Marantao, officially the Municipality of Marantao (Maranao: Inged a Marantao; ), is a 2nd class 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".
Geography
Barangays
Marantao is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Bacayawan
Cawayan Bacolod
Bacong
Camalig Bandara Ingud
Camalig Bubong
Camalig (Poblacion) Inudaran Campong Cawayan Daanaingud Cawayan Kalaw Kialdan Proper Lumbac Kialdan Cawayan Linuk Lubo Kialdan Inudaran Lumbac Mantapoli Kialdan Matampay Kialdan Maul Nataron Pagalongan Bacayawan Pataimas Kialdan Poona Marantao Punud Proper Tacub Maul Ilian Palao Banga-Pantar Batal-Punud Bubong Madanding (Bubong) Ilian Inudaran Loway Maul Lumbaca Ingud Poblacion Tuca Kialdan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Culture
Kawayan Torogan
The Kawayan Torogan is the oldest known torogan in the Philippines. It is a traditional Maranao house built for royal Maranao families. There was once a campaign where the people wanted the municipalities of Marantao and Tugaya to pass an ordinance where the architectural scheme of the two towns will follow only the totogan style, in effect, preserve the Maranao people's most royal architectural style and lead to the first two towns with a planned town landscape under an indigenous Maranao architecture. However, the campaign led to deaf ears due to little funding available.