′45″N 124°11′04″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Lanao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 1, 1966 |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Mohammad Daud Nabil D. Lantud |
| • Vice Mayor | Lacson M. Lantud |
| • Representative | Sittie Aminah Q. Dimaporo |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 12,152 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.30 km2 (47.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 582 m (1,909 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 933 m (3,061 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 32,557 |
| • Density | 261.92/km2 (678.38/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,521 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 45.8 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 166 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 28.13 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 111.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 9.593 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9208 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
| Major religions | Islam |
| Website | www |
Pantao Ragat is the mother town of Matungao and Poona Piagapo.
Geography
Barangays
Pantao Ragat is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Aloon
- Banday
- Bubong Pantao Ragat
- Bobonga Radapan
- Cabasagan
- Calawe
- Culubun
- Dilimbayan
- Dimayon
- Lomidong
- Madaya
- Maliwanag
- Matampay
- Natangcopan
- Pansor
- Pantao Marug
- Poblacion East
- Poblacion West
- Tangcal
- Tongcopan
Climate
| Climate data for Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
| 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[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 2,294 | — |
| 1939 | 4,396 | +3.15% |
| 1948 | 6,121 | +3.75% |
| 1960 | 4,548 | −2.44% |
| 1970 | 6,306 | +3.32% |
| 1975 | 14,389 | +17.99% |
| 1980 | 9,776 | −7.44% |
| 1990 | 12,530 | +2.51% |
| 1995 | 14,637 | +2.96% |
| 2000 | 16,474 | +2.57% |
| 2007 | 20,097 | +2.78% |
| 2010 | 23,122 | +5.24% |
| 2015 | 27,866 | +3.62% |
| 2020 | 30,247 | +1.74% |
| 2024 | 32,557 | +1.78% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11] | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Pantao Ragat
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000
51.75
51.75
2003
74.03
74.03
2006
40.60
40.60
2009
59.68
59.68
2012
67.31
67.31
2015
58.77
58.77
2018
42.51
42.51
2021
45.80
45.80
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
