Pantao Ragat, Lanao Del Norte
Pantao Ragat, officially the Municipality of Pantao Ragat (Maranao: Inged a Pantao Ragat; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pantao Ragat; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pantao Ragat), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,247 people.
A Philippine Army soldier standing on guard in Pantao Ragat in 2007
Pantao Ragat is the mother town of Matungao and Poona Piagapo.
Geography
Barangays
Pantao Ragat is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Aloon
- Banday
- Bubong Pantao Ragat
- Bobonga Radapan
- Cabasagan
- Calawe
- Culubun
- Dilimbayan
- Dimayon
- Lomidong
- Madaya
- Maliwanag
- Matampay
- Natangcopan
- Pansor
- Pantao Marug
- Poblacion East
- Poblacion West
- Tangcal
- Tongcopan
Climate
| Climate data for Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 159 (6.3) |
143 (5.6) |
166 (6.5) |
183 (7.2) |
357 (14.1) |
414 (16.3) |
333 (13.1) |
309 (12.2) |
289 (11.4) |
285 (11.2) |
253 (10.0) |
166 (6.5) |
3,057 (120.4) |
| Average rainy days | 18.4 | 17.2 | 20.6 | 23.4 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 25.5 | 19.9 | 299.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 2,294 | — |
| 1939 | 4,396 | +3.15% |
| 1948 | 6,121 | +3.75% |
| 1960 | 4,548 | −2.44% |
| 1970 | 6,306 | +3.32% |
| 1975 | 14,389 | +17.99% |
| 1980 | 9,776 | −7.44% |
| 1990 | 12,530 | +2.51% |
| 1995 | 14,637 | +2.96% |
| 2000 | 16,474 | +2.57% |
| 2007 | 20,097 | +2.78% |
| 2010 | 23,122 | +5.24% |
| 2015 | 27,866 | +3.62% |
| 2020 | 30,247 | +1.63% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Pantao Ragat
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
40.60 2009
59.68 2012
67.31 2015
58.77 2018
42.51 2021
45.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
