Poona Bayabao
Poona Bayabao, officially the Municipality of Poona Bayabao, is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,141 people.
It is formerly known as Gata.
History
On November 12, 1963, during election day, independent Liberal mayoral candidate Hadji Ibrahim Ompong Batuz was assassinated along with his son at the Gata Elementary School.Geography
Barangays
Poona Bayabao is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.- Ataragadong
- Bangon
- Bansayan
- Bubong-Dimunda
- Bugaran
- Bualan
- Cadayonan
- Calilangan Dicala
- Calupaan
- Dimayon
- Dilausan
- Dongcoan
- Gadongan
- Poblacion
- Liangan
- Lumbac
- Lumbaca Ingud
- Madanding
- Pantao
- Punud
- Ragayan
- Rogan Cairan
- Talaguian
- Rogan Tandiong Dimayon
- Taporog