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Municipality

Wao

Wao is a municipality in Lanao del Sur, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 51,081 in the 2024 census, and it has 26 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Wao by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlamadaAmai ManabilangBanisilanKadingilanKalilanganPangantucanAmoyong: 1,339 people, 84 per km², 0.71% a yearBalatin: 817 people, 299 per km², 6.07% a yearBanga: 1,662 people, 180 per km², 1.42% a yearBuntongun: 1,238 people, 104 per km², −2.28% a yearBo-ot: 1,564 people, 235 per km², −2.74% a yearCebuano Group: 2,024 people, 510 per km², −0.97% a yearChristian Village: 1,821 people, 201 per km², −0.14% a yearEastern Wao: 3,090 people, 8,854 per km², 0.95% a yearExtension Poblacion: 2,606 people, 4,835 per km², 1.74% a yearGata: 1,278 people, 185 per km², −1.77% a yearKabatangan: 1,273 people, 164 per km², −0.99% a yearKadingilan: 1,515 people, 33 per km², −0.36% a yearKatutungan: 2,972 people, 207 per km², 6.16% a yearKilikili East: 2,686 people, 400 per km², −2.22% a yearKilikili West: 2,578 people, 209 per km², −4.76% a yearMalaigang: 703 people, 127 per km², −8.52% a yearManila Group: 3,292 people, 2,403 per km², 1.74% a yearMilaya: 2,281 people, 344 per km², 1.50% a yearMimbuaya: 925 people, 415 per km², −0.61% a yearMuslim Village: 1,414 people, 415 per km², 4.48% a yearPagalongan: 2,804 people, 163 per km², 1.71% a yearPanang: 1,080 people, 500 per km², 0.43% a yearPark Area: 4,157 people, 65 per km², 0.93% a yearPilintangan: 2,102 people, 37 per km², 0.86% a yearSerran Village: 802 people, 265 per km², 2.55% a yearWestern Wao: 3,058 people, 2,885 per km², 0.77% 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

    51,081

    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 26.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    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 Wao in 2024 (3.73%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    363.88 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: Wao's land would fill a square about 19.1 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: 140 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 1 person 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

    12,574

    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

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    6%

    About 6 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
1903630000[4]Formerly 153630000
ZIP code
9716[13]

People

Wao had 51,081 people in the 2024 census, up 26.2% 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.

Wao had the 3rd most people of the 40 cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 1Marawi City259,993
  2. 2Malabang58,377
  3. 3Wao51,081
  4. 4Lumba-Bayabao50,959
  5. 5Marantao46,233
  6. 6Piagapo40,558
  7. 7Balindong40,047
All 40 cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 58 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Park Area4,1578 in 100
  2. Manila Group3,2926 in 100
  3. Eastern Wao3,0906 in 100
  4. Western Wao3,0586 in 100
  5. Katutungan2,9726 in 100
  6. Pagalongan2,8045 in 100
  7. Kilikili East2,6865 in 100
  8. Extension Poblacion2,6065 in 100
  9. Kilikili West2,5785 in 100
  10. Milaya2,2814 in 100
See all 26 barangays of Wao
Age structure · 2020 Census[31]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 38 of every 100 are children under 15 (37.5%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.3%)
  • About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (3.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,9383,0302,908
5 - 96,5383,3553,183
10 - 146,4113,2173,194
15 - 194,9472,5762,371
20 - 244,7582,4572,301
25 - 294,4402,3382,102
30 - 343,7111,9341,777
35 - 393,0681,6401,428
40 - 442,5691,3871,182
45 - 492,1391,149990
50 - 541,819974845
55 - 591,375789586
60 - 641,002557445
65 - 69679369310
70 - 74436214222
75 - 79250137113
80 years and over233101132

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
51,081[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
12,574[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 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
3.73%[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
6% (3,058 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
26,224 men, 24,089 women[31]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202451,081[1, 2]0.34% a year12,5744.0
2020as of May 1, 202050,366[1]1.99% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201545,862[1]2.40% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201040,479[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then42,186[29]2.40% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders35,517[29, 30]5.63% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then27,503[29]3.46% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then22,932[29]3.69% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then15,962[29]−1.56% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then17,267[29]0.82% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then16,577[29]1.77% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then13,848[29]———

Barangays

Wao is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of Wao. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Amoyong1,3392.62%0.71% a yearabout 15.92 km²Rural
Balatin8171.6%6.07% a yearabout 2.73 km²Rural
Banga1,6623.25%1.42% a yearabout 9.23 km²Rural
Bo-ot1,5643.06%−2.74% a yearabout 6.65 km²Rural
Buntongun1,2382.42%−2.28% a yearabout 11.93 km²Rural
Cebuano Group2,0243.96%−0.97% a yearabout 3.97 km²Rural
Christian Village1,8213.56%−0.14% a yearabout 9.07 km²Rural
Eastern Wao3,0906.05%0.95% a yearabout 0.349 km²Rural
Extension Poblacion2,6065.1%1.74% a yearabout 0.539 km²Rural
Gata1,2782.5%−1.77% a yearabout 6.90 km²Rural
Kabatangan1,2732.49%−0.99% a yearabout 7.76 km²Rural
Kadingilan1,5152.97%−0.36% a yearabout 45.79 km²Rural
Katutungan2,9725.82%6.16% a yearabout 14.37 km²Rural
Kilikili East2,6865.26%−2.22% a yearabout 6.72 km²Rural
Kilikili West2,5785.05%−4.76% a yearabout 12.31 km²Rural
Malaigang7031.38%−8.52% a yearabout 5.53 km²Rural
Manila Group3,2926.44%1.74% a yearabout 1.37 km²Rural
Milaya2,2814.47%1.50% a yearabout 6.64 km²Rural
Mimbuaya9251.81%−0.61% a yearabout 2.23 km²Rural
Muslim Village1,4142.77%4.48% a yearabout 3.41 km²Rural
Pagalongan2,8045.49%1.71% a yearabout 17.15 km²Rural
Panang1,0802.11%0.43% a yearabout 2.16 km²Rural
Park Area4,1578.14%0.93% a yearabout 63.76 km²Rural
Pilintangan2,1024.12%0.86% a yearabout 56.08 km²Rural
Serran Village8021.57%2.55% a yearabout 3.03 km²Rural
Western Wao3,0585.99%0.77% a yearabout 1.06 km²Urban

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

Wao covers 363.88 km² of land, 140 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,635 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
363.88 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
140 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.66445° N, 124.67841° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[26]
Lowest
150 m
Average
788 m
Highest
1,635 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[27]

  1. Maradugao River20.6 of 150.6 km
  2. Kapigis River11.7 km
  3. Malitubog River9.4 of 86.1 km
  4. Kapigis River8.4 km
  5. Maradugao River0.5 of 0.6 km

Peaks[27]

  1. Salagabanog Peak1,530 m
  2. Mount Magampao1,468 m

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[28]

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 23 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
22.9% of people[16]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 23 of every 100 people in Wao lived below the poverty line in 2021 (22.9%)[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 18.1% and 27.6%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 20government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 24schools
  • 11places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 6parks
  • 2monuments and memorials

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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Wao” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices14

8 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 26 barangays of Wao

Hospitals and health centres2

Markets2

Stations and terminals1

Parks6

Monuments and memorials2

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Wao. 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.[11, 12]

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[14, 15]

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
    Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[17]
    Vice mayor
    Elmer Acap Mendoza[17]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[18]
    Vice mayor
    Elmer Acap Mendoza[18]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[19]
    Vice mayor
    Elmer Acap Mendoza[19]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Bobby Baldeviso Balicao[20]
    Vice mayor
    Al Bagaporo Belotendos[20]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[21]
    Vice mayor
    Mary Ruth Carumba Catalan[21]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[22]
    Vice mayor
    Mary Ruth Carumba Catalan[22]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Mary Ruth Carumba Catalan[23]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Elvino Balicao Sr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Alexis Pablico[24]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Elvino C. Balicao Sr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Alexis B. Pablico[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of Wao, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[17]Elmer Acap Mendoza[17]
2022–2025Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[18]Elmer Acap Mendoza[18]
2019–2022Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[19]Elmer Acap Mendoza[19]
2016–2019Bobby Baldeviso Balicao[20]Al Bagaporo Belotendos[20]
2013–2016Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[21]Mary Ruth Carumba Catalan[21]
2010–2013Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[22]Mary Ruth Carumba Catalan[22]
2007–2010Elvino Baldeviso Balicao Jr.[23]Mary Ruth Carumba Catalan[23]
2004–2007Elvino Balicao Sr.[24]Alexis Pablico[24]
2001–2004Elvino C. Balicao Sr.[25]Alexis B. Pablico[25]

History & Identity

Created
Wao was converted from a municipal district into a municipality by Executive Order No. 418, dated 22 February 1961, effective immediately.[9]

Timeline

  1. 22 May 1959

    Republic Act No. 2228, approved 22 May 1959, divided Lanao into two provinces. It listed Wao among the municipal districts of the new Lanao del Sur.[10]

  2. 22 February 1961

    Executive Order No. 418 turned Wao from a municipal district into a municipality, with its seat of government and territory unchanged.[9]

Nearby

Wao shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

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

Wao beside Lanao del Sur
FigureWaoLanao 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 glossary51,081[1, 2]1,368,1373rd 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 glossary0.34% a year[1, 2]slower3.29% a year40th 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 glossary140[6]less crowded25032nd 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 glossary363.88 km²[6]5,483.08 km²6th 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 glossary4.0[1, 2]lower5.7not 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 glossary6%[5]lower6.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Marawi City, the capital of Lanao del Sur
58.5 km northwest
Manila
869.6 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. Amai ManabilangLanao del Sur15.4 km northwest
  2. KalilanganBukidnon17.6 km north
  3. BanisilanCotabato18.4 km south
  4. Don CarlosBukidnon22.9 km east
  5. AlamadaCotabato24.1 km southwest
  6. Lumba-BayabaoLanao del Sur25.2 km northwest

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  25. 25.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
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  27. 27.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
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