Malabang

Malabang
ملابانج
Municipality of Malabang
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Malabang is located in Philippines
Malabang
Malabang
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°35′36″N 124°04′20″E / 7.59333°N 124.07222°E / 7.59333; 124.07222
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Sur
District 2nd district
Founded1520
CharteredMay 19, 1893
Barangays37 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAlinader M. Balindong
 • Vice MayorRaizoli S. Balindong
 • RepresentativeYasser A. Balindong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate37,720 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total198.10 km2 (76.49 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total49,088
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 • Households
7,647
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
10.81
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 171.4 million (2020), 64.44 million (2012)
 • Assets₱ 80.29 million (2020), 118 million (2012)
 • Expenditure₱ 161.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 0.5527 million (2020), 0.9782 million (2012)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9300
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Tagalog
Websitehttps://malabang.com.ph/

Malabang, officially the Municipality of Malabang (Maranao: Inged a Malabang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Malabang), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,088 people.[3] The town is one of the two former capitals of the Sultanate of Maguindanao from 1515 until the Spanish conquered the land in 1888.

  1. ^ Municipality of Malabang | (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). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". 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.