Picong, officially the Municipality of Picong (
Maranao
The Maranao people ( Maranao: ''Bangsa'' ''Mëranaw''; Filipino: ''mga'' ''Maranaw''), also spelled Meranaw, Maranaw, and Mëranaw, is a predominantly Muslim Filipino ethnic group native to the region around Lanao Lake in the island of Mi ...
: ''Inged a Picong''; ), is a
municipality
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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 18,907 people.
History
Formerly known as Sultan Gumander, the municipality was renamed in 2006 pursuant to ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 175'' dated December 16, 2004,
which was ratified through a
plebiscite
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conducted by the
Commission of Elections
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The other t ...
on March 25, 2006.
Geography
Barangays
Picong is politically subdivided into 19
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
*Anas
*Bara-as
*Biasong (Badak)
*Bulangos
*Durian
*Ilian
*Liangan (''Poblacion'')
*Maganding
*Maladi
*Mapantao
*Micalubo
*Mimbalawag
*Pindolonan
*Punong
*Ramitan
*Torogan
*Tual
*Tuca
*Ubanoban (Maladig)
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
See also
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References
External links
Picong profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
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 ...
MMA Act No. 175 : An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Sultan Kumander to the Municipality of PicongPhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Lanao del Sur
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