Lutayan

Lutayan, officially the Municipality of Lutayan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Lutayan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Lutayan, Jawi: ايڠد نو لتاين; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lutayan), is a municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,644 people.^[3]

Lutayan
Municipality
Municipality of Lutayan
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	لتاين
Flag Seal
Map of Sultan Kudarat with Lutayan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Lutayan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°36′N 124°51′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Soccsksargen
Province	Sultan Kudarat
District	1st district
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Pax Mangudadatu
• Vice Mayor	Datu Prince Raden M. Sakaluran
• Representative	Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran
• Municipal Council	Members Yahyhjun K. Mangudadatu Zacaria R. Macasayon Tautin M. Dagloc Normia M. Cadil Kamid A. Paja Prinz Aldon P. Ligo Ronnie L. Genovia Edgar C. Lacamento
• Electorate	34,816 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	271.00 km2 (104.63 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Highest elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Lowest elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	65,644
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
• Households	13,113
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	41.01 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 225.9 million (2020, 2022)
• Assets	₱ 234.9 million (2020, 2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 216.4 million (2020, 2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 112.3 million (2020, 2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9803
PSGC	1206507000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Hiligaynon Maguindanao Tagalog
Website	www.lutayan.gov.ph

This lakeside town shares Lake Buluan with its neighboring municipality, Buluan, Maguindanao. Lutayan was carved out from Buluan in 1966. The first appointed mayor was the wife of the then-mayor of Buluan, a royalty from the Buayan Sultanate, Bai Linilang Mangelen. She was also the first ever elected Mayor of the town and served for two decades.

Geography

Barangays

Lutayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Antong
• Bayasong
• Blingkong
• Lutayan Proper
• Maindang
• Mamali
• Manili
• Mangudadatu
• Palavilla
• Sampao
• Sisiman
• Tamnag (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	64 (2.5)	45 (1.8)	59 (2.3)	71 (2.8)	140 (5.5)	179 (7.0)	192 (7.6)	198 (7.8)	163 (6.4)	147 (5.8)	113 (4.4)	66 (2.6)	1,437 (56.5)
Average rainy days	12.2	10.3	12.7	15.7	26.0	27.4	28.1	28.2	26.0	26.7	22.9	16.6	252.8
Source: Meteoblue[5]

Demographics

Population census of Lutayan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	9,581	—
1975	6,730	−6.84%
1980	19,090	+23.18%
1990	30,276	+4.72%
1995	34,654	+2.56%
2000	40,881	+3.61%
2007	51,640	+3.27%
2010	56,179	+3.11%
2015	63,029	+2.22%
2020	65,644	+0.80%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Lutayan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 71.96 2003 49.27 2006 58.80 2009 51.07 2012 51.25 2015 54.02 2018 39.90 2021 41.01 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]