Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao Del Norte
History
Executive Order No. 588, s. 1953 (Signed on April 30, 1953) created the Karomatan from the following:
(note that Lanao was split 1959)
- From Kapatagan: Tagalo, Mabohai, Pandanan, Pikinit, Dangoloan, Dabliston, Calobi, Tapokon, Karomatan, Pitikol, Sigayan
- From Malabang: Bauyan, Dadoan, Calibao Payong
The barrio/baranggay of Karomatan was then made the Poblacion of this municipality
On November 5, 1992, former mayor Hadji Mohammad "Naga" Dimaporo was in Quiapo, Manila with his wife Sunang and four companions prior to his planned travel to Pakistan when he was assassinated near a mosque by four gunmen. Zamboanga del Sur police officer Jam Mitumadum Enca was arrested two weeks later upon the order of President Fidel V. Ramos for his alleged involvement in the killing, but was later acquitted by a court after two months in prison.
Geography
Sultan Naga Dimaporo is located at the south-western part of the province of Lanao del Norte. It is bordered on the southeast by the municipality of Picong in Lanao del Sur, and on the west by the municipalities of Tukuran and Aurora, both in Zamboanga del Sur. To the south is the tip of Illana Bay, part of the Celebes Sea.
Barangays
Sultan Naga Dimaporo is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bangaan
- Bangko
- Bansarvil II
- Bauyan
- Cabongbongan
- Calibao
- Calipapa
- Calube
- Campo Islam
- Capocao
- Dableston
- Dalama
- Dangolaan
- Ditago
- Ilian
- Kauswagan
- Kirapan
- Koreo
- Lantawan
- Mabuhay
- Maguindanao
- Mahayahay
- Mamagum
- Mina
- Pandanan
- Payong
- Piraka
- Pikalawag
- Pikinit
- Poblacion
- Ramain
- Rebucon
- Sigayan
- Sugod
- Tagulo
- Tantaon
- Topocon
Climate
| Climate data for Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
58 (2.3) |
67 (2.6) |
60 (2.4) |
109 (4.3) |
114 (4.5) |
83 (3.3) |
78 (3.1) |
76 (3.0) |
92 (3.6) |
86 (3.4) |
63 (2.5) |
955 (37.7) |
| Average rainy days | 12.8 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 24.8 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 15.6 | 221.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12,007 | — |
| 1970 | 18,741 | +4.55% |
| 1975 | 27,613 | +8.08% |
| 1980 | 31,984 | +2.98% |
| 1990 | 27,492 | −1.50% |
| 1995 | 36,131 | +5.25% |
| 2000 | 41,865 | +3.21% |
| 2007 | 46,004 | +1.31% |
| 2010 | 52,430 | +4.87% |
| 2015 | 56,764 | +1.52% |
| 2020 | 60,904 | +1.39% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Sultan Naga Dimaporo
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
48.90 2009
59.91 2012
63.98 2015
54.10 2018
27.70 2021
40.27 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |