Talayan

Talayan, officially the Municipality of Talayan (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Talayan; Iranun: Inged a Talayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talayan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,156 people.^[3]

Talayan
Municipality
Municipality of Talayan
Municipal Compound
Flag Seal
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Talayan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Talayan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°59′04″N 124°21′23″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Maguindanao del Sur
District	Lone district
Founded	September 22, 1976
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Tungkang A. Midtimbang
• Vice Mayor	Datu Ali S. Midtimbang Jr.
• Representative	Mohamad P. Paglas Sr.
• Municipal Council	Members Ali M. Midtimbang Seven P. Midtimbang Mangundatu U. Midtimbang Samuel K. Midtimbang Nasser B. Midtimbang Toto D. Manguda Arnel O. Kasim Muhalidin G. Kasim
• Electorate	18,561 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	143.84 km2 (55.54 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Lowest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	34,156
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
• Households	5,400
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	52.76 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 158.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 349.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 169.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 270.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9612
PSGC	1903816000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Maguindanao Tagalog
Website	www.talayan.gov.ph

Talayan was created through Presidential Decree No. 1009 by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 22, 1976.^[5] It was carved from the municipalities of Datu Piang and Dinaig (now Datu Odin Sinsuat).

Datu Udzag Midtimbang was the first appointed mayor of entire Talayan now divided into 4 municipalities, Talitay, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Talayan and Guindulungan. followed by a younger brother Datu Antao, and now Datu Ali. With these leaders, Talayan now and then remains as a place for everybody. Many projects now serve the public like concrete roads and lights in every home. A new public market is now being constructed under the leadership of Mayor Hadji Datu Ali.

Geography

Barangays

Talayan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Boboguiron
• Damablac
• Fugotan
• Fukol
• Katibpuan
• Kedati
• Lanting
• Linamunan
• Marader
• Binangga North
• Binangga South
• Talayan
• Tamar
• Tambunan I
• Timbaluan

Climate

Climate data for Talayan, Maguindanao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	30 (1.2)	19 (0.7)	25 (1.0)	24 (0.9)	64 (2.5)	88 (3.5)	102 (4.0)	105 (4.1)	76 (3.0)	82 (3.2)	60 (2.4)	26 (1.0)	701 (27.5)
Average rainy days	9.8	8.5	11.3	11.9	21.6	23.9	24.1	24.5	20.9	21.8	16.8	11.8	206.9
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6]

Demographics

Population census of Talayan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	18,130	—
1990	42,327	+8.85%
1995	43,286	+0.42%
2000	33,129	−5.57%
2007	25,753	−3.41%
2010	16,042	−15.82%
2015	30,032	+12.68%
2020	34,156	+2.56%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Talayan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 75.91 2003 58.60 2006 56.70 2009 50.93 2012 80.28 2015 60.04 2018 70.83 2021 52.76 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]