Madamba, officially the Municipality of Madamba (

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: ''Inged a Madamba''; tl, Bayan ng Madamba), is a 4th class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,050 people.

History

Madamba belong to Nine Princess of Unayan (e.g.in Meranao term Andong so Macadar, Angkulan so Bita, Sanaulan so Dago-ok, Oyuda so Madamba, Inuda so Ganassi, Ayor so Linindingan, Tungon so Kadinguilan, Engkini so Tubaran, Borowa so Pagayawan, Dadauba so Biabi, etc.) ( Royal Sultanate of Madamba ) • Decendant of Datu • Decendant of Barua ( Sultanate of Datinogaan ) • Decendant of LawaGuinda ( Royal House of Rajah Moda of Madamba )

Geography

Barangays

Madamba is politically subdivided into 24

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...

Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Madamba Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Lanao del Sur Populated places on Lake Lanao {{ARMM-geo-stub