Talayan | |
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| Municipality of Talayan | |
 Municipal Compound | |
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 Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Talayan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Talayan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°59′04″N 124°21′23″E / 6.98445°N 124.356383°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Maguindanao del Sur |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | September 22, 1976 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Talayan[*] | Tungkang A. Midtimbang |
| • Vice Mayor | Datu Ali S. Midtimbang Jr. |
| • Representative | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 18,163 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.84 km2 (55.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 34,156 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,400 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 52.76 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 123.7 million (2020, 2019) |
| • Assets | ₱ 152.5 million (2020, 2019) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 127.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 43 million (2020, 2019) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9612 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Maguindanao Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Talayan, officially the Municipality of Talayan (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Talayan; Iranun: Inged a Talayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talayan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,156 people.[3]
Talayan was created through Presidential Decree No. 1009 by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 22, 1976.[5] It was carved from the municipalities of Datu Piang and Dinaig (now Datu Odin Sinsuat).
Datu Udzag Midtimbang was the first appointed mayor of entire Talayan now divided into 4 municipalities, Talitay, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Talayan and Guindulungan. followed by a younger brother Datu Antao, and now Datu Ali. With these leaders, Talayan now and then remains as a place for everybody. Many projects now serve the public like concrete roads and lights in every home. A new public market is now being constructed under the leadership of Mayor Hadji Datu Ali.
- ^ Municipality of Talayan | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1009, s. 1976 | GOVPH". 22 September 1976.