Pantar, Lanao del Norte
Municipality in Lanao del Norte, Philippines
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Pantar, officially the Municipality of Pantar (Maranao: Inged a Pantar; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pantar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pantar), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 27,300 people.[5]
Pantar
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| Municipality of Pantar | |
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 Map of Lanao del Norte with Pantar highlighted | |
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.svg)  Pantar Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°04′00″N 124°16′00″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Lanao del Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | June 11, 1978 |
| Named after | Pantar, Indonesia |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jabar D. Tago |
| • Vice Mayor | Casim D. Abubacar |
| • Representative | Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 12,401 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.40 km2 (27.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,046 m (3,432 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 27,300 |
| • Density | 388/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,708 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 50.6 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 115.7 million (2024) |
| • Assets | ₱ 125 million (2024) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 114 million (2024) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 27.09 million (2024) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9218 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
| Religions | Islam (dominant) Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
History
The town was created and detached from the municipality of Balo-i on June 11, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1551.[6] Its first appointed mayor and first elected mayor was Judge Cosain D. Campong, a primer.
Presidential Decree No. 1551, 11 June 1978, Section 1:[6]
Barangays Pantar Poblacion, Pantaon, Talontona, West Pantar, Pindoloan, Pantar East, Campong, Bobong, Raya, Kalanganan East, Kalanganan Lower, Tambo, Cadayonan, Tawaan, Domakias, Pitubo, Bobong-Madaya, Cabasaran, Bangcal, Pantao-Marug, Punod, Bowi, Poona-Punod, Pantao-Ranao, Sundiga-Punud, Bogowan-Ingud, Cawi-Ompara, River Side, Kalilangan and Dibarosan, all in the Municipality of Balo-i, Province of Lanao del Norte, are hereby detached and separated therefrom to form and constitute into a distinct and independent municipality which is created to be known as the Municipality of Pantar without affecting in any manner the legal existence of the mother municipality of Balo-i. The seat of government of the newly-created municipality shall be in Barangay Pantar Poblacion.
Geography
Barangays
Pantar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bangcal
- Bubong Madaya
- Bowi
- Cabasaran
- Cadayonan
- Campong
- Dibarosan
- Kalanganan East
- Kalanganan Lower
- Kalilangan
- Lumba-Punod
- Pantao-Marug
- Pantao-Ranao
- Pantar East
- Pitubo
- Poblacion
- Poona-Punod
- Punod
- Sundiga-Punod
- Tawanan
- West Pantar
Climate
| Climate data for Pantar, Lanao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
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) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
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[7] | |||||||||||||