Municipality in Lanao del Sur, Philippines

Bubong

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Key facts

population28,733

area799km²

instance ofmunicipality of the Philippines

countryPhilippines

elevation above sea level771m

located in the administrative territorial entityLanao del Sur

All data from the card 31

Country: Philippines
Region: Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province: Lanao del Sur
House district: 1st district
Parliamentary district: 3rd district
Barangays: 36 (see Barangays)
• Type: Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor: Alfais T. Munder
• Vice Mayor: Nasmerah M. Nasser
• House Representative: Ziaur-Rahman A. Adiong
• Municipal Council: Members Algary S. AbdulbocuaAl-Hizam S. MalikMesug A. TomaliAmer-Hussien T. DiamlaNasrima R. SaripAzisali S. MunderAbdulghaffar M. Diamla IIAbdul Rashid A. Manua
• Electorate: 14,151 voters (2025)
• Total: 798.50 km2 (308.30 sq mi)
Elevation: 771 m (2,530 ft)
Highest elevation: 1,039 m (3,409 ft)
Lowest elevation: 664 m (2,178 ft)
• Total: 28,733
• Density: 35.984/km2 (93.197/sq mi)
• Households: 3,775
• Income class: 1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence: 16.01% (2023)
• Revenue: ₱ 309.9 million (2024)
• Assets: ₱ 474.5 million (2024)
• Expenditure: ₱ 237 million (2024)
• Liabilities: ₱ 121.8 million (2024)
• Electricity: Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone: UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code: 9708
PSGC: 1903606000
IDD : area code: +63 (0)63
Native languages: Maranao Tagalog

Bubong, officially the Municipality of Bubong (Maranao and Iranun: Inged a Bubong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bubong), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 28,733 people.

Geography

Barangays

Bubong is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Bagoaingud
Bansayan
Basingan
Batangan
Bualan
Poblacion (Bubong)
Bubonga Didagun
Carigongan
Bacolod
Dilabayan
Dimapatoy
Dimayon Proper
Diolangan
Guiguikun
Dibarosan
Madanding
Malungun
Masorot
Matampay Dimarao
Miabalawag
Montiaan
Pagayawan
Palao
Panalawan
Pantar
Pindoguan
Polayagan
Ramain Bubong
Rogero
Salipongan
Sunggod
Taboro
Dalaon
Dimayon
Pindolonan
Punud

Climate

Climate data for Bubong, Lanao del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	159 (6.3)	143 (5.6)	166 (6.5)	183 (7.2)	357 (14.1)	414 (16.3)	333 (13.1)	309 (12.2)	289 (11.4)	285 (11.2)	253 (10.0)	166 (6.5)	3,057 (120.4)
Average rainy days	18.4	17.2	20.6	23.4	29.3	29.2	29.9	29.4	27.7	28.7	25.5	19.9	299.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

Demographics

Population census of Bubong
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	2,107	—
1939	5,538	+4.71%
1948	8,503	+4.88%
1960	7,567	−0.97%
1970	8,144	+0.74%
1975	8,594	+1.08%
1980	7,780	−1.97%
1990	11,504	+3.99%
1995	14,054	+3.82%
2000	19,003	+6.68%
2007	23,148	+2.76%
2010	19,455	−6.13%
2015	22,336	+2.66%
2020	26,514	+3.68%
2024	28,733	+1.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Bubong

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30

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70

2000
43.70

2003
30.95

2006
35.00

2009
42.56

2012
52.88

2015
65.61

2018
67.25

2021
20.57

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority