Pangantucan

[6] The name “Pangantucan” means wisdom and strength in the Manobo languages and is said to refer to a white stallion that uprooted a bamboo stalk to warn his master, a tribal datu, of approaching raiders from other tribes.[8] Pangantucan is situated in south–western Bukidnon and located approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of the provincial capital Malaybalay.Pangantucan shares borders to its south-west and south with the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Cotabato.Pangantucan has a land area of 46,172 hectares (114,090 acres), making it the ninth largest component subdivision of Bukidnon.Rainfall is influenced by the rain shadow generated by the mountain ranges of eastern Bukidnon and adjoining highlands.