Madalum, Lanao del Sur
Definition
Madalum is a third-income-class municipality in Lanao del Sur, within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Philippines. It is the largest municipality in Lanao del Sur by land area, covering 498.39 square kilometres across 37 barangays, with a population of 26,478 in the 2020 census. Located along the periphery of Lake Lanao, its terrain ranges from rolling plains to highly mountainous uplands.
Identities (Wikipedia/Wikidata/DBpedia)
- Wikipedia: Madalum, Lanao del Sur
- Wikidata: Q273939
- DBpedia: Madalum, Lanao del Sur
Also Known As
Madalum is known as the largest land-area municipality of Lanao del Sur and as a mountainous Maranao town along the Lake Lanao basin, distinct from its more lowland neighbours.
Examples and Analogies
Madalum behaves like a vast upland frontier municipality, comparable to a Maranao highland district where rice terraces, forests and mountain villages stretch across a wide, varied landscape.
Usage Scenarios
The municipality supports rice farming (its primary crop), corn, coconut and vegetable production, upland fishing, rural settlement, and forest-based livelihoods across its mountainous territory.
Strategies
Strategies focus on rice and highland agriculture, farm-to-market roads across difficult terrain, irrigation, forestry management, and improving social services for widely dispersed barangays.
Security and Safety Measures
The municipal police, barangay officials and Maranao traditional leaders coordinate order. Safety measures address landslide and flood risk in mountain barangays, forest-fire prevention, and rido mediation.
Historical Context
Madalum was initially classified as a second-class municipal district by President Carlos P. Garcia in 1960, then converted into an official fifth-class municipality on July 18, 1967 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, before later advancing in income classification.
Challenges and Controversies
Challenges include servicing a huge area with limited resources, upland poverty, environmental pressure on forests, vulnerability to landslides, and the logistical difficulty of reaching remote barangays.