Pantukan
Sign in to savePantukan, officially the Municipality of Pantukan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,786 people.
Key facts
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Country
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Davao Region
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- The Gold Coast
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- District
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- Founded
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- November 13, 1936
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- Barangays
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- (see Barangays)
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- Mayor
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Pantukan, officially the Municipality of Pantukan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,786 people.
==History== In 1914, Governor General Charles Yeater declared Pantukan as a municipal district. Sangui, a Mansaka, was appointed president. A year after, he was replaced by Bancas Mansaka. On November 13, 1936, President Manuel L. Quezon declared it a regular municipality of the then-undivided province of Davao, therefore becoming the oldest town in Davao de Oro. Teodoro Fuentes was appointed its first Alkalde. Juan Caballero Sr. was its first elected Mayor.
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