Pualas

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Pualas
Municipality
Municipality of Pualas
Official seal of Pualas
Seal
Map of Lanao del Sur with Pualas highlighted
Map of Lanao del Sur with Pualas highlighted
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Pualas is located in Philippines
Pualas
Pualas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°49′N 124°04′E / 7.82°N 124.07°E / 7.82; 124.07Coordinates: 7°49′N 124°04′E / 7.82°N 124.07°E / 7.82; 124.07
Country Philippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Sur
District 2nd district
Barangays23 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorShariefullah A. Tanog
 • Vice MayorDialalodin L. Maruhom
 • RepresentativeYasser A. Balindong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate6,917 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total182.89 km2 (70.61 sq mi)
Elevation
937 m (3,074 ft)
Highest elevation
1,443 m (4,734 ft)
Lowest elevation
696 m (2,283 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total14,526
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Households
1,415
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence64.50% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱115,375,821.50 (2020)
 • Assets₱78,742,454.42 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱104,489,181.98 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱10,896,975.45 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9313
PSGC
153623000
IDD : area code +63 (0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Tagalog

Pualas, officially the Municipality of Pualas (Maranao: Inged a Pualas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pualas), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,526 people. [3]

Geography[]

Barangays[]

Pualas is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.

  • Badak
  • Bantayan
  • Basagad
  • Bolinsong
  • Boring
  • Bualan
  • Danugan
  • Dapao
  • Diamla
  • Gadongan
  • Ingud
  • Linuk
  • Lumbac
  • Maligo
  • Masao
  • Notong
  • Porug
  • Romagondong
  • Talambo (Poblacion)
  • Tamlang
  • Tuka
  • Tomarompong
  • Yaran

Climate[]

Climate data for Pualas, Lanao del Sur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		26
(79) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(76)
Average low °C (°F) 19
(66) 		19
(66) 		19
(66) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		19
(66) 		19
(66) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		19
(67)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 236
(9.3) 		225
(8.9) 		244
(9.6) 		235
(9.3) 		304
(12.0) 		287
(11.3) 		200
(7.9) 		175
(6.9) 		158
(6.2) 		200
(7.9) 		287
(11.3) 		243
(9.6) 		2,794
(110.2)
Average rainy days 24.3 22.3 26.0 27.2 28.3 27.2 25.8 24.8 22.2 25.4 27.2 25.8 306.5
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[5]

History[]

On June 21, 1953, by the virtue of Executive Order No. 1516 Pualas was created with 39 barangay. By December 14, 1985, by the issuance of executive order no. 108 Only 23 were retained.[6]

Demographics[]

Population census of Pualas
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 3,307—    
1939 4,708+1.70%
1948 6,704+4.01%
1960 8,242+1.74%
1970 7,705−0.67%
1975 11,776+8.88%
1980 6,284−11.80%
1990 7,177+1.34%
1995 8,259+2.67%
2000 7,887−0.98%
2007 17,962+12.02%
2010 11,163−15.89%
2015 12,866+2.74%
2020 14,526+2.41%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10]

Language[]

Maranao is the native language of Pualas. However, most of the inhabitants can speak Filipino, Cebuana, and English.

Religion[]

Pualas, which has a predominantly Muslim population.

Economy[]


Local Government[]

See also: Municipalities of the Philippines

Pualas is governed primarily by the mayor, the vice mayor and the SB Members

Culture[]

Pualas has a predominantly Muslim populace wherein selling and distribution of alcoholic drinks, illegal drugs, and gambling is forbidden.

Education[]

Pualas National High School is a public High School Located at Barangay Talambo. It was founded on 1969. It offers education for junior and senior high school.[17]

Gallery[]

  • At Bantyan, Pualas

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^  Municipality of Pualas | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "BARMM". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  5. ^ "Ganassi, Lanao del Sur : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. ^ http://lgu-profile.dilg-armm.ph/municipality/eyJpdiI6IjZOUnRuNkdNeDgrR09aWHp1Z0wwZ1E9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoidStXQnJMWElIdHRJT3IxYkpOdVU2UT09IiwibWFjIjoiODlhMDNjMjk2NmU2MDRmNjRhMzBkZTQ5NGExZjRjOWI1YTllYTVkMWMyYjFkYzIyZmMzN2Q1YWJiZjM3MWI3ZSJ9/eyJpdiI6IkpleXZrTk40VW1LZUducUhRQ1RGMXc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiekYycjZ3eFJrbzIzNklsTEhXOFRoZz09IiwibWFjIjoiM2I3YTllNmI4MzI0ODUzNTAzNzg5MTY1YmI3MmU0NjRiM2Y2YzYwNzRiNzk3YWYxNGExOTYwMDYxY2FmMTU4NyJ9
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. ^ "Province of Lanao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  13. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  16. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  17. ^ "Pualas National High School".

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