Pualas

Pualas
بووالاس
Municipality of Pualas
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Pualas is located in Philippines
Pualas
Pualas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°49′N 124°04′E / 7.82°N 124.07°E / 7.82; 124.07
Country Philippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Sur
District 2nd district
Barangays23 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAmanoden T. Ducol
 • Vice MayorDialalodin L. Maruhom
 • RepresentativeYasser A. Balindong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate9,121 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total182.89 km2 (70.61 sq mi)
Elevation
937 m (3,074 ft)
Highest elevation
1,443 m (4,734 ft)
Lowest elevation
696 m (2,283 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total14,526
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Households
2,498
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
21.75
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 115.4 million (2020), 48.66 million (2012)
 • Assets₱ 78.74 million (2020), 12.71 million (2012)
 • Expenditure₱ 104.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 10.9 million (2020), 0.2868 million (2012)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9313
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Tagalog

Pualas, officially the Municipality of Pualas (Maranao: Inged a Pualas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pualas), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,526 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Pualas | (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 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.