Talayan, officially the Municipality of Talayan (
Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Talayan'';
Iranun
The Iranun are a Moro ethnic group native to Mindanao, Philippines (in Maguindanao del Norte: Barira, Buldon, Parang, Matanog, Sultan Mastura, and Sultan Kudarat; North Cotabato: Alamada, Banisilan, Carmen, Libungan, and Pigcawayan; L ...
: ''Inged a Talayan''; tl, Bayan ng Talayan), is a 4th class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Maguindanao del Sur,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,156 people.
Talayan was created through Presidential Decree No. 1009 by then President
Ferdinand Marcos on September 22, 1976.
It was carved from the municipalities of
Datu Piang
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1846 births
1933 deaths
Members of the Philippine Legislature
Filipino datus, rajas and sultans
Filipino Muslims
People from Cotabato City
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Filipino politicians of Chinese descent and Dinaig (now
Datu Odin Sinsuat).
Datu Udzag Midtimbang was the first appointed mayor of entire Talayan now divided into 4 municipalities, Talitay, Datu Anggal, Talayan and Guindulungan. followed by a younger brother Datu Antao, and now Datu Ali. With these leaders, Talayan now and then remains as a place for everybody. Many projects now serve the public like concrete roads and lights in every home. A new public market is now being constructed under the leadership of Mayor Hadji Datu Ali.
Geography
Barangays
Talayan is politically subdivided into 15
barangay
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s.
* Boboguiron
* Damablac
* Fugotan
* Fukol
* Katibpuan
* Kedati
* Lanting
* Linamunan
* Marader
* Binangga North
* Binangga South
* Talayan
* Tamar
* Tambunan I
* Timbaluan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Talayan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code2000 Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur