Pantukan

Pantukan, officially the Municipality of Pantukan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pantukan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pantukan), is a municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,786 people.^[5]

Pantukan
Municipality
Municipality of Pantukan
Nickname:  The Gold Coast
Map of Davao de Oro with Pantukan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pantukan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°07′37″N 125°53′51″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao de Oro
District	2nd district
Founded	November 13, 1936
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Oliver Ceniza (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Cirila Arancon-Engbino (Independent)
• Representative	Leonel Ceniza
• Electorate	66,946 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	533.11 km2 (205.83 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Highest elevation	302 m (991 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	91,312
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
• Households	21,663
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	29.82 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 533.2 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 888.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 443.7 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 181.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8809
PSGC	1108211000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)87
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo
Website	pantukan.gov.ph

History

In 1914, Governor General Charles Yeater declared Pantukan as a municipal district. Sangui, a Mansaka, was appointed president. A year after, he was replaced by Bancas Mansaka. On November 13, 1936, President Manuel L. Quezon declared it a regular municipality of the then-undivided province of Davao, therefore becoming the oldest town in Davao de Oro.^[6] Teodoro Fuentes was appointed its first Alkalde. Juan Caballero Sr. was its first elected Mayor.

It later became part of Davao del Norte upon the division of Davao on May 8, 1967,^[7] and Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro) beginning in 1998.^[8][9]

Geography

Barangays

Pantukan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. ^[10] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bongabong
• Bongbong
• P. Fuentes
• Kingking (Poblacion)
• Magnaga
• Matiao
• Napnapan
• Tagdangua
• Tambongon
• Tibagon
• Las Arenas
• Araibo
• Tagugpo

Climate

Climate data for Pantukan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	168 (6.6)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	141 (5.6)	216 (8.5)	235 (9.3)	183 (7.2)	169 (6.7)	143 (5.6)	176 (6.9)	226 (8.9)	168 (6.6)	2,109 (83.1)
Average rainy days	22.1	18.5	21.7	22.5	27.8	28.1	27.4	26.6	24.7	26.3	26.5	24.9	297.1
Source: Meteoblue[11]

Demographics

Population census of Pantukan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	8,162	—
1939	15,591	+3.13%
1948	17,234	+1.12%
1960	16,493	−0.37%
1970	21,890	+2.87%
1975	25,291	+2.94%
1980	30,281	+3.67%
1990	46,300	+4.34%
1995	56,780	+3.90%
2000	61,801	+1.83%
2007	69,656	+1.66%
2010	79,067	+4.72%
2015	85,899	+1.59%
2020	90,786	+1.17%
2024	91,312	+0.14%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16]

In the 2020 census, the population of Pantukan, Davao de Oro, was 90,786 people,^[17] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Pantukan

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 52.90 2003 44.06 2006 34.40 2009 28.25 2012 36.45 2015 26.21 2018 27.77 2021 29.82 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

The municipality is primarily dependent on mining but agriculture thrives in communities within its boundary. While small scale mining operates in the town, a large mining operator has been granted permit to explore gold in the area. Gold deposits in Barangay Kingking alone is estimated to be at 10.3 million ounces (290,000 kg) with copper deposits of 5.4 billion pounds (2.4 Mt). Nationwide Development Corporation (Nadecor) holds the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) for the Kingking mine site.