Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur
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Lumbatan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 17,445 people in 2,200 households.
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, a separate municipality.
Barangay Ligue was created out of barangay Pantar in pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 79 dated 27 October 1998, which was ratified through a plebiscite conducted by the COMELEC
on March 25, 2006.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 17,445 people in 2,200 households.
Barangays
Lumbatan is politically subdivided into 20 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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History
In 2005, nine barangays of Lumbatan were made into Lumbaca-UnayanLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur
Lumbaca-Unayan is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. It was created from Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur in 2005. According to the 2007 census, it has the total population of 11,766.-Barangays:...
, a separate municipality.
Barangay Ligue was created out of barangay Pantar in pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 79 dated 27 October 1998, which was ratified through a plebiscite conducted by the COMELEC
Commission on Elections (Philippines)
The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
on March 25, 2006.