Malabang
Malabang
ملابانج | |
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| Municipality of Malabang | |
Map of Lanao del Sur with Malabang highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°35′36″N 124°04′20″E / 7.59333°N 124.07222°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Lanao del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1520 |
| Chartered | May 19, 1893 |
| Barangays | 37 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Alinader M. Balindong |
| • Vice Mayor | Raizoli S. Balindong |
| • Representative | Yasser A. Balindong |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 33,585 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 198.10 km2 (76.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 49,088 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,647 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.81 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 233.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 223.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 207.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 108.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) |
| • Telecommunications | PLDT, SMART Telecom, Globe |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9300 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Native languages | Maranao Tagalog |
| Major religions | Islam, Roman Catholicism |
| Website | https://malabang.com.ph/ |
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Malabang, officially the Municipality of Malabang (Maranao: Inged a Malabang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Malabang), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,088 people. The town is one of the two former capitals of the Sultanate of Maguindanao from 1515 until the Spanish conquered the land in 1888.