Marantao

Municipality in Lanao del Sur, Philippines

Municipality in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines

Marantao

مارانتاو

Municipality

Municipality of Marantao

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Map of Lanao del Sur with Marantao highlighted

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Marantao

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 7°57′00″N 124°13′59″E﻿ / ﻿7.95°N 124.233°E﻿ / 7.95; 124.233
Country| Philippines
Region| Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province| Lanao del Sur
District|  1st district
Barangays| 34 (see Barangays)
Government

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• Type| Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor| Akira I. Alonto
• Vice Mayor| Nashriph B. Cornell
• Representative| Ziaur-Rahman A. Adiong
• Municipal Council|

Members

*   * Alieskandar U. Alonto III
* Bolkiah S. Umpar
* Jamael L. Baraocor
* Amron D. Cornell
* Omar-Naseef P. Yusoph
* Abdulbashet P. Abdullah
* Nur Hanieffe B. Datumolok
* Elias S. Disomala

• Electorate| 36,147 voters (2025)
Area

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• Total

| 660.00 km2 (254.83 sq mi)
Elevation

| 795 m (2,608 ft)
Highest elevation

| 1,171 m (3,842 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 696 m (2,283 ft)
Population

(2024 census)[3]

• Total

| 46,233
• Density| 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Households

| 5,909
Economy

• Income class| 2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence|

26.27

% (2021)[4]
• Revenue| ₱ 342.6 million (2022)
• Assets| ₱ 92.32 million (2022)
• Expenditure| ₱ 322.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities| ₱ 1.565 million (2022)
Service provider

• Electricity| Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

9711

PSGC|

1903616000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)63
Native languages| Maranao
Tagalog
Website| www.marantao-lds.gov.ph

Marantao, officially the Municipality of Marantao (Maranao: Inged a Marantao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Marantao), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,763 people.[5]

Marantao (Merantau) is a Malay word that means "to go on adventure, travel or hunting or even on a war expedition".

## Geography

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### Barangays

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Marantao is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

* Bacayawan
* Bacong
* Banga-Pantar
* Batal-Punud
* Bubong Madanding (Bubong)
* Camalig Bandara Ingud
* Camalig Bubong
* Camalig (Poblacion)
* Cawayan
* Cawayan Bacolod
* Cawayan Kalaw
* Cawayan Linuk
* Daanaingud
* Ilian
* Inudaran Campong
* Inudaran Loway
* Inudaran Lumbac
* Kialdan Proper
* Lubo Kialdan
* Lumbac Kialdan
* Mantapoli Kialdan
* Matampay Kialdan
* Maul
* Maul Ilian
* Maul Lumbaca Ingud
* Nataron
* Pagalongan Bacayawan
* Palao
* Pataimas Kialdan
* Poblacion
* Poona Marantao
* Punud Proper
* Tacub
* Tuca Kialdan

### Climate

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Climate data for Marantao, Lanao de Sur

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 25
(77)  | 26
(79)  | 26
(79)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)  | 21
(70)  | 21
(70)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)  | 20
(68)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 159
(6.3)  | 143
(5.6)  | 166
(6.5)  | 183
(7.2)  | 357
(14.1)  | 414
(16.3)  | 333
(13.1)  | 309
(12.2)  | 289
(11.4)  | 285
(11.2)  | 253
(10.0)  | 166
(6.5)  | 3,057
(120.4)
Average rainy days  | 18.4  | 17.2  | 20.6  | 23.4  | 29.3  | 29.2  | 29.9  | 29.4  | 27.7  | 28.7  | 25.5  | 19.9  | 299.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6]

## Demographics

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Population census of MarantaoYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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|

1918 | 3,640| —
1939 | 6,783| +3.01%
1948 | 2,494| −10.52%
1960 | 13,720| +15.26%
1970 | 15,861| +1.46%
1975 | 16,496| +0.79%
1980 | 11,777| −6.52%
1990 | 18,404| +4.57%
1995 | 20,942| +2.45%
2000 | 24,647| +3.55%
2007 | 32,075| +3.70%
2010 | 28,550| −4.15%
2015 | 32,974| +2.78%
2020 | 37,763| +2.90%
2024 | 46,233| +4.98%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

## Economy

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Poverty Incidence of Marantao

2000
52.84

2003
38.39

2006
33.00

2009
29.22

2012
60.20

2015
61.11

2018
67.27

2021
26.27

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

## Culture

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### Kawayan Torogan

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The Kawayan Torogan is the oldest known torogan in the Philippines. It is a traditional Maranao house built for royal Maranao families. There was once a campaign where the people wanted the municipalities of Marantao and Tugaya to pass an ordinance where the architectural scheme of the two towns will follow only the totogan style, in effect, preserve the Maranao people's most royal architectural style and lead to the first two towns with a planned town landscape under an indigenous Maranao architecture. However, the campaign led to deaf ears due to little funding available.

## References

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1. ^ Municipality of Marantao |  (DILG)
2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. ^ "Marantao, Lanao del Sur : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
7. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
8. ^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

## External links

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* Marantao profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
* Philippine Census Information
* Local Governance Performance Management System

Places adjacent to Marantao

| Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte | Piagapo / Saguiaran | Marawi

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Munai, Lanao del Norte |

Marantao

| Lake Lanao
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| Balindong |

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