Ditsaan-Ramain

Ditsaan-Ramain, officially the Municipality of Ditsaan-Ramain (Maranao: Inged a Ditsaan-Ramain; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ditsaan-Ramain), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,406 people.^[6]

Ditsaan-Ramain ديتساعن راماين Ditsa-an Ramain
Municipality
Municipality of Ditsaan-Ramain
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Map of Lanao del Sur with Ditsaan-Ramain highlighted
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Ditsaan-Ramain Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°58′43″N 124°21′18″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	1st district
Founded	February 13, 1956
Barangays	35 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ansaruddin Alonto Adiong
• Vice Mayor	Abdul Jabbar G. Dida-agun
• Representative	Ziaur-Rahman A. Adiong
• Municipal Council	Members [2] Nurbani Bin Jamel C. Macaraya Kamalodin, Malawad Nixon, Macmac Saanodin, Macarampat Hadji Said T. Dalomanding Otowa A. Hadji Ali Arsad P. Bubong Hadji Latiph Raongan B. Batua-an
• Electorate	23,528 voters (2025)
Area [3]
• Total	527.98 km2 (203.85 sq mi)
Elevation	727 m (2,385 ft)
Highest elevation	1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Lowest elevation	695 m (2,280 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[4]
• Total	26,918
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Households	3,512
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.34 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 219.4 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 173 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 174.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 98.85 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9713
PSGC	1903624000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog
Website	www.ditsaanramain-lds.gov.ph

History

Ditsaan-Ramain is part of the SHAKBA (Bubong, Buadi-Puso, Ditsa-an Ramain and Kapai). SHAKBA is a Maranao word which means links or interconnection. Shakba has many rivers and links to each other and this is where the name derives. Ditsa-an Ramain (shakba) is considered as peaceful among the municipalities of the province.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Barangays

Ditsaan-Ramain is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bago a Ingud
• Bayabao
• Buada Babai
• Buadi Alao
• Buadi Oloc
• Pagalongan Buadi Dingan
• Dado
• Dangimprampiai
• Darimbang
• Dilausan
• Ditsaan Proper
• Gadongan
• Pagalongan Ginaopan
• Barimbingan
• Baclayan Lilod
• Baclayan Raya
• Buayaan Lilod
• Bubong Dangiprampiai
• Buayaan Raya
• Linamon
• Lumbatan Ramain
• Buayaan Madanding
• Maindig Ditsaan
• Mandara
• Maranao Timber
• Pagalongan Proper
• Pagalongan Masioon
• Polo
• Pugaan
• Ramain Poblacion
• Ramain Proper
• Rantian
• Sundiga Bayabao
• Talub
• Sultan Pangadapan
• Upper Pugaan

Climate

Climate data for Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao de Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	159 (6.3)	143 (5.6)	166 (6.5)	183 (7.2)	357 (14.1)	414 (16.3)	333 (13.1)	309 (12.2)	289 (11.4)	285 (11.2)	253 (10.0)	166 (6.5)	3,057 (120.4)
Average rainy days	18.4	17.2	20.6	23.4	29.3	29.2	29.9	29.4	27.7	28.7	25.5	19.9	299.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[7]

Demographics

Population census of Ditsaan-Ramain

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	3,929	—
1939	5,981	+2.02%
1948	9,983	+5.86%
1960	14,310	+3.05%
1970	16,331	+1.33%
1975	20,088	+4.24%
1980	11,024	−11.30%
1990	13,332	+1.92%
1995	16,285	+3.82%
2000	19,157	+3.54%
2007	25,425	+3.98%
2010	20,208	−8.02%
2015	22,299	+1.89%
2020	24,406	+1.92%
2024	26,918	+2.38%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Ditsaan-Ramain

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 30.33 2003 37.23 2006 33.00 2009 41.89 2012 67.04 2015 64.23 2018 72.98 2021 25.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]