Talayan
Talayan | |
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| Municipality of Talayan | |
Municipal Compound | |
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Talayan highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°59′04″N 124°21′23″E / 6.98445°N 124.356383°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Maguindanao del Sur |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | September 22, 1976 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Tungkang A. Midtimbang |
| • Vice Mayor | Datu Ali S. Midtimbang Jr. |
| • Representative | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 18,561 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 143.84 km2 (55.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 34,156 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,400 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 52.76 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 158.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 349.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 169.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 270.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9612 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Maguindanao Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Talayan, officially the Municipality of Talayan (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Talayan; Iranun: Inged a Talayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talayan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,156 people.
Talayan was created through Presidential Decree No. 1009 by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 22, 1976. It was carved from the municipalities of Datu Piang and Dinaig (now Datu Odin Sinsuat).
Datu Udzag Midtimbang was the first appointed mayor of entire Talayan now divided into 4 municipalities, Talitay, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Talayan and Guindulungan. followed by a younger brother Datu Antao, and now Datu Ali. With these leaders, Talayan now and then remains as a place for everybody. Many projects now serve the public like concrete roads and lights in every home. A new public market is now being constructed under the leadership of Mayor Hadji Datu Ali.