Munai, Lanao del Norte
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| Coordinates: 07°59′N 124°04′E / 7.983°N 124.067°ECoordinates: 07°59′N 124°04′E / 7.983°N 124.067°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao (Region X) |
| Province | Lanao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district of Lanao del Norte |
| Founded | August 17, 1917 |
| Capital | Tambo |
| Barangays | 26 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Casan Maquiling |
| • Vice Mayor | Ikie L. Balabagan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 197.50 km2 (76.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 32,973 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 9219 |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)63 |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| 103514000 | |
| Electorate | 9,915 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | www |
Munai is a fourth class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 32,973 people.
Geographically, Munai is bounded by the municipalities of Tangcal, bacolod and Kauswagan on the north, Poona Piagapo on the east, Piagapo on the south, and Madalum on the west.
Munai has govern by Sultanate before and still adopting the rules and regulations of Sultanate. The Center of the Munai is surround by elevation and mountain which attraction for the local Tourist. There is long river going street to Municipality of Bacolod.
Originally and before Spain Invasion and later American Invasion, the tradition of the Maranao tribe leaders is to have BISAYA maranao term or personal helpers. They usually cross the beach of municipality of kolambogan to beach of Ozamis City by boat to catch people living in other side land and make them as worker (personal helper) or other said BISAYA in maranaw term.
There was also claim story that Mutia Families in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental is originally came from Interior area in Lanao del Norte and even now still existing the story because of their great-great-great grandfather of their great-great grandfather of Mutia Families in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental lifted a small one piece of book hanging in the center of the big house and told to his children the book is forbidden and do not touch it or even open the book, and according to the story soon for many years when somebody open “because of their confusion why is it forbidden” they saw writing but not familiar language (Spanish language, English language), and some say that the drawing or the direction of letters are near to Arabic letters.
Munai is one of the Municipalities suffered during Martial Law in 1972. Almost people living in Munai at the time were abandoned their home, livestock, land, etc. and they moved to boundary somewhere in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. Most of the people stay meanwhile to Barangay Lininding of Munai, a boundary of Municipality of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur. The only remaining people that time of evacuation process were the Moro (Male and Female including Children) Fighter and one of their Leader Commander was Commander Tagoranao "AKA James Bond" Macapaar, a MNLF Top Commander for Lanao del Norte. Late Commander James Bond is the sibling of MILF Top Commander Abdullah Macapaar "Commander Bravo". Moro Rebels from Munai had a fight side-by-side with the Moro Rebels from neighboring Tangkal against Philippines Constabulary (PC) Army.
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