Pantar
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| Municipality of Pantar | |
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Map of Lanao del Norte with Pantar highlighted
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  Pantar Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°04′00″N 124°16′00″E / 8.0666667°N 124.2666667°E / 8.0666667; 124.2666667 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Lanao del Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | June 11, 1978 |
| 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
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| • Electorate | 13,709 voters (2022) |
| 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
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 26,599 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,708 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 90.93 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 90.41 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 96.55 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 60.35 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
9218
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Pantar, officially the Municipality of Pantar (Maranao: Inged a Pantar; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pantar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pantar), is a 5th class municipality in the provinceofLanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,599 people.[3]
The town was created and detached from the municipality of Balo-i on June 11, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1551.[5] Its first appointed mayor and first elected mayor was Judge Cosain D. Campong, a primer.
Presidential Decree No. 1551, 11 June 1978, Section 1:[5]
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 Baloi, 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 Baloi. The seat of government of the newly-created municipality shall be in Barangay Pantar Poblacion.
Pantar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| 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[6] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1980 | 7,184 | — |
| 1990 | 10,148 | +3.52% |
| 1995 | 11,704 | +2.71% |
| 2000 | 12,826 | +1.98% |
| 2007 | 15,720 | +2.85% |
| 2010 | 18,440 | +5.98% |
| 2015 | 21,773 | +3.21% |
| 2020 | 26,599 | +4.02% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] | ||
Poverty incidence of Pantar
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2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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Places adjacent to Pantar, Lanao del Norte
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