Poona Bayabao

Poona Bayabao
فوعونا باياباو
Gata
Municipality of Poona Bayabao
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Poona Bayabao is located in Philippines
Poona Bayabao
Poona Bayabao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°51′N 124°21′E / 7.85°N 124.35°E / 7.85; 124.35
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Sur
District 1st district
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Poona Bayabao[*]Janimah L. Derogongan
 • Vice MayorNadja Panoroganan B. Pacala
 • RepresentativeZiaur-Rahman A. Adiong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate12,774 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total242.34 km2 (93.57 sq mi)
Elevation
733 m (2,405 ft)
Highest elevation
1,147 m (3,763 ft)
Lowest elevation
696 m (2,283 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total31,141
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Households
4,892
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.27
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 130 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 45.64 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 131.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 0.2364 million (2020, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9705
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Tagalog
Websitewww.poonabayabao-lds.gov.ph

Poona Bayabao, officially the Municipality of Poona Bayabao (Maranao: Inged a Poona Bayabao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Poona Bayabao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,141 people.[4]

It is formerly known as Gata.

  1. ^ "2022 Election Results:Poona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur". Rappler. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ Municipality of Poona Bayabao | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.