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Municipality

Taraka

Taraka is a municipality in Lanao del Sur, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 29,558 in the 2024 census, and it has 43 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Taraka by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Lumba-BayabaoMaguingMulondoTamparanBandera Buisan: 451 people, 2,158 per km², 2.74% a yearBoriongan: 535 people, 5,388 per km², 2.74% a yearBorowa: 540 people, 4,954 per km², 0.09% a yearBuadi Dingun: 648 people, 2,959 per km², 0.56% a yearBuadi Amao: 487 people, 62,677 per km², 0.30% a yearBuadi Amunta: 330 people, 11,263 per km², 1.75% a yearBuadi Arorao: 446 people, 2,208 per km², 1.57% a yearBuadi Atopa: 373 people, 2,503 per km², 1.40% a yearBuadi Dayomangga: 676 people, 1,988 per km², 0.04% a yearBuadi Ongcalo: 1,546 people, 5,019 per km², −0.06% a yearBucalan: 558 people, 1,541 per km², 1.75% a yearCadayonan Bagumbayan: 2,000 people, 4,158 per km², 3.11% a yearCaramat: 674 people, 4,348 per km², 6.17% a yearCarandangan Calopaan: 792 people, 3,414 per km², 2.73% a yearDatu Ma-as: 459 people, 7,819 per km², 1.35% a yearDilabayan: 720 people, 3,789 per km², 1.42% a yearDimayon: 840 people, 7,000 per km², 2.76% a yearGapao Balindong: 465 people, 2,236 per km², 2.77% a yearIlian: 593 people, 4,861 per km², 1.34% a yearLumasa: 478 people, 2,988 per km², 1.84% a yearLumbac Bagoaingud: 475 people, 3,084 per km², 1.25% a yearLumbac Bubong Maindang: 530 people, 3,193 per km², 2.77% a yearLumbac Pitakus: 580 people, 3,258 per km², 1.24% a yearMalungun: 617 people, 15,542 per km², 4.00% a yearMaruhom: 636 people, 5,530 per km², 1.49% a yearMasolun: 672 people, 28,596 per km², 2.76% a yearMoriatao Loksa Datu: 2,080 people, 6,710 per km², 3.49% a yearPagalamatan: 888 people, 8,377 per km², 1.69% a yearPindolonan: 533 people, 5,351 per km², 0.14% a yearPitakus: 758 people, 3,809 per km², 2.75% a yearRirik: 525 people, 747 per km², 1.97% a yearSalipongan: 645 people, 3,707 per km², 1.55% a yearLumasa Proper: 400 people, 3,125 per km², 0.00% a yearSambolawan: 712 people, 2,088 per km², 0.76% a yearSamporna Salamatollah: 1,149 people, 38,949 per km², 3.61% a yearSomiorang Bandingun: 486 people, 1,112 per km², 1.54% a yearSigayan Proper: 561 people, 369 per km², 2.75% a yearSunggod: 673 people, 2,888 per km², 1.79% a yearSunding: 674 people, 13,138 per km², 2.75% a yearSupangan: 651 people, 2,843 per km², 0.04% a yearTupa-an Buadiatupa: 400 people, 3,478 per km², 2.70% a yearBuadi Amunud: 481 people, 16,586 per km², 1.61% a yearMangayao: 821 people, 1,793 per km², 3.61% a year

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

    29,558

    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 41.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    17th

    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 2 of every 100 people in Lanao del Sur lived in Taraka in 2024 (2.16%)

  • Inside itSources

    43

    barangays

  • LandSources

    13.45 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: Taraka's land would fill a square about 3.7 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: 2,198 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 22 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

    4,893

    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

    6.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
1903627000[4]Formerly 153627000
ZIP code
9712[15]

People

Taraka had 29,558 people in the 2024 census, up 41.6% 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.

Taraka had the 17th most people of the 40 cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 14Balabagan31,227
  2. 15Bayang30,227
  3. 16Madalum30,044
  4. 17Taraka29,558
  5. 18Saguiaran28,807
  6. 19Bubong28,733
  7. 20Binidayan27,031
All 40 cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 39 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Moriatao Loksa Datu2,0807 in 100
  2. Cadayonan Bagumbayan2,0007 in 100
  3. Buadi Ongcalo1,5465 in 100
  4. Samporna Salamatollah1,1494 in 100
  5. Pagalamatan8883 in 100
  6. Dimayon8403 in 100
  7. Mangayao8213 in 100
  8. Carandangan Calopaan7923 in 100
  9. Pitakus7583 in 100
  10. Dilabayan7202 in 100
See all 43 barangays of Taraka
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 39 of every 100 are children under 15 (39.4%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.7%)
  • About 2 of every 100 are 65 or older (1.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,8941,9791,915
5 - 93,4841,7391,745
10 - 143,3151,6241,691
15 - 193,2631,5561,707
20 - 243,0571,5211,536
25 - 292,4181,1261,292
30 - 341,810896914
35 - 391,405668737
40 - 441,331646685
45 - 491,077533544
50 - 54801431370
55 - 59464255209
60 - 64324162162
65 - 69271152119
70 - 741226557
75 - 79633330
80 years and over572631

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
29,558[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
4,893[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
6.0 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
2.16%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
13,412 men, 13,744 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202429,558[1, 2]2.03% a year4,8936.0
2020as of May 1, 202027,184[1]2.98% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201523,644[1]2.39% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201020,881[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then28,196[30]5.72% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders18,832[30, 31]2.87% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then16,505[30]2.11% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then14,765[30]0.85% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then13,567[30]−0.32% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then13,788[30]5.32% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then10,644[30]−3.54% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then15,381[30]———

Barangays

Taraka is made up of 43 barangays.
Barangays of Taraka. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bandera Buisan4511.53%2.74% a yearabout 0.209 km²Rural
Boriongan5351.81%2.74% a yearabout 0.0993 km²Rural
Borowa5401.83%0.09% a yearabout 0.109 km²Rural
Buadi Amao4871.65%0.30% a yearabout 0.00777 km²Rural
Buadi Amunta3301.12%1.75% a yearabout 0.0293 km²Rural
Buadi Amunud4811.63%1.61% a yearabout 0.029 km²Rural
Buadi Arorao4461.51%1.57% a yearabout 0.202 km²Rural
Buadi Atopa3731.26%1.40% a yearabout 0.149 km²Rural
Buadi Dayomangga6762.29%0.04% a yearabout 0.34 km²Rural
Buadi Dingun6482.19%0.56% a yearabout 0.219 km²Rural
Buadi Ongcalo1,5465.23%−0.06% a yearabout 0.308 km²Rural
Bucalan5581.89%1.75% a yearabout 0.362 km²Rural
Cadayonan Bagumbayan2,0006.77%3.11% a yearabout 0.481 km²Rural
Caramat6742.28%6.17% a yearabout 0.155 km²Rural
Carandangan Calopaan7922.68%2.73% a yearabout 0.232 km²Rural
Datu Ma-as4591.55%1.35% a yearabout 0.0587 km²Rural
Dilabayan7202.44%1.42% a yearabout 0.19 km²Rural
Dimayon8402.84%2.76% a yearabout 0.12 km²Rural
Gapao Balindong4651.57%2.77% a yearabout 0.208 km²Rural
Ilian5932.01%1.34% a yearabout 0.122 km²Rural
Lumasa4781.62%1.84% a yearabout 0.16 km²Rural
Lumasa Proper4001.35%0.00% a yearabout 0.128 km²Rural
Lumbac Bagoaingud4751.61%1.25% a yearabout 0.154 km²Rural
Lumbac Bubong Maindang5301.79%2.77% a yearabout 0.166 km²Rural
Lumbac Pitakus5801.96%1.24% a yearabout 0.178 km²Rural
Malungun6172.09%4.00% a yearabout 0.0397 km²Rural
Mangayao8212.78%3.61% a yearabout 0.458 km²Rural
Maruhom6362.15%1.49% a yearabout 0.115 km²Rural
Masolun6722.27%2.76% a yearabout 0.0235 km²Rural
Moriatao Loksa Datu2,0807.04%3.49% a yearabout 0.31 km²Rural
Pagalamatan8883%1.69% a yearabout 0.106 km²Rural
Pindolonan5331.8%0.14% a yearabout 0.0996 km²Rural
Pitakus7582.56%2.75% a yearabout 0.199 km²Rural
Ririk5251.78%1.97% a yearabout 0.703 km²Rural
Salipongan6452.18%1.55% a yearabout 0.174 km²Rural
Sambolawan7122.41%0.76% a yearabout 0.341 km²Rural
Samporna Salamatollah1,1493.89%3.61% a yearabout 0.0295 km²Rural
Sigayan Proper5611.9%2.75% a yearabout 1.52 km²Rural
Somiorang Bandingun4861.64%1.54% a yearabout 0.437 km²Rural
Sunding6742.28%2.75% a yearabout 0.0513 km²Rural
Sunggod6732.28%1.79% a yearabout 0.233 km²Rural
Supangan6512.2%0.04% a yearabout 0.229 km²Rural
Tupa-an Buadiatupa4001.35%2.70% a yearabout 0.115 km²Rural

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

Taraka covers 13.45 km² of land, 2,198 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 726 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
13.45 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
2,198 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.90046° N, 124.33942° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
701 m
Average
705 m
Highest
726 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[28]

  1. Taraka River7.1 of 57.8 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[29]

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.

Life & Economy

About 19 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
19.4% of people[18]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
2nd class[4]
About 19 of every 100 people in Taraka lived below the poverty line in 2021 (19.4%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 13.4% and 25.5%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 7schools

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Taraka. 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.[13, 14]

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
1st district of Lanao del Sur[16, 17]

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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[19]
    Vice mayor
    Mohammad Aquil Gandamra Sumagayan[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Amenodin Usodan Sumagayan[20]
    Vice mayor
    Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[21]
    Vice mayor
    Amenodin Usodan Sumagayan[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[22]
    Vice mayor
    Alicozaman Colangcag Mangata[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[23]
    Vice mayor
    Alicozaman Colangcag Mangata[23]

  6. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Amenodin Usodan Colangcag Sumagayan[24]
    Vice mayor
    Omar Guro Macarimbor[24]

  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Amenodin Sumagayan[25]
    Vice mayor
    Hakim Alimona Camza[25]

  8. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Ambung D. Ambor[26]
    Vice mayor
    Garcia M. Mautante[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Taraka, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[19]Mohammad Aquil Gandamra Sumagayan[19]
2022–2025Amenodin Usodan Sumagayan[20]Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[20]
2019–2022Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[21]Amenodin Usodan Sumagayan[21]
2016–2019Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[22]Alicozaman Colangcag Mangata[22]
2013–2016Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan[23]Alicozaman Colangcag Mangata[23]
2007–2010Amenodin Usodan Colangcag Sumagayan[24]Omar Guro Macarimbor[24]
2004–2007Amenodin Sumagayan[25]Hakim Alimona Camza[25]
2001–2004Ambung D. Ambor[26]Garcia M. Mautante[26]

History & Identity

Created
Taraka was declared a municipality by Executive Order No. 42, dated 25 June 1963, which lists Taraka among the Lanao del Sur municipal districts so declared. The order counts the status from 1 July 1962.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's own history page says Taraka was named in memory of a strong, hardworking man who led the digging of a big canal to bring water to cleared land.[11]

Its story

The town's own history page says that before Islam came, the area was covered with big trees and other wild plants.[11]

The same page says the Bab-ul-Rahman mosque was built in Taraka, and calls it the first mosque in Lanao del Sur and the second in the Philippines.[11]

The page says that under the Americans the first appointed mayor of Taraka was Sultan sa Masiu Ambor Radianggaus.[11]

Taraka was declared a municipality by Executive Order No. 42 of 25 June 1963, counted from 1 July 1962. The town's own page gives the order as No. 21 of the same date.[9, 11]

Timeline

  1. 22 May 1959

    Republic Act No. 2228, approved 22 May 1959, divided Lanao into two provinces. It listed Taraka among the municipal districts of the new Lanao del Sur.[12]

  2. 25 June 1963

    Executive Order No. 42, dated 25 June 1963, declared Taraka a fifth-class municipality, counted from 1 July 1962.[9]

  3. 25 June 1963

    Sources differThe town's own history page gives the creating order as Executive Order No. 21 dated 25 June 1963. The Lawphil text of the order of that date listing Taraka is Executive Order No. 42.[9, 11]

Nearby

Taraka shares a border with Lumba-Bayabao, Maguing, Mulondo and Tamparan.

How it compares

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

Taraka beside Lanao del Sur
FigureTarakaLanao del SurRank 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 glossary29,558[1, 2]1,368,13717th 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 glossary2.03% a year[1, 2]slower3.29% a year24th 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 glossary2,198[6]more crowded2503rd 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 glossary13.45 km²[6]5,483.08 km²39th 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 glossary6.0[1, 2]higher5.7not 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 glossary0%[5]lower6.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Marawi City, the capital of Lanao del Sur
15.9 km north
Manila
829.4 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]

  1. MulondoLanao del Sur2.8 km northeast
  2. TamparanLanao del Sur3.8 km south
  3. Poona BayabaoLanao del Sur7.4 km south
  4. Buadiposo-BuntongLanao del Sur8.0 km northeast
  5. Ditsaan-RamainLanao del Sur12.3 km north
  6. MasiuLanao del Sur13.3 km south

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
  1. 1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) (OpenSTAT table 0141A6DTHP3). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  4. 4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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