Pantukan


Pantukan, officially the Municipality of 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.

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. 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, and Compostela Valley beginning in 1998.

Geography

Barangays

Pantukan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
  • Bongabong
  • Bongbong
  • P. Fuentes
  • Kingking
  • Magnaga
  • Matiao
  • Napnapan
  • Tagdangua
  • Tambongon
  • Tibagon
  • Las Arenas
  • Araibo
  • Tagugpo

    Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Pantukan, Davao de Oro, was 90,786 people, with a density of.

Economy

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 with copper deposits of. Nationwide Development Corporation holds the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement for the Kingking mine site.