Bayang is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 21,020 people in 2,789 households. A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Lanao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
Barangays
Bayang is politically subdivided into 49 barangays. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...
It is bounded on the north by Lanaodel Norte, on the east by Bukidnon, on the west by Illana Bay, and on the south by Maguindanao and Cotabato.
Lanao comes from the word ranao, meaning "lake." Lanao centers on the basin of Lake Lanao; thus, it is the land of the Maranaos, the "people of the lake."