Poona Bayabao, officially the Municipality of Poona Bayabao (; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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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 ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,141 people.
It is formerly known as Gata.
History
On November 12, 1963, during election day, independent
Liberal mayoral candidate Hadji Ibrahim Ompong Batuz was assassinated along with his son at the Gata Elementary School.
Geography
Barangays
Poona Bayabao is politically subdivided into 25
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
* Ataragadong
* Bangon
* Bansayan
* Bubong-Dimunda
* Bugaran
* Bualan
* Cadayonan
* Calilangan Dicala
* Calupaan
* Dimayon
* Dilausan
* Dongcoan
* Gadongan
*
Poblacion
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(Gata Proper)
* Liangan
* Lumbac
* Lumbaca Ingud
* Madanding
* Pantao
* Punud
* Ragayan
* Rogan Cairan
* Talaguian
* Rogan Tandiong Dimayon
* Taporog
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
References
External links
Poona Bayabao Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census Information
Municipalities of Lanao del Sur
Populated places on Lake Lanao
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