Pantar, Lanao del Norte

Pantar
فانتار
Municipality of Pantar
Map of Lanao del Norte with Pantar highlighted
Interactive map of Pantar
Pantar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°04′00″N 124°16′00″E / 8.0666667°N 124.2666667°E / 8.0666667; 124.2666667
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Norte
District 1st district
FoundedJune 11, 1978
Named afterPantar, Indonesia
Barangays21 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJabar D. Tago
 • Vice MayorCasim D. Abubacar
 • RepresentativeMohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
 • Municipal Council
Members
  • Mohammad Amjad R. Rashin
  • Farouk B. Gubaten
  • Muslimen D. Macaombao
  • Arafat L. Daluma
  • Anuar D. Cadar
  • Nashrodin D. Adato
  • Junaid A. Mama
  • Junaid B. Ombawa
 • Electorate12,401 voters (2025)
Area
 • Total
70.40 km2 (27.18 sq mi)
Elevation
598 m (1,962 ft)
Highest elevation
1,046 m (3,432 ft)
Lowest elevation
362 m (1,188 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
27,300
 • Density388/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Households
4,708
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
45.21
% (2021)
 • Revenue₱ 142.3 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 127.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 85.44 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 51.75 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9218
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Cebuano
Binukid
Tagalog
ReligionsIslam (dominant)
Roman Catholic
Websitewww.pantarldn.gov.ph

Pantar, officially the Municipality of Pantar (Maranao: Inged a Pantar; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pantar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pantar), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,599 people.