Kabuntalan

Kabuntalan, officially the Municipality of Kabuntalan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Kabuntalan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kabuntalan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,439 people.^[6]

Kabuntalan كبونتالن Tumbao
Municipality
Municipality of Kabuntalan
Municipal Hall
Seal
Map of Maguindanao del Norte with Kabuntalan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Kabuntalan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°07′07″N 124°21′53″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro
Province	Maguindanao del Norte
District	Lone district
Founded	June 16, 1949[1]
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government  [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Salaban G. Diocolano
• Vice Mayor	Datu Rahaf D. Diocolano
• Representative	Sittie Shahara "Dimple" I. Mastura
• Municipal Council	Members Tato M. Diocolano Sidik K. Hadjinor Janjalani N. Kusain Datu Bara E. Lauban Jr. Anwar R. Salik Rayan G. Alamada Laila E. Sionga Pangandaman A. Uko
• Electorate	12,729 voters (2025)
Area [3]
• Total	371.08 km2 (143.27 sq mi)
Elevation	4.0 m (13.1 ft)
Highest elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[4]
• Total	41,146
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Households	3,950
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	42.29 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 173 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 276.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 118.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 44.06 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9606
PSGC	1903814000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Maguindanao Tagalog
Website	www.kabuntalan.gov.ph

It is formerly known as Tumbao.^[7]

The town was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.

Geography

Barangays

Kabuntalan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bagumbayan
• Buterin
• Dadtumog (Dadtumeg)
• Gambar
• Ganta
• Katidtuan
• Langeban
• Liong
• Lower Taviran
• Maitong
• Matilak
• Pagalungan
• Payan
• Pedtad
• Pened
• Poblacion
• Upper Taviran

Climate

Climate data for Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	30 (1.2)	19 (0.7)	25 (1.0)	24 (0.9)	64 (2.5)	88 (3.5)	102 (4.0)	105 (4.1)	76 (3.0)	82 (3.2)	60 (2.4)	26 (1.0)	701 (27.5)
Average rainy days	9.8	8.5	11.3	11.9	21.6	23.9	24.1	24.5	20.9	21.8	16.8	11.8	206.9
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Kabuntalan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	4,062	—
1939	5,393	+1.36%
1960	13,012	+4.28%
1970	11,465	−1.26%
1975	9,693	−3.31%
1980	11,603	+3.66%
1990	16,842	+3.80%
1995	19,409	+2.69%
2000	23,137	+3.84%
2007	22,363	−0.47%
2010	16,794	−9.90%
2015	17,276	+0.54%
2020	25,439	+8.49%
2024	41,146	+12.24%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Kabuntalan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 62.48 2003 48.02 2006 51.30 2009 62.77 2012 57.58 2015 62.49 2018 68.51 2021 42.29 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Gross Domestic Product

The Gross Domestic Product of the Municipality (2022) is 9,763,500,000(PHP).

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines