Bacolod-Kalawi

Bacolod-Kalawi, officially the Municipality of Bacolod-Kalawi, is a local government municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur in the Philippines. The municipality is part of the Bangsamoro region and is associated with the Maranao and Iranun cultural and linguistic environment of the area. Its name is rendered as Inged a Bacolod-Kalawi in Maranao and Iranun and as Bayan ng Bacolod-Kalawi in Filipino. The municipality was formerly known as Bacolod Grande. Its present name was established through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 32, enacted in 1994, which renamed the municipality of Bacolod Grande as Bacolod-Kalawi. The change forms part of the broader history of local administrative naming and political identity in Muslim Mindanao. The name combines the municipality's earlier Bacolod designation with Kalawi, reflecting the official form adopted under the autonomous regional legislative framework. Bacolod-Kalawi is administratively divided into 26 barangays. These barangays are the basic local government units within the municipality and may contain smaller areas known as puroks; some also include sitios. The municipality's local geography, settlement pattern, and public administration are therefore organized through this barangay structure. According to the 2024 Philippine census, Bacolod-Kalawi had a population of 24,381. Available reference material identifies the municipality's economy and poverty incidence as subjects of local statistical and governance reporting, although it does not provide sufficient verified figures here to characterize particular industries or income levels. The municipality is also represented in the Department of Trade and Industry's Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index and other Philippine local-government information systems. Public education in Bacolod-Kalawi includes secondary institutions such as Bacolod-Kalawi National High School and Bacolod-Grande National High School. Elementary and primary schools listed for the municipality include Bacolod Central Elementary School, Kalawi Central Elementary School, Balut Primary School, Dilabayan Primary School, Tulain Primary School, Tuka Primary School, Talob Primary School, Pindulonan Elementary School, Awani Elementary School, Barua Elementary School, Ulodan Elementary School, Tambo Primary School, Gurain Primary School, and Cabombongan Elementary School. Islamic education is also represented by several madrasah institutions, including Ma'ahad Bacolod Grande Al-Islamie, Ma'ahad Al-Irshad Al-Islamie, Ma'ahad Kalawi Bacolod Al-Islamie, and Madrasah Al-Rashadiyah Al-Islamiyah. Bacolod-Kalawi should be understood as a public administrative locality rather than a consumer or commercial brand. Its principal identity is territorial and governmental: it denotes the municipality, its constituent barangays, public institutions, population, and local administration. Information about municipal geography, climate, demographics, education, economy, and governance is maintained through Philippine government statistical and local-government systems.

Bacolod-Kalawi is a municipality in Lanao del Sur, Philippines, with a local identity shaped by the administrative history of Muslim Mindanao. The locality was formerly called Bacolod Grande. In 1994, Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 32 formally changed the municipality's name to Bacolod-Kalawi. The act is the principal documented turning point in the municipality's modern naming history and reflects the role of the autonomous regional legislative system in determining local administrative names. The present municipality is organized through 26 barangays. As in other Philippine municipalities, barangays serve as the basic local government subdivisions. Some barangays are further described through puroks, while certain settlements include sitios. This structure provides the framework for local representation, public services, community administration, and the recording of demographic and socioeconomic information. Bacolod-Kalawi belongs to the cultural and linguistic setting of Lanao del Sur. The municipality's name has forms in the languages associated with the area, including Inged a Bacolod-Kalawi in Maranao and Iranun and Bayan ng Bacolod-Kalawi in Filipino. These forms coexist with the official English designation used in national and local administrative references. The municipality's population was recorded at 24,381 in the 2024 census. Public reference material identifies economy, poverty incidence, climate, geography, and demographics as important areas of municipal description, but the available material does not provide enough verified detail to summarize specific industries, poverty percentages, or physical features without risking unsupported claims. Education is a significant documented part of the municipality's public-service landscape. Secondary schools include Bacolod-Kalawi National High School and Bacolod-Grande National High School. The elementary and primary network includes central schools in Bacolod and Kalawi as well as schools serving Balut, Dilabayan, Tulain, Tuka, Talob, Pindulonan, Awani, Barua, Ulodan, Tambo, Gurain, and Cabombongan. The continued appearance of the former Bacolod-Grande name in some school titles reflects the persistence of earlier local nomenclature alongside the municipality's official current name. Islamic education is provided through madrasah institutions, including Ma'ahad Bacolod Grande Al-Islamie, identified as a pilot madrasah; Ma'ahad Al-Irshad Al-Islamie, Inc., also identified as a pilot madrasah; Ma'ahad Kalawi Bacolod Al-Islamie; and Madrasah Al-Rashadiyah Al-Islamiyah, Inc. These institutions form part of the municipality's documented educational profile. Current information about Bacolod-Kalawi is also available through Philippine government-oriented data and performance systems. The municipality has a profile in the Department of Trade and Industry's Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index, and it is included in Philippine Standard Geographic Code, census, and local governance information resources. Bacolod-Kalawi is therefore best treated as an active public municipality rather than as a commercial brand, with its history centered on territorial administration, renaming, local subdivisions, population, education, and governance.

• 2024

  Population recorded at 24,381

  [1]Bacolod-Kalawien.wikipedia.org

  The 2024 Philippine census recorded 24,381 residents in Bacolod-Kalawi.

• 1994

  Renaming from Bacolod Grande

  [1]Bacolod-Kalawien.wikipedia.org

  Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 32 changed the official name of the municipality of Bacolod Grande to Bacolod-Kalawi.

A local government municipality and territorial administrative entity in Lanao del Sur, Philippines.

• 1994

  Adoption of the Bacolod-Kalawi municipal nameOther

  Background

  The municipality was previously known as Bacolod Grande. Regional autonomous legislation provided the basis for changing its official name.

  Action taken

  Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 32 renamed the municipality Bacolod-Kalawi.

  Aftermath

  Bacolod-Kalawi became the municipality's current official name, while the earlier Bacolod Grande designation continued to appear in some institutional names.

  Source

1. 1Bacolod-Kalawien.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official website of the Municipality of Bacolod-Kalawibacolod-lds.gov.ph