Bayang, officially the Municipality of Bayang (

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and Iranun: ''Inged a Bayang''; tl, Bayan ng Bayang), is a 5th class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,023 people.

History

In May 1902, during the Moro Rebellion (also known as the Moro–American War), Bayang was the site of a clash between Moro rebels and American troops that became known as the Battle of Bayang. The American troops, three infantry battalions and a battery of artillery total to some 1200 men, were led to Bayang by colonel Frank Baldwin to demand the extradition of the Moros responsible for the ambushing and killing of two American soldiers at the construction of a road from

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to Lake Lanao, two months earlier. When the sultan of Bayang refused, Baldwin's troops attacked and captured the nearby ''cotta'' (fortress; "small, castle-like structures with thick, high walls") of Binidayan on 2 May. They subsequently attempted to capture the ''cotta'' of Pandapatan, which resisted the artillery fire and was only subdued the next day after hand-to-hand combat between Moros and Americans. The number of Moro casualties is estimated at 300 to 400, including the sultan of Bayang and his brother. On the American side, ten soldiers were killed and some forty wounded. The ''cotta'' of Pandapatan has been preserved as a historical monument; the fallen of the Battle of Bayang are considered

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s by Filipino Muslims.

Geography

Barangays

Bayang is politically subdivided into 49

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

Tourism

* Padang Karbala Shrine located at Sultan Pandapatan Bayang * Malaa Alad * Dandamun Mosque

Education

Elementary Schools Secondary Schools * Mauyag C. Papandayan National High School, Rinabor, Bayang, Lanao del Sur * Bayang National High School, Biabi, Bayang, Lanao del Sur * Upper Bayang National High School,Raya Bubong, Bayang, Lanao del Sur

References

External links

Bayang Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Lanao del Sur Populated places on Lake Lanao