Salvador, Lanao del Norte

Salvador, officially the Municipality of Salvador (Maranao: Inged a Salvador; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Salvador; Tagalog: Bayan ng Salvador), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,115 people.^[5]

Salvador
Municipality
Municipality of Salvador
Flag Seal
Map of Lanao del Norte with Salvador highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Salvador Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°54′N 123°51′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	January 13, 1960
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Hassanor L. Tawantawan
• Vice Mayor	Everto S. Tabera
• Representative	Sittie Aminah Dimaporo
• Municipal Council	Members Badelles T. Mangontawar Mawi T. Tawantawan Merlyn C. Genetiano Musa P. Tandayao Diosdado C. Panal Whey-am S. Macaayao Abulkhair M. Noron Jaime M. Generalao
• Electorate	13,363 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	113.99 km2 (44.01 sq mi)
Elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Highest elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Lowest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	34,053
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
• Households	8,245
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	36.87 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 156.7 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 283.4 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 150.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 71.84 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9212
PSGC	1003518000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog
Website	www.salvadorldn.gov.ph

History

Salvador was created from Baroy through Executive Order No. 370 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on January 13, 1960.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Salvador is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Barandia
• Bulacon
• Buntong
• Calimodan
• Camp Alere
• Camp III
• Curva-Miagao
• Daligdigan
• Inasagan
• Kilala
• Mabatao
• Madaya
• Mamaanon
• Makaupaw
• Mapantao
• Mindalano
• Padianan
• Pagalongan
• Pagayawan
• Panaliwad-on
• Pangantapan
• Pansur
• Patidon
• Pawak
• Poblacion
• Saumay
• Sudlon

Climate

Climate data for Salvador, Lanao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69 (2.7)	44 (1.7)	37 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	87 (3.4)	137 (5.4)	131 (5.2)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	134 (5.3)	68 (2.7)	53 (2.1)	1,073 (42.3)
Average rainy days	9.9	7.6	7.4	8.1	21.6	26.5	26.4	26.6	25.8	24.3	15.1	10.4	209.7
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Salvador

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	8,917	—
1970	10,813	+1.94%
1975	5,857	−11.57%
1980	10,557	+12.50%
1990	13,576	+2.55%
1995	14,834	+1.67%
2000	17,055	+3.04%
2007	23,222	+4.35%
2010	27,348	+6.13%
2015	31,845	+2.94%
2020	32,115	+0.18%
2024	34,053	+1.42%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

History Founded on January 13, 1960 when the then Provincial Governor Salvador Lluch sponsored a resolution for the creation of a new municipality out of Baroy, Lanao del Norte.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Salvador

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 72.07 2003 73.67 2006 57.10 2009 56.33 2012 68.66 2015 62.76 2018 29.11 2021 36.87 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]