Municipality

Malabang

Malabang is a municipality in Lanao del Sur, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 58,377 in the 2024 census, and it has 37 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
58,377
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 50.8% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
2nd
of the 40 cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 4 of every 100 people in Lanao del Sur lived in Malabang in 2024 (4.27%)
Inside itSources
37
barangays
LandSources
82.55 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Malabang's land would fill a square about 9.1 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 707 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 7 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
11,875
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
4.9 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
3.7%
About 4 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1903615000^[4]Formerly 153615000
ZIP code: 9300^[18]

People

Malabang had 58,377 people in the 2024 census, up 50.8% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Malabang had the 2nd most people of the 40 cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur in 2024^[1]

1Marawi City259,993
2Malabang58,377
3Wao51,081
4Lumba-Bayabao50,959
5Marantao46,233
6Piagapo40,558
7Balindong40,047

All 40 cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 46 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Tuboc4,4228 in 100
Corahab3,6746 in 100
Campo Muslim3,3226 in 100
Jose Abad Santos2,8155 in 100
China Town2,5874 in 100
Banday2,2394 in 100
Matalin2,1894 in 100
Bunk House1,9063 in 100
Bacayawan1,8953 in 100
Sumbagarogong1,5553 in 100

See all 37 barangays of Malabang

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 40 of every 100 are children under 15 (39.9%)
About 58 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58%)
About 2 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.1%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	7,099	3,624	3,475
5 - 9	6,430	3,195	3,235
10 - 14	6,059	2,914	3,145
15 - 19	5,249	2,593	2,656
20 - 24	5,618	2,805	2,813
25 - 29	4,396	2,147	2,249
30 - 34	3,187	1,578	1,609
35 - 39	2,667	1,297	1,370
40 - 44	2,383	1,177	1,206
45 - 49	1,952	961	991
50 - 54	1,423	761	662
55 - 59	896	468	428
60 - 64	699	331	368
65 - 69	508	269	239
70 - 74	243	127	116
75 - 79	123	69	54
80 years and over	156	76	80

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 58,377^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 11,875^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.9 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Lanao del Sur, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 4.27%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 3.7% (2,189 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 24,392 men, 24,696 women^[35]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	58,377^{[1, 2]}	4.24% a year	11,875	4.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	49,088^[1]	2.35% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	43,957^[1]	2.44% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	38,724^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	41,024^[33]	2.97% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	33,177^{[33, 34]}	3.05% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	28,840^[33]	2.17% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	25,714^[33]	3.09% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	18,955^[33]	−4.29% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	23,602^[33]	2.57% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	20,791^[33]	−2.58% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	27,152^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Malabang is made up of 37 barangays.

Barangays of Malabang. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Bacayawan	1,895	3.25%	11.09% a year	about 0.0636 km²	Rural
Badak Lumao	994	1.7%	3.77% a year	about 2.56 km²	Rural
Bagoaingud	1,282	2.2%	10.08% a year	about 0.707 km²	Rural
Banday	2,239	3.84%	5.43% a year	about 0.0568 km²	Rural
Betayan	934	1.6%	6.55% a year	about 3.97 km²	Rural
Boniga	1,192	2.04%	1.22% a year	about 3.32 km²	Rural
BPS Village	1,352	2.32%	7.81% a year	about 0.388 km²	Rural
Bunk House	1,906	3.26%	5.91% a year	about 0.187 km²	Rural
Cabasaran	1,451	2.49%	−1.37% a year	about 4.06 km²	Rural
Calibagat	1,311	2.25%	7.44% a year	about 14.36 km²	Rural
Calumbog	606	1.04%	3.60% a year	about 6.79 km²	Rural
Campo Muslim	3,322	5.69%	0.09% a year	about 0.121 km²	Rural
China Town	2,587	4.43%	3.17% a year	about 0.0647 km²	Rural
Corahab	3,674	6.29%	2.53% a year	about 0.209 km²	Rural
Diamaro	1,325	2.27%	10.71% a year	about 3.24 km²	Rural
Inandayan	1,371	2.35%	12.60% a year	about 7.03 km²	Rural
Jose Abad Santos	2,815	4.82%	0.02% a year	about 0.231 km²	Rural
Lamin	1,282	2.2%	5.91% a year	about 1.57 km²	Rural
Mable	1,207	2.07%	5.36% a year	about 1.00 km²	Rural
Macuranding	1,358	2.33%	7.38% a year	about 3.69 km²	Rural
Madaya	1,404	2.41%	6.07% a year	about 2.00 km²	Rural
Mananayo	1,288	2.21%	4.50% a year	about 0.662 km²	Rural
Manggahan	1,350	2.31%	3.81% a year	about 0.266 km²	Rural
Masao	935	1.6%	3.23% a year	about 4.33 km²	Rural
Matalin	2,189	3.75%	−13.65% a year	about 4.08 km²	Urban
Matampay	817	1.4%	4.17% a year	about 2.45 km²	Rural
Matling	1,462	2.5%	4.17% a year	about 1.69 km²	Rural
Montay	1,123	1.92%	0.52% a year	about 1.99 km²	Rural
Pasir	1,324	2.27%	6.48% a year	about 0.0791 km²	Rural
Pialot	1,126	1.93%	9.58% a year	about 2.57 km²	Rural
Rebocun	1,116	1.91%	18.86% a year	about 2.64 km²	Rural
Sarang	999	1.71%	14.07% a year	about 0.825 km²	Rural
Sumbagarogong	1,555	2.66%	6.31% a year	about 0.135 km²	Rural
Tacub	879	1.51%	6.96% a year	about 3.17 km²	Rural
Tambara	1,081	1.85%	3.09% a year	about 1.64 km²	Rural
Tiongcop	1,204	2.06%	3.57% a year	about 4.05 km²	Rural
Tuboc	4,422	7.57%	13.35% a year	about 0.843 km²	Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Malabang covers 82.55 km² of land, 707 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 820 m above the sea and it has 11.6 km of coast.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 82.55 km²^[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 707 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 7.61554° N, 124.07425° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[29]

Lowest: 1 m
Average: 142 m
Highest: 820 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

11.6 km of coastline^[30]

Rivers^[30]

Matling River8.4 of 29.2 km
Malabang River2.1 of 2.4 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III^[31]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Cotabato City, the nearest PAGASA station, 53 km away^[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,414 mm of rain on 165 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Cotabato City, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	89 mm	10	27.7 °C	32.6 °C	22.8 °C
February	95 mm	9	28.0 °C	33.1 °C	23.0 °C
March	117 mm	10	28.4 °C	33.6 °C	23.3 °C
April	141 mm	10	28.8 °C	34.0 °C	23.5 °C
May	253 mm	16	28.3 °C	33.4 °C	23.2 °C
June	313 mm	19	27.7 °C	32.5 °C	22.8 °C
July	315 mm	19	27.4 °C	32.2 °C	22.7 °C
August	239 mm	15	27.6 °C	32.3 °C	22.8 °C
September	252 mm	16	27.6 °C	32.4 °C	22.9 °C
October	279 mm	16	27.7 °C	32.4 °C	22.9 °C
November	190 mm	14	27.9 °C	32.9 °C	23.0 °C
December	133 mm	11	27.9 °C	32.8 °C	22.9 °C
The year	2,414 mm	165	27.9 °C	32.9 °C	23.0 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 45 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 11 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 10.8% of people^[21]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[4]

About 11 of every 100 people in Malabang lived below the poverty line in 2021 (10.8%)^[21]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 6.8% and 14.9%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA says caution must be observed in using this estimate: read it as a rough guide only.

Public places

5government offices
2hospitals and health centres
12schools
4places of worship
2stations and terminals
1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices5

Hospitals and health centres2

Stations and terminals2

Malabang Airport · Matling
Matling Airstrip · Matalin

Monuments and memorials1

UPS 1935 · China Town

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Malabang. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[16, 17]}

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: 2nd district of Lanao del Sur^{[19, 20]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Amin Dimaporo Balindong^[22]
Vice mayor
Raizoli Sarip Balindong^[22]
2022–2025
Mayor
Alinader Mariam Balindong^[23]
Vice mayor
Raizoli Sarip Balindong^[23]
2019–2022
Mayor
Mohamad Yahya Boloto Macapodi^[24]
Vice mayor
Lominog Datuamangoda Ali^[24]
2016–2019
Mayor
Omensalam Sarip Balindong^[25]
Vice mayor
Berua Anwar Marohom Balindong^[25]
2013–2016
Mayor
Omensalam Sarip Balindong^[26]
Vice mayor
Berua Anwar Marohom Balindong^[26]
2010–2013
Mayor
Omensalam Sarip Balindong^[27]
Vice mayor
Berua Anwar Macaorao Balindong^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Berua Anwar Marohom Balindong^[28]
Vice mayor
Mautante Pokiatao Macacua^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Malabang, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Amin Dimaporo Balindong^[22]	Raizoli Sarip Balindong^[22]
2022–2025	Alinader Mariam Balindong^[23]	Raizoli Sarip Balindong^[23]
2019–2022	Mohamad Yahya Boloto Macapodi^[24]	Lominog Datuamangoda Ali^[24]
2016–2019	Omensalam Sarip Balindong^[25]	Berua Anwar Marohom Balindong^[25]
2013–2016	Omensalam Sarip Balindong^[26]	Berua Anwar Marohom Balindong^[26]
2010–2013	Omensalam Sarip Balindong^[27]	Berua Anwar Macaorao Balindong^[27]
2001–2004	Berua Anwar Marohom Balindong^[28]	Mautante Pokiatao Macacua^[28]

History & Identity

Stories from Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Malabang has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Bangsamoro (BARMM), which Malabang is part of.

Film, 1:01
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Bangsamoro: a people defined by a moment
The 2018 Organic Law defines the Bangsamoro by who was native when Spanish colonization began. Behind it: a mosque dated 1380, the sultanates, and place names that mean current, lake and far.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Its story

Local traditionIn the tarsila (genealogies) of Magindanao, Sharif Kabungsuwan is said to have married the daughter of a coast datu of Malabang, so the place appears in the oral genealogies of the Magindanao rulers.^[9]

By February 1915 Malabang was a municipality of the Province of Lanao.^[10]

The 1917 Administrative Code names it one of four municipalities of Lanao, with Dansalan as capital.^[11]

In 1960 barrios and sitios of Malabang were taken to form the municipality of Balabagan.^[12]

Timeline

February 5, 1915
Act 2495 refers to the municipality of Malabang in the Province of Lanao.^[10]
1917
The Administrative Code lists Malabang as one of four municipalities of Lanao.^[11]
May 22, 1959
Republic Act 2228 created the Province of Lanao del Sur from part of Lanao and named Malabang among its municipal districts or municipalities.^[13]
March 15, 1960
Executive Order 386 took barrios and sitios from Malabang to organize the municipality of Balabagan.^[12]
July 5, 1969
Republic Act 5978 again created Balabagan, from barrios of Malabang and Dianaton.^[14]
October 4, 1971
Republic Act 6406 provided for splitting Lanao del Sur in two and named Malabang as capital of the reduced Lanao del Sur.^[15]

Nearby

Malabang shares a border with Balabagan, Calanogas, Marogong and Picong.

How it compares

Malabang beside Lanao del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur.

Malabang beside Lanao del Sur
Figure	Malabang	Lanao del Sur	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	58,377^{[1, 2]}	1,368,137	2nd of 40
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	4.24% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	3.29% a year	9th of 40
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	707^[6]more crowded	250	17th of 40
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	82.55 km²^[6]	5,483.08 km²	18th of 40
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	4.9^{[1, 2]}lower	5.7	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	3.7%^[5]lower	6.5%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Marawi City, the capital of Lanao del Sur: 53.7 km northeast
Manila: 846.2 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

CalanogasLanao del Sur10.6 km north
BalabaganLanao del Sur11.5 km southeast
PicongLanao del Sur12.1 km northwest
MarogongLanao del Sur13.0 km east
TubaranLanao del Sur16.7 km northeast
PagayawanLanao del Sur16.9 km north

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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19.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
20.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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22.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECED CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
29.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
30.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
31.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
32.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
34.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
35.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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