Lantapan

The town is on a plateau in the heart of Bukidnon, situated between the Kalatungan and Kitanglad Mountain Ranges, after which its native name of "lantapan" was derived which means "level-on-top".It can be reached via Aglayan crossing, which is a potential convergent zone of four cities: Iligan, Butuan, Davao and Cagayan de Oro.A number of mammal species also thrive in the dense forests, including squirrels, monkeys, bats, flying lemurs, deer, tarsiers and wild pigs among others.The climatic condition of Lantapan is relatively cool and humid for Philippine standards with winds blowing at a northward direction.Commerce There are 428 commercial establishments registered at the Licensing Division of the municipality, 15 of which are classified under agro-industrial, manufacturing and servicing.Trading activities include wholesale buying of corn, coffee and vegetables by traders from within Lantapan, neighboring towns in Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro.This conjoint waterfall is supplied by the Kulasihan River, and situated five kilometers from the barangay proper of Kaatuan called Block 2.One privately owned clinic for urgent care on minor cases and two registered mini-pharmaceutical stores are found in the Poblacion.Day care centers under the Department of Social Welfare and Development provide preparatory education to pre-schoolers in the barangays.
Political map of Lantapan showing its barangays
The main religion of the Visayas and Luzon migrants is Roman Catholicism as evident in this chapel located in Poblacion, Lantapan.
Cassava chips and corn being dried in the community solar dryer. Lantapan's economy is basically agri-based.
Kitanglad Mountain Range as viewed from Songco
The municipality of Lantapan has a fairly well-paved road system especially the National Road the runs lengthwise through the municipality.
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