Pagayawan
Pagayawan, officially the Municipality of Pagayawan, is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,057 people.
In 2018, Pagayawan had the highest poverty incidence among municipalities, with an estimated poverty rate of 89.6%. This means that, on average, 9 out of every 10 residents were considered poor.
History
The municipal district of Tatarikan was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 42 by then President Diosdado Macapagal with effectivity of July 1, 1962. On June 22, 1963, the municipality was renamed to its current name, Pagayawan.Pagayawan among Borowa belong to Nine Princess of Unayan
Geography
Barangays
Pagayawan is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.- Ayong
- Bandara Ingud
- Bangon
- Biala-an
- Diampaca
- Guiarong
- Ilian
- Madang
- Mapantao
- Ngingir
- Padas
- Paigoay
- Pinalangca
- Poblacion
- Rangiran
- Rubokun
- Linindingan
- Kalaludan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
Government
- Somerado Naga Benito
- Datu Anwar Benito Datumulok
- Mohammad Khalid Diamel
- Hanifa Aloyodan-Diamel