Kapatagan | |
---|---|
Municipality of Kapatagan | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°54′N 123°46′E / 7.9°N 123.77°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Lanao del Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | July 5, 1949 |
Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Barry Y. Baguio |
• Vice Mayor | Beth Q. Baguio |
• Representative | Sittie Aminah Q. Dimaporo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 34,041 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 242.89 km2 (93.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Highest elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 62,571 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
• Households | 15,858 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.83 |
• Revenue | ₱ 229.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 426.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 230.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 139.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 9214 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
Website |
www |
Kapatagan, officially the Municipality of Kapatagan ( Maranao: Inged a Kapatagan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kapatagan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kapatagan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 62,571 people. [3]
The town is famous for its diverse tourist spots such as big rice fields, majestic mountain views, and crystal clear rivers and lakes. Barangay Taguitic and Lapinig , located near the boundary with the neighboring Zamboanga del Sur province are also famous for its crab produce.
The municipality also boasts its successful sports program in basketball. The town is known in Lanao del Norte and even throughout Region X with a powerhouse basketball team in commercial and youth levels having participated in various semi-pro leagues, commercial tournaments and youth leagues throughout Mindanao
Kapatagan is derived from the Visayan word "patag" meaning plain or valley. [5]
Kapatagan has a total land area of 25,048.41 hectares which include the area that is now being contested by the municipality of Lala with an approximate area of 759 hectares.
On the southern and eastern sides of the locality are mountains that serve as natural barriers protecting the Municipality from typhoons. Offsetting the mountain is the presence of flat coastal lands and valley. Kapatagan has some rolling plains.
It has five (5) major rivers that flow to Panguil Bay, namely: Maranding, Panoloon, Butadon, Kidalos, and Balili. These rivers sometimes, especially during the rainy season, overflow causing floods resulting in destruction and even death of farm and land animals.
The Cathedral Falls and Santa Cruz waterfalls are located at Barangays Cathedral Falls, Santa Cruz, and Waterfalls respectively. At present, the spring supplies water into Poblacion and some neighboring barangays.
Kapatagan is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Kapatagan, 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 [6] |
The Municipality has a tropical climate. Dry season starts during the month of October and ends in June. Wet season starts in the month of July and ends in December.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1918 | 1,825 | — |
1939 | 2,677 | +1.84% |
1948 | 14,103 | +20.28% |
1960 | 32,060 | +7.08% |
1970 | 20,140 | −4.54% |
1975 | 21,055 | +0.90% |
1980 | 25,303 | +3.74% |
1990 | 33,397 | +2.81% |
1995 | 37,006 | +1.94% |
2000 | 42,783 | +3.16% |
2007 | 49,134 | +1.93% |
2010 | 53,916 | +3.44% |
2015 | 62,853 | +2.96% |
2020 | 62,571 | −0.09% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
The municipality is gaining economic favor mainly due to the funds released by some international organizations like GEM. Many companies have built some stores in Kapatagan to boost its economic growth like
Mercury Drug, M Lhuillier Pawnshop,
Cebuana Lhuillier,
Palawan Pawnshop, Julie's Bakeshop,
Prince Hypermart, and Gaisano Capital Mall.
{{
cite encyclopedia}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)