Pangantucan, officially the Municipality of Pangantucan (; ), is a

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in the

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Bukidnon Bukidnon (), officially the Province of Bukidnon (; ; ; Bukid language, Binukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindan ...

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,580 people.

History

The

indigenous groups There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territ ...

of Pangantucan are various Talaandig and

Manobo The Manobò (sometimes also spelled Menobò, Manuvù , Menuvù , or Minuvù) are an indigenous peoples from Mindanao in the Philippines, whose core lands cover most of the Mindanao island group, from Sarangani island into the Mindanao mainland in ...

tribes. It has also been settled by Dumagat (

Visayans Visayans ( Cebuano: ''mga Bisayà'' ) are a Philippine ethnolinguistic family group or metaethnicity native to the Visayas, to the southernmost islands south of Luzon, and to a significant portion of Mindanao. They are composed of numerous d ...

) in recent times. The name “Pangantucan” means wisdom and strength in the

Manobo languages The Manobo languages are a group of languages spoken in the Philippines. Their speakers are primarily located around Northern Mindanao, Central Mindanao (presently called Soccsksargen) and Caraga regions of the Philippines, regions where they are ...

and is said to refer to a white stallion that uprooted a

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stalk to warn his master, a tribal ''

datu ''Datu'' is a title which denotes the rulers (variously described in historical accounts as chiefs, sovereign princes, and monarchs) of numerous Indigenous peoples throughout the Philippine archipelago. The title is still used today, though no ...

'', of approaching raiders from other tribes. Pangantucan was previously a ''

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city delimited by functional (e.g. residential, comm ...

'' of Maramag. It was merged in 1931 with Adtuyon, Dominorog, Panalagsagan, Kalilangan and Barandias to form a separate municipal district. It was granted Municipal status in 1961.

Geography

Pangantucan is situated in south–western Bukidnon and located approximately south of the provincial capital

Malaybalay Malaybalay City, officially the City of Malaybalay (Bukid language, Binukid: ''Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy''), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bukidnon, ...

. Pangantucan shares borders to its south-west and south with the provinces of

Lanao del Sur Lanao del Sur (; Meranaw and ; Jawi ''(Batang Arab)'': ), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of Marawi (th ...

and

Cotabato Cotabato, formerly and still commonly referred to as North Cotabato and officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, regi ...

. Within Bukidnon, Kalilangan lies west of Pangantucan while on its north-west is

Mount Kitanglad Mount Kitanglad is an inactive volcano located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in Bukidnon province on Mindanao island. It is the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines and has an approximate height of . It is located between Malaybalay a ...

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is located to the north while Maramag,

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and Kadingilan are located to the east and south. Pangantucan has a land area of , making it the ninth largest component subdivision of Bukidnon. Pangantucan is also home to lakes Napalit and Mata, which are located at a distance of one kilometer from each other in Barangay Pigtauranan. Lake Napalit is a tectonic lake situated outside Mount Kalatungan. It has an estimated area of 36 hectares and a depth of 80 feet and also contains an islet. In between the two lakes is a marsh containing naturally

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-ed trees and tikog plants.

Barangays

Pangantucan is politically subdivided into 19

barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...

s. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s while some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

Topography

Pangantucan is characterized by hilly and mountainous areas. To its north-west portion is

Mount Kalatungan Mount Kalatungan, also known as Keretungan by the indigenous Manobo people, is a volcano located in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bukidnon in the southern Philippines. It is a stratovolcano with no known historical eruptions and ...

, the second highest peak in Bukidnon with an elevation of .

Climate

The climate of Pangantucan is of Type IV of the Modified Corona's Climate Classification. It is characterized by more or less evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year with rare incidences of tropical cyclones. Rainfall is influenced by the rain shadow generated by the mountain ranges of eastern Bukidnon and adjoining highlands.

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Pangantucan was 56,580 people, with a density of .

Economy

Notes

References

External links

Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...

Philippine Census Information
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