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Lantapan | |
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Municipality of Lantapan | |
Nickname: Heart of Bukidnon | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°00′00″N 125°01′24″E / 8°N 125.0233°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Bukidnon |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | June 18, 1968 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Lantapan[*] | Ernie R. Devibar |
• Vice Mayor | Sulpicio D. Gallano Jr. |
• Representative | Jonathan Keith T. Flores |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 39,698 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 328.35 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] | |
• Total | 65,974 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
• Households | 14,653 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 38.13 |
• 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 | |
• Electricity | Bukidnon 2 Electric Cooperative (BUSECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8722 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Binukid Cebuano Ata Manobo Tagalog |
Website | www |
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.