Pagayawan

Pagayawan, officially the Municipality of Pagayawan (Maranao: Inged a Pagayawan; Bayan ng Pagayawan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,057 people.

In 2018, Pagayawan had the highest poverty incidence among municipalities, with an estimated poverty rate of 89.6%. This means that, on average, 9 out of every 10 residents were considered poor.

History
The municipal district of Tatarikan was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 42 by then President Diosdado Macapagal with effectivity of July 1, 1962. On June 22, 1963, the municipality was renamed to its current name, Pagayawan.

Pagayawan among Borowa belong to Nine Princess of Unayan (e.g. in Meranau term Andong so Macadar, Angkulan so Bita, Dadauba so Biabi, Sana Lumbayanague, etc.)

Barangays
Pagayawan is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
 * Ayong
 * Bandara Ingud
 * Bangon (Poblacion)
 * Biala-an
 * Diampaca
 * Guiarong
 * Ilian
 * Madang
 * Mapantao
 * Ngingir (Kabasaran)
 * Padas
 * Paigoay
 * Pinalangca
 * Poblacion (Lumbac)
 * Rangiran
 * Rubokun
 * Linindingan
 * Kalaludan

Economy
Poverty Incidence of 

Government

 * Somerado Naga Benito (term ended:1998)
 * Datu Anwar Benito Datumulok (term ended:2004)
 * Mohammad Khalid Diamel (term ended:2013)
 * Hanifa Aloyodan-Diamel (present mayor)