Marantao
مارانتاو | |
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Municipality of Marantao | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°57′00″N 124°13′59″E / 7.95°N 124.233°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Lanao del Sur |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Akira I. Alonto |
• Vice Mayor | Nashriph B. Cornell |
• Representative | Ziaur-Rahman A. Adiong |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 33,014 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 660.00 km2 (254.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 795 m (2,608 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,171 m (3,842 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 696 m (2,283 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 37,763 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,909 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 26.27 |
• Revenue | ₱ 217.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 75.74 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 223.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 2.505 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9711 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Native languages | Maranao Tagalog |
Website | www |
Marantao, officially the Municipality of Marantao (Maranao: Inged a Marantao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Marantao), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,763 people.[3]
Marantao (Merantau) is a Malay word that means "to go on adventure, travel or hunting or even on a war expedition".