Pantar, officially the Municipality of Pantar (Maranao: Inged a Pantar; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 27,300 people.
History The town was created and detached from the municipality of Balo-i on June 11, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1551. Its first appointed mayor and first elected mayor was Judge Cosain D. Campong, a primer and one of the well known Family in the Municipal is Madca Family at Kalanganan East with their most popular grandson Minsuari Tomondog Madca.
Presidential Decree No. 1551, 11 June 1978, Section 1:
Geography
Barangays Pantar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Bangcal Bubong Madaya Bowi Cabasaran Cadayonan Campong Dibarosan Kalanganan East Kalanganan Lower Kalilangan Lumba-Punod Pantao-Marug Pantao-Ranao Pantar East Pitubo Poblacion Poona-Punod Punod Sundiga-Punod Tawanan West Pantar
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links Pantar Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System