Pantao Ragat

Pantao Ragat, officially the Municipality of Pantao Ragat (Maranao: Inged a Pantao Ragat; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pantao Ragat; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pantao Ragat), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,247 people.^[5]

Pantao Ragat فانتاو راغات‎
Municipality
Municipality of Pantao Ragat
Seal
Map of Lanao del Norte with Pantao Ragat highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pantao Ragat Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°03′N 124°09′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	June 1, 1966
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Mohammad Daud Nabil D. Lantud
• Vice Mayor	Lacson M. Lantud
• Representative	Sittie Aminah Q. Dimaporo
• Municipal Council	Members Ryan Bin Lacson D. Lantud II Motalib M. Lantud Jr. Raimona B. Mangotara Minsuari C. Naga Acmad P. Magomnang H. Faisal T. Ibrahim Hamim M. Macabangun Musa D. Gute
• Electorate	12,152 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	124.30 km2 (47.99 sq mi)
Elevation	582 m (1,909 ft)
Highest elevation	933 m (3,061 ft)
Lowest elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	32,557
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
• Households	4,521
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	45.8 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 166 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 28.13 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 111.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 9.593 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9208
PSGC	1003516000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog
Major religions	Islam
Website	www.pantaoragatldn.gov.ph

Pantao Ragat is the mother town of Matungao and Poona Piagapo.

Geography

Barangays

Pantao Ragat is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Aloon
• Banday
• Bubong Pantao Ragat
• Bobonga Radapan
• Cabasagan
• Calawe
• Culubun
• Dilimbayan
• Dimayon
• Lomidong
• Madaya
• Maliwanag
• Matampay
• Natangcopan
• Pansor
• Pantao Marug
• Poblacion East
• Poblacion West
• Tangcal
• Tongcopan

Climate

Climate data for Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25 (77)	25 (77)	26 (79)	27 (81)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	26 (79)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	20 (68)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)
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[6]

Demographics

Population census of Pantao Ragat

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	2,294	—
1939	4,396	+3.15%
1948	6,121	+3.75%
1960	4,548	−2.44%
1970	6,306	+3.32%
1975	14,389	+17.99%
1980	9,776	−7.44%
1990	12,530	+2.51%
1995	14,637	+2.96%
2000	16,474	+2.57%
2007	20,097	+2.78%
2010	23,122	+5.24%
2015	27,866	+3.62%
2020	30,247	+1.74%
2024	32,557	+1.78%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Pantao Ragat

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 51.75 2003 74.03 2006 40.60 2009 59.68 2012 67.31 2015 58.77 2018 42.51 2021 45.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

A Philippine Army soldier standing on guard in Pantao Ragat in 2007