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 2024 census, it had a population of 43,301.
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.
Geography
Barangays
Talayan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Boboguiron
- Damablac
- Fugotan
- Fukol
- Katibpuan
- Kedati
- Lanting
- Linamunan
- Marader
- Binangga North
- Binangga South
- Talayan
- Tamar
- Tambunan I
- Timbaluan
Climate
| Climate data for Talayan, Maguindanao del Sur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30 (1.2) |
19 (0.7) |
25 (1.0) |
24 (0.9) |
64 (2.5) |
88 (3.5) |
102 (4.0) |
105 (4.1) |
76 (3.0) |
82 (3.2) |
60 (2.4) |
26 (1.0) |
701 (27.5) |
| Average rainy days | 9.8 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 21.6 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 206.9 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18,130 | — |
| 1990 | 42,327 | +8.85% |
| 1995 | 43,286 | +0.42% |
| 2000 | 33,129 | −5.57% |
| 2007 | 25,753 | −3.41% |
| 2010 | 16,042 | −15.82% |
| 2015 | 30,032 | +12.68% |
| 2020 | 34,156 | +2.75% |
| 2024 | 43,301 | +5.86% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Talayan
1020304050607080902000
75.912003
58.602006
56.702009
50.932012
80.282015
60.042018
70.832021
52.76Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
