Sultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao
Sultan sa Barongis, officially the Municipality of Sultan sa Barongis (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Sultan sa Barungis, Jawi: ايڠد نو سولتان س بروڠس;Tagalog: Bayan ng Sultan sa Barongis), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,476 people.
Lambayong, Cotabato was created through Executive No. 543, signed by then President Elpidio Quirino on October 29, 1952. It is carved from the municipality of Dulawan (now Datu Piang).
Lambayong was changed to its current name on June 21, 1959.
In 2004, 11 barangays of Sultan sa Barongis were transferred to the newly created municipality of Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao, reducing the number of barangays from 23 to 12.
Geography
Barangays
Sultan sa Barongis is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Angkayamat
- Barurao
- Bulod
- Darampua
- Gadungan
- Kulambog
- Langgapanan
- Masulot
- Papakan
- Tugal
- Tukanakuden
- Paldong
Climate
| Climate data for Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) |
45 (1.8) |
59 (2.3) |
71 (2.8) |
140 (5.5) |
179 (7.0) |
192 (7.6) |
198 (7.8) |
163 (6.4) |
147 (5.8) |
113 (4.4) |
66 (2.6) |
1,437 (56.5) |
| Average rainy days | 12.2 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 22.9 | 16.6 | 252.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40,347 | — |
| 1970 | 45,421 | +1.19% |
| 1975 | 17,630 | −17.29% |
| 1980 | 25,957 | +8.04% |
| 1990 | 29,916 | +1.43% |
| 1995 | 29,967 | +0.03% |
| 2000 | 34,709 | +3.20% |
| 2007 | 25,767 | −4.03% |
| 2010 | 22,547 | −4.74% |
| 2015 | 22,425 | −0.10% |
| 2020 | 24,476 | +1.74% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Sultan sa Barongis
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000
74.44 2003
54.04 2006
61.80 2009
61.12 2012
66.49 2015
56.43 2018
67.09 2021
49.52 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |