Madalum

Madalum, officially the Municipality of Madalum (Maranao: Inged a Madalum; Tagalog: Bayan ng Madalum), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,478 people.^[6]

Madalum مادالم
Municipality
Municipality of Madalum
Flag Seal
Map of Lanao del Sur with Madalum highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Madalum Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°51′11″N 124°07′08″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	37 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Fathma Hazrat O. Sarangani
• Vice Mayor	Omeraidah S. Mindalano
• Representative	Yasser A. Balindong
• Municipal Council	Members [2] Asanie M. Mayon Noraida T. Abdullah Omar M. Barabgay, Jr. Aladdin E. Pandapatan Abdulazis A. Tantao Mohammad Norjasem C. Hassan Juhail T. Mangotara Alvin V. Raniai
• Electorate	12,837 voters (2025)
Area [3]
• Total	498.39 km2 (192.43 sq mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Highest elevation	1,801 m (5,909 ft)
Lowest elevation	696 m (2,283 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[4]
• Total	30,044
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Households	4,211
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	21.05 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 258.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 320.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 244.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 107.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9315
PSGC	1903613000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog
Website	www.madalum-lds.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

Madalum is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Abaga
• Bacayawan
• Bagoaingud
• Basak
• Bato
• Bubong
• Cabasaran
• Cadayonan
• Dandamun
• Delausan
• Diampaca
• Dibarosan
• Gadongan
• Gurain
• Kormatan
• Liangan
• Liangan I
• Lilitun
• Linao
• Linuk
• Lumbac
• Madaya
• Padian Torogan I
• Pagayawan
• Paridi-Kalimodan
• Poblacion
• Punud
• Racotan
• Raya
• Riray
• Sabanding
• Salongabanding
• Sogod Kaloy
• Sugod
• Tamporong
• Tongantongan
• Udangun

Climate

Climate data for Madalum, 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)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)
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 Madalum

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	1,606	—
1939	3,173	+3.30%
1948	4,699	+4.46%
1960	6,523	+2.77%
1970	7,937	+1.98%
1975	10,005	+4.75%
1980	8,912	−2.29%
1990	14,747	+5.17%
1995	15,838	+1.35%
2000	18,405	+3.27%
2007	25,585	+4.65%
2010	20,243	−8.17%
2015	23,127	+2.57%
2020	26,478	+2.89%
2024	30,044	+3.08%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Madalum

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 68.13 2003 58.13 2006 27.90 2009 32.55 2012 60.87 2015 64.45 2018 73.99 2021 21.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Government

Mayor of Madalum

• 1956–1959, Hadji Usman Macarimbang Alawi (First appointed mayor)
• 1959–1963, Hadji Usman Macarimbang Alawi
• 1963–1967, Hadji Usman Macarimbang Alawi
• 1967–1971, Hadji Yasin Bazar
• 1971–1976, Hadji Abolais Raquib Omar
• 1976–1978, Macapando Angni (Appointed)
• 1978–1980, Hadji Yasin Bazar (Appointed)
• 1980–1986, Hadji Abolais Raquib Omar
• 1986–1988, Usman T. Sarangani, Sr. (Appointed)
• 1988–1992, Usman T. Sarangani, Sr.
• 1992–1995, Usman T. Sarangani, Sr.
• 1995–1998, Usman T. Sarangani, Sr.
• 1998–2001, Soraida M. Sarangani
• 2001–2004, Soraida M. Sarangani
• 2004–2007, Soraida M. Sarangani
• 2007–2010, Usman M. Sarangani, Jr.
• 2010–2013, Usman M. Sarangani, Jr.
• 2013–2016, Usman M. Sarangani, Jr.
• 2016–2019, Soraida M. Sarangani
• 2019–2022, Omeraidah S. Mindalano
• 2022–2025, Usman M. Sarangani, Jr.
• 2025–present, Fathma Hazrat Macarimbang Omar Sarangani