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Municipalities in Lanao del Sur

A municipality is a local government made up of barangays, led by a mayor, a vice mayor and the Sangguniang Bayan, the municipal council.[1] Only Congress can create one, by law, approved in a plebiscite. The law asks for an income of ₱2.5 million a year, 25,000 people and 50 km² of land.[1]

A municipality that grows can become a component city by law, once it earns ₱100 million a year and has 100 km² of land or 150,000 people.[1, 2]

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BukidnonCotabatoLanao del NorteMaguindanao del NorteAmai ManabilangBacolod-KalawiBalabaganBalindongBayangBinidayanBuadiposo-BuntongBubongButigCalanogasMarawi CityDitsaan-RamainGanassiKapaiKapataganLumba-BayabaoLumbaca-UnayanLumbatanLumbayanagueMadalumMadambaMaguingMalabangMarantaoMarogongMasiuMulondoPagayawanPiagapoPicongPoona BayabaoPualasSaguiaranSultan DumalondongTagoloan IITamparanTarakaTubaranTugayaWao

Municipalities in Lanao del Sur, at a glance

Municipalities
39[3]
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
1,108,144[4]
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
5,399.01 km²[5]
Each municipality's official area, added up.
Most people
Malabang[4]
Lanao del Sur
58,377 people
Fewest people
Lumbaca-Unayan[4]
Lanao del Sur
8,768 people
Largest by landLand 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
Butig[5]
Lanao del Sur
712.92 km²
Most crowdedPopulation 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
Tamparan[5]
Lanao del Sur
4,355 people per km²
Fastest growing, 10,000 people or moreGrowth 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
Piagapo[4]
Lanao del Sur
7.39% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth 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
None of the 39[4]
Every one had more people in 2024 than in 2020.
Island group: Mindanao
Region: Bangsamoro (BARMM)
Province: Lanao del Sur
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Each row is a municipality, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

39 municipalities, most people first.

Municipalities in Lanao del Sur, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²Land areaGrowth, 2020–2024
1MalabangLanao del Sur58,37770782.55 km²4.24% a year
2WaoLanao del Sur51,081140363.88 km²0.34% a year
3Lumba-BayabaoLanao del Sur50,95978656.96 km²2.53% a year
4MarantaoLanao del Sur46,2331,30935.31 km²4.97% a year
5PiagapoLanao del Sur40,558244166.29 km²7.39% a year
6BalindongLanao del Sur40,04787445.83 km²5.08% a year
7MaguingLanao del Sur37,29293399.16 km²4.99% a year
8TamparanLanao del Sur37,1904,3558.54 km²3.61% a year
9MasiuLanao del Sur36,8031,03435.59 km²2.22% a year
10GanassiLanao del Sur33,8971,45623.28 km²2.32% a year
11MarogongLanao del Sur33,595185181.28 km²2.65% a year
12Poona BayabaoLanao del Sur33,3071,68619.76 km²1.63% a year
13BalabaganLanao del Sur31,227291107.39 km²1.08% a year
14BayangLanao del Sur30,2271,39921.61 km²1.83% a year
15MadalumLanao del Sur30,044282106.42 km²3.08% a year
16TarakaLanao del Sur29,5582,19813.45 km²2.03% a year
17SaguiaranLanao del Sur28,80790931.68 km²1.83% a year
18BubongLanao del Sur28,733102281.16 km²1.95% a year
19BinidayanLanao del Sur27,0311,72015.72 km²0.97% a year
20Ditsaan-RamainLanao del Sur26,9181,59316.90 km²2.38% a year
21TugayaLanao del Sur26,28361842.54 km²1.42% a year
22ButigLanao del Sur25,39436712.92 km²2.65% a year
23LumbatanLanao del Sur24,98831180.43 km²2.24% a year
24MadambaLanao del Sur24,88627889.54 km²2.94% a year
25Bacolod-KalawiLanao del Sur24,3811,07722.63 km²1.27% a year
26Buadiposo-BuntongLanao del Sur23,283131177.11 km²6.30% a year
27KapataganLanao del Sur23,228165141.00 km²3.04% a year
28MulondoLanao del Sur23,1591,30417.76 km²3.66% a year
29KapaiLanao del Sur21,63023592.16 km²1.20% a year
30LumbayanagueLanao del Sur21,4691,08919.72 km²2.86% a year
31PicongLanao del Sur19,296178108.25 km²0.49% a year
32PualasLanao del Sur18,02042042.86 km²5.30% a year
33CalanogasLanao del Sur17,58524571.84 km²3.91% a year
34TubaranLanao del Sur17,56725469.11 km²0.94% a year
35PagayawanLanao del Sur15,65931549.72 km²0.94% a year
36Amai ManabilangLanao del Sur14,83736417.04 km²4.96% a year
37Sultan DumalondongLanao del Sur12,98471018.29 km²0.92% a year
38Tagoloan IILanao del Sur12,84324546.43 km²0.46% a year
39Lumbaca-UnayanLanao del Sur8,76813166.90 km²1.83% a year

How it fits

Cities and municipalities are the local governments of the towns, each led by a mayor, a vice mayor and a council, and each made up of barangays. A municipality becomes a city by a law of Congress, once it earns enough and has enough people or land.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

  1. 1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  2. 2.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9009: amending Section 450 of the Local Government Code, raising the income a municipality needs to become a component city. Published February 24, 2001. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.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

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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