Poona Piagapo, Province of Lanao del Norte

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceLanao del Norte
Barangay count26
Postal code9204
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Area (2013)260.07 km2 (100.41 sq mi)
Population (2020)29,183
Density (2020)112 / km2 (291 / sq mi)
Coordinates8° 5' North, 124° 8' East (8.0827, 124.1408)
Estimated elevation above sea level570.3 meters (1,870.7 feet)

Poona Piagapo is a landlocked municipality in the coastal province of Lanao del Norte.

The municipality has a land area of 260.07 square kilometers or 100.41 square miles which constitutes 7.75% of Lanao del Norte's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 29,183. This represented 4.04% of the total population of Lanao del Norte province, or 0.58% of the overall population of the Northern Mindanao region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 112 inhabitants per square kilometer or 291 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Poona Piagapo has 26 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Poona Piagapo
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Alowin3.28%9578729.75%1.98%
Bubong-Dinaig3.69%1,0769799.91%2.01%
Cabasaran3.42%9999495.27%1.09%
Cadayonan3.54%1,0341,136-8.98%-1.96%
Caromatan5.92%1,7291,5769.71%1.97%
Daramba5.15%1,5041,35910.67%2.16%
Dinaig3.21%9368756.97%1.43%
Kablangan2.83%82775110.12%2.05%
Linindingan3.99%1,1631,0946.31%1.30%
Lumbatan3.69%1,0761,0522.28%0.48%
Lupitan3.31%96784913.90%2.78%
Madamba3.49%1,01991011.98%2.41%
Madaya4.15%1,2111,1505.30%1.09%
Maliwanag4.47%1,3051,1889.85%2.00%
Nunang4.13%1,2051,1187.78%1.59%
Nunungan3.24%9468639.62%1.95%
Pantao Raya4.56%1,3321,2139.81%1.99%
Pantaon3.40%9939059.72%1.97%
Pendolonan4.41%1,2861,15811.05%2.23%
Pened3.92%1,1451,0786.22%1.28%
Piangamangaan3.51%1,0259616.66%1.37%
Poblacion5.56%1,6231,42613.81%2.76%
Sulo3.05%8898524.34%0.90%
Tagoranao3.03%88378812.06%2.42%
Tangclao3.40%9919099.02%1.83%
Timbangalan3.64%1,0621,0075.46%1.13%
Poona Piagapo Total29,18327,0188.01%1.64%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Poona Piagapo for the fiscal year of 2016 was 87,594,179.61.

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Annual regular income of Poona Piagapo (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
200947,665,820.80
201050,376,997.015.69%
201154,446,373.658.08%
201252,791,548.51-3.04%
201361,506,156.1016.51%
201469,613,402.1413.18%
201579,458,878.2614.14%
201687,594,179.6110.24%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Poona Piagapo in the 2015 Census was 26,970 broken down into 4,414 households or an average of 6.11 members per household.

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Number of households in Poona Piagapo (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
13,3562,0506.52
14,1612,2606.27
16,0922,7155.93
19,8183,5115.64
23,4214,0325.81
26,9704,4146.11

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Poona Piagapo is 5 to 9, with 4,467 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 43 individuals.

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Population of Poona Piagapo by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11,0743.98%
1 to 43,84714.24%
5 to 94,46716.53%
10 to 143,74113.85%
15 to 193,07111.37%
20 to 242,4198.95%
25 to 292,0947.75%
30 to 341,5385.69%
35 to 391,4625.41%
40 to 441,0834.01%
45 to 498513.15%
50 to 545011.85%
55 to 593081.14%
60 to 642070.77%
65 to 691420.53%
70 to 741130.42%
75 to 79570.21%
80 and over430.16%
Total27,018100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 97.01
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.62
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 99.63
  • Median Age: 15.62

Historical population

The population of Poona Piagapo grew from 6,026 in 1980 to 29,183 in 2020, an increase of 23,157 people over the course of 40 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.64%, or an increase of 2,165 people, from the previous population of 27,018 in 2015.

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Population of Poona Piagapo (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
6,026
13,3568.29%
14,1611.10%
16,0922.78%
19,8182.91%
23,4516.32%
27,0182.73%
29,1831.64%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Poona Piagapo for the year 2019 was 11,064, broken down into 5,445 males and 5,619 females.

Location

The municipal center of Poona Piagapo is situated at approximately 8° 5' North, 124° 8' East, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 570.3 meters or 1,870.7 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Poona Piagapo are Iligan, Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Tangub, Misamis Occidental, Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, and El Salvador, Misamis Oriental. The nearest municipalities are Matungao, Lanao del Norte, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Linamon, Lanao del Norte, Munai, Lanao del Norte, Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte, and Baloi, Lanao del Norte. Its distance from the national capital is 792.18 kilometers (492.24 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 792.18 kilometers (492.24 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N25°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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