Lantapan is a first class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 61,776 people. Lantapan is known as the “vegetable basket” of Mindanao. It used to be a barrio of Malaybalay City until its creation, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4787 enacted on 18 June 1968, as a separate municipality. ^ Census of Population. "Region X ". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.