Lantapan

Lantapan
Municipality of Lantapan
Municipal hall
Municipal hall
Flag of Lantapan
Official seal of Lantapan
Nickname: 
Heart of Bukidnon
Map of Bukidnon with Lantapan highlighted
Map of Bukidnon with Lantapan highlighted
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Lantapan is located in Philippines
Lantapan
Lantapan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°00′00″N 125°01′24″E / 8°N 125.0233°E / 8; 125.0233
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceBukidnon
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 18, 1968
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Lantapan[*]Ernie R. Devibar
 • Vice MayorSulpicio D. Gallano Jr.
 • RepresentativeJonathan Keith T. Flores
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate39,698 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total328.35 km2 (126.78 sq mi)
Elevation
961 m (3,153 ft)
Highest elevation
1,601 m (5,253 ft)
Lowest elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total65,974
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
 • Households
14,653
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
38.13
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 241.5 million (2020), 104.5 million (2012), 115.6 million (2013), 131.1 million (2014), 146.4 million (2015), 161.7 million (2016), 179.4 million (2017), 194.6 million (2018), 216.5 million (2019)
 • Assets₱ 814.6 million (2020), 305.4 million (2012), 319.9 million (2013), 355.2 million (2014), 414.6 million (2015), 520.5 million (2016), 590.1 million (2017), 708.8 million (2018), 720.4 million (2019), 916.7 million (2021)
 • Expenditure₱ 206.3 million (2020), 77.4 million (2012), 83.77 million (2013), 88.36 million (2014), 96.86 million (2015), 121.4 million (2016), 137.6 million (2017)
 • Liabilities₱ 255.4 million (2020), 80.62 million (2012), 71.15 million (2013), 67.57 million (2014), 79.78 million (2015), 144.1 million (2016), 184.2 million (2017), 256.9 million (2018), 218.9 million (2019), 197.4 million (2021)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBukidnon 2 Electric Cooperative (BUSECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8722
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)88
Native languagesBinukid
Cebuano
Ata Manobo
Tagalog
Websitewww.lantapanbuk.gov.ph

Lantapan, officially the Municipality of Lantapan (Bukid and Higaonon: Banuwa ta Lantapan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lantapan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lantapan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,974 people.[3]

Lantapan is known as the “vegetable basket” of Mindanao.

It used to be a barrio of Malaybalay until its creation, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4787 enacted on June 18, 1968, as a separate municipality.

  1. ^ Municipality of Lantapan | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.