Lumbatan

Lumbatan, officially the Municipality of Lumbatan (Maranao: Inged a Lumbatan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lumbatan), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,780 people.^[5]

Lumbatan لومباتان
Municipality
Municipality of Lumbatan
Flag Seal
Map of Lanao del Sur with Lumbatan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Lumbatan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°47′06″N 124°15′22″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Sulutan sa Macadar	Dr. Gamal Grande Mamacotao
• Mayor	Allan "Bombi" I. Lao
• Vice Mayor	Mohiddin C. Mua
• Representative	Yasser A. Balindong
Area [2]
• Total	158.39 km2 (61.15 sq mi)
Elevation	751 m (2,464 ft)
Highest elevation	919 m (3,015 ft)
Lowest elevation	696 m (2,283 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	24,988
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
• Households	3,474
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	26.52 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 146.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 145.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 127.3 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 41.26 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9307
PSGC	1903612000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog
Website	www.lumbatan-lds.gov.ph

The town has a full view of Mount Makaturing.

History

Macadar, as Headed by Sultan sa Macadar, Dr. Gamal Mamacotao, the old town of Lumbatan, Province of Sultan Mardan.^[6] 2nd District in Lanao del Sur, (not use or not confirmed).;Sultan Mardan in Macadar, was among to the 15th century rulers of the Sultanates of Lanao.

In 2004, nine barangays of Lumbatan were made into Lumbaca-Unayan, a separate municipality.

Barangay Ligue was created out of barangay Pantar in pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 79 dated 27 October 1998, which was ratified through a plebiscite conducted by the COMELEC on March 25, 2006.^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Lumbatan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Alog
• Gandamatu (not included)
• Bayasungen (Raya Macadar)
• Buad
• Budi (Lake side of the Ranau)
• Dago-ok
• Dalama
• Dalipuga
• Lalapung
• Lumbac (Old name is Talbo)
• Lumbac Bacayawan (Tomarumpong Macadar / Aman village)
• Lunay
• Sugoda Tambac (not included)
• Macadar (Gandamatu City, Poblacion).
• Madaya (Tambac City), poblacion, (Sulayman Village).
• Maniokod (not included)
• Minanga Macadar
• Pantar
• Picotaan
• Poblacion (Lumbatan)
• Tambac Oriental
• Tambac Occidental (not included)
• Bubong Macadar
• Penaring (Lilod a Macadar)
• Ligue

Climate

Climate data for Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	26 (79)	25 (78)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	20 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	236 (9.3)	225 (8.9)	244 (9.6)	235 (9.3)	304 (12.0)	287 (11.3)	200 (7.9)	175 (6.9)	158 (6.2)	200 (7.9)	287 (11.3)	243 (9.6)	2,794 (110.2)
Average rainy days	24.3	22.3	26.0	27.2	28.3	27.2	25.8	24.8	22.2	25.4	27.2	25.8	306.5
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Lumbatan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	2,596	—
1939	7,961	+5.48%
1948	9,284	+1.72%
1960	18,006	+5.67%
1970	17,790	−0.12%
1975	19,285	+1.63%
1980	8,750	−14.61%
1990	14,765	+5.37%
1995	15,505	+0.92%
2000	17,445	+2.56%
2007	24,036	+4.52%
2010	16,719	−12.37%
2015	19,105	+2.57%
2020	22,780	+3.77%
2024	24,988	+2.25%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Lumbatan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 70.71 2003 56.80 2006 34.00 2009 36.80 2012 59.43 2015 65.79 2018 76.85 2021 26.52 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]