Barira
باريرا | |
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Municipality of Barira | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°28′14″N 124°21′22″E / 7.4706°N 124.3561°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro |
Province | Maguindanao del Norte |
District | Lone district |
Founded | August 29, 1977 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Abdul Rauf D. Tomawis |
• Vice Mayor | Bahrain M. Dagalangit |
• Representative | Sittie Shahara "Dimple" I. Mastura |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 20,491 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 392.61 km2 (151.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
Highest elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 36,143 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,008 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 40.89 |
• Revenue | ₱ 160.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 555.3 million (2020), 36.07 million (2012) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 161.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 56.82 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9614 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
Native languages | Maguindanao Maranao Iranun Tagalog |
Website | www |
Barira, officially the Municipality of Barira (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Barira; Iranun and Mëranaw: Inged a Barira; Tagalog: Bayan ng Barira), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,143 people.[3]