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Municipality

Buldon

Buldon is a municipality in Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 45,676 in the 2024 census, and it has 15 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Buldon by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlamadaBariraButigPahamuddinParangPigkawayanSultan KudaratAmpuan: 1,350 people, 147 per km², 2.30% a yearAratuc: 1,582 people, 97 per km², 5.65% a yearCabayuan: 3,293 people, 305 per km², 6.25% a yearCalaan: 5,559 people, 858 per km², 2.53% a yearDinganen: 5,487 people, 123 per km², 4.62% a yearEdcor: 2,954 people, 270 per km², 0.57% a yearKarim: 4,770 people, 224 per km², 5.52% a yearKulimpang: 2,576 people, 191 per km², 1.61% a yearMataya: 3,725 people, 1,112 per km², 3.02% a yearMinabay: 2,718 people, 233 per km², 3.25% a yearNuyo: 3,552 people, 42 per km², 4.58% a yearOring: 2,333 people, 381 per km², 2.58% a yearPantawan: 1,837 people, 19 per km², 0.14% a yearPiers: 1,694 people, 47 per km², 4.23% a yearRumidas: 2,246 people, 211 per km², 2.67% 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

    45,676

    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 35.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    of the 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte 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 Maguindanao del Norte lived in Buldon in 2024 (4.06%)

  • Inside itSources

    15

    barangays

  • LandSources

    446.08 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: Buldon's land would fill a square about 21.1 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: 102 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

    7,754

    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

    5.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    24.2%

    About 24 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
1908702000[4]Formerly 153802000
ZIP code
9615[14]

People

Buldon had 45,676 people in the 2024 census, up 35.4% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

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.

Buldon had the 6th most people of the 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte in 2024[1]
  1. 3Sultan Kudarat124,965
  2. 4Parang123,209
  3. 5Upi65,363
  4. 6Buldon45,676
  5. 7Barira43,301
  6. 8Matanog41,146
  7. 9Datu Blah T. Sinsuat32,088
All 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 81 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Calaan5,55912 in 100
  2. Dinganen5,48712 in 100
  3. Karim4,77010 in 100
  4. Mataya3,7258 in 100
  5. Nuyo3,5528 in 100
  6. Cabayuan3,2937 in 100
  7. Edcor2,9546 in 100
  8. Minabay2,7186 in 100
  9. Kulimpang2,5766 in 100
  10. Oring2,3335 in 100
See all 15 barangays of Buldon
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 44 of every 100 are children under 15 (44.4%)
  • About 54 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (54.2%)
  • About 1 of every 100 are 65 or older (1.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 47,0603,5133,547
5 - 95,5792,7222,857
10 - 144,9902,4842,506
15 - 194,0532,0052,048
20 - 243,9721,9652,007
25 - 293,6621,7581,904
30 - 342,7421,3651,377
35 - 392,0381,0141,024
40 - 441,661857804
45 - 491,371703668
50 - 541,038567471
55 - 59601317284
60 - 64352177175
65 - 69236120116
70 - 741649965
75 - 79945341
80 years and over713635

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
45,676[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
7,754[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Maguindanao del Norte, 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
4.06%[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
24.2% (11,046 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
19,755 men, 19,929 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202445,676[1, 2]3.43% a year7,7545.9
2020as of May 1, 202039,684[1]2.50% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201535,282[1]0.86% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201033,729[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then36,937[30]4.47% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders26,903[30, 31]2.29% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then24,209[30]1.19% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then22,730[30]6.29% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then12,350[30]−5.49% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then16,383[30]−2.46% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then18,549[30]———

Barangays

Buldon is made up of 15 barangays.
Barangays of Buldon. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Ampuan1,3502.96%2.30% a yearabout 9.16 km²Rural
Aratuc1,5823.46%5.65% a yearabout 16.34 km²Rural
Cabayuan3,2937.21%6.25% a yearabout 10.80 km²Rural
Calaan5,55912.17%2.53% a yearabout 6.48 km²Urban
Dinganen5,48712.01%4.62% a yearabout 44.58 km²Urban
Edcor2,9546.47%0.57% a yearabout 10.93 km²Rural
Karim4,77010.44%5.52% a yearabout 21.29 km²Rural
Kulimpang2,5765.64%1.61% a yearabout 13.50 km²Rural
Mataya3,7258.16%3.02% a yearabout 3.35 km²Rural
Minabay2,7185.95%3.25% a yearabout 11.66 km²Rural
Nuyo3,5527.78%4.58% a yearabout 84.88 km²Rural
Oring2,3335.11%2.58% a yearabout 6.13 km²Rural
Pantawan1,8374.02%0.14% a yearabout 96.74 km²Rural
Piers1,6943.71%4.23% a yearabout 36.22 km²Rural
Rumidas2,2464.92%2.67% a yearabout 10.64 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

Buldon covers 446.08 km² of land, 102 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,826 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
446.08 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
102 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.53268° N, 124.42452° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[26]
Lowest
47 m
Average
674 m
Highest
1,826 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. Ambal River5.2 of 12.3 km
  2. Libungan River3.4 of 103.3 km

Peaks[27]

  1. Knob Mountainheight not mapped

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.

At Cotabato City, the nearest PAGASA station, 47 km away[29]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
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January89 mm1027.7 °C32.6 °C22.8 °C
February95 mm928.0 °C33.1 °C23.0 °C
March117 mm1028.4 °C33.6 °C23.3 °C
April141 mm1028.8 °C34.0 °C23.5 °C
May253 mm1628.3 °C33.4 °C23.2 °C
June313 mm1927.7 °C32.5 °C22.8 °C
July315 mm1927.4 °C32.2 °C22.7 °C
August239 mm1527.6 °C32.3 °C22.8 °C
September252 mm1627.6 °C32.4 °C22.9 °C
October279 mm1627.7 °C32.4 °C22.9 °C
November190 mm1427.9 °C32.9 °C23.0 °C
December133 mm1127.9 °C32.8 °C22.9 °C
The year2,414 mm16527.9 °C32.9 °C23.0 °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 44 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
44.1% of people[17]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 44 of every 100 people in Buldon lived below the poverty line in 2021 (44.1%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 34.9% and 53.2%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 1school

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 offices1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Buldon. 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.[12, 13]

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
Lone district of Maguindanao del Norte[15, 16]

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
    Pahmia Aratuc Manalao[18]
    Vice mayor
    Abolais Aratuc Manalao[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Pahmia Aratuc Manalao[19]
    Vice mayor
    Abolais Aratuc Manalao[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Abolais Aratuc Manalao[20]
    Vice mayor
    Cairoden Pandapatan Pangunotan[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Abolais Aratuc Manalao[21]
    Vice mayor
    Cairoden Pandapatan Pangunotan[21]

  5. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Fatima Ruth Pembayabaya Tomawis[22]
    Vice mayor
    Abolais Aratuc Manalao[22]

  6. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Fatima Ruth Pembayabaya-Aratuc Tomawis[23]
    Vice mayor
    Hadji Amir Pagayao Gapor[23]

  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Abolais Manalao[24]
    Vice mayor
    Amer Gapor[24]

  8. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Abolais A. Manalao[25]
    Vice mayor
    Amer P. Gapor[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of Buldon, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Pahmia Aratuc Manalao[18]Abolais Aratuc Manalao[18]
2022–2025Pahmia Aratuc Manalao[19]Abolais Aratuc Manalao[19]
2019–2022Abolais Aratuc Manalao[20]Cairoden Pandapatan Pangunotan[20]
2016–2019Abolais Aratuc Manalao[21]Cairoden Pandapatan Pangunotan[21]
2010–2013Fatima Ruth Pembayabaya Tomawis[22]Abolais Aratuc Manalao[22]
2007–2010Fatima Ruth Pembayabaya-Aratuc Tomawis[23]Hadji Amir Pagayao Gapor[23]
2004–2007Abolais Manalao[24]Amer Gapor[24]
2001–2004Abolais A. Manalao[25]Amer P. Gapor[25]

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 3419, approved June 18, 1961 and effective upon approval, created the Municipality of Buldon in Cotabato from barrios and sitios of Parang, with its seat at Nabalawag.[9]

Its story

Under Executive Order No. 82 of 1947, a municipal district called Buldun was part of the municipality of Parang in Cotabato province.[11]

In 1961 Congress separated a long list of barrios and sitios from Parang and made them the new municipality of Buldon. The list included a barrio called Buldon and one called Gallego Edcor Farm.[9]

The first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors were to be appointed by the President and serve until elected successors qualified.[9]

Timeline

  1. August 18, 1947

    Executive Order No. 82 placed the municipal district of Buldun inside the municipality of Parang.[11]

  2. June 18, 1961

    Republic Act No. 3419 created the Municipality of Buldon from part of Parang.[9]

Nearby

Buldon shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Buldon beside Maguindanao del Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte.

Buldon beside Maguindanao del Norte
FigureBuldonMaguindanao del NorteRank among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte
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 glossary45,676[1, 2]1,124,8116th of 13
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 glossary3.43% a year[1, 2]slower4.31% a year9th of 13
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 glossary102[6]less crowded37613th of 13
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 glossary446.08 km²[6]2,990.84 km²2nd of 13
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 glossary5.9[1, 2]higher4.3not 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 glossary24.2%[5]lower58.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Datu Odin Sinsuat, the capital of Maguindanao del Norte
54.1 km south
Manila
870.4 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. BariraMaguindanao del Norte15.3 km southwest
  2. ButigLanao del Sur17.8 km north
  3. AlamadaCotabato19.0 km east
  4. MatanogMaguindanao del Norte21.4 km west
  5. PigkawayanCotabato23.7 km south
  6. ParangMaguindanao del Norte24.9 km southwest

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