Marantao

Marantao
مارانتاو
Municipality of Marantao
Map of Lanao del Sur with Marantao highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Marantao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°57′00″N 124°13′59″E / 7.95°N 124.233°E / 7.95; 124.233
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Sur
District 1st district
Barangays34 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorAkira I. Alonto
  Vice MayorNashriph B. Cornell
  RepresentativeZiaur-Rahman A. Adiong
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate36,147 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
660.00 km2 (254.83 sq mi)
Elevation
795 m (2,608 ft)
Highest elevation
1,171 m (3,842 ft)
Lowest elevation
696 m (2,283 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
37,763
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
  Households
5,909
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
26.27
% (2021)
  Revenue342.6 million (2022)
  Assets92.32 million (2022)
  Expenditure322.9 million (2022)
  Liabilities1.565 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityLanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9711
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Tagalog
Websitewww.marantao-lds.gov.ph

Marantao, officially the Municipality of Marantao (Maranao: Inged a Marantao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Marantao), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,763 people.

Marantao (Merantau) is a Malay word that means "to go on adventure, travel or hunting or even on a war expedition".