[3] The municipality was named Piagapo as the word relates closely to several royal houses of the Pat A Pangampong a Ranao.

Moreover, claimants of the sultanate leadership in the different areas of Piagapo usually trace up their genealogical origin from the progenitor, the Bai sa Radapan.

The name Piagapo was proposed by a group of leaders from Sendigan led by Sultan a Diamla and presented by Mangompia S. Gunting.

[citation needed] Most of the people stay meanwhile to Barangay Lininding of Munai, a boundary of Municipality of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur.

[citation needed] On December 3, 2023, a bombing incident occurred at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, with the two main suspects later being identified by the Philippine National Police as residents of Barangay Gacap, Piagapo.

[5] It is located in the first district of the province of Lanao del Sur, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and has total land area of 340.09 square kilometers distributed over the 37 barangays that are predominantly populated by Maranao people.

However, the local government unit should pay attention on the issues regarding illegal logging and kainging otherwise the community would be prone to erosion and landslides that will endanger many lives.

[citation needed] Piagapo being part of Lanao del Sur has predominantly cold climate.

The Municipality of Piagapo is a Muslim area that is predominantly populated by Maranao tribe who are culturally bounded people.

The constituents of Piagapo could not believe it, even when some of the residents migrated to other areas in the Philippines temporarily after occurrence of the all-out war against the MILF in the previous years.

[citation needed] Aside from producing agricultural products as the main source of income, some of the residents in the municipality raised carabaos, and cows as working animals.

Poultry products such as chicken, duck, and goose are also raised but in limited number and for household consumption only.

Livestock like carabao and cows are in some cases raised in the community by some well off families, farmers and landlord in limited quantity and mainly as work animal or some times for rent.

The agricultural products are usually marketed either to Saguiaran, Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Pantaoaragat and Iligan City.

In addition thereto, the expensive transportation cost of products makes farming a losing, discouraging and undesirable low profile venture to the people.

[citation needed] The accessibility and availability of farm-to-market roads has been a widely known issue of the people of Piagapo for many years, especially those residents from the far flung and interior areas of the municipality which usually use horses as the primary mode of transportation.

Some parts are cemented while several portions are still earth fill and impassable or inaccessible like TAPORUG, TALAO, KALUNGUNAN, BAGOA INGUD, LININDING, GACAP, BANGCO, and PALACAT especially during rainy season.

[citation needed] Availability of electric power has been one of the major problems in Piagapo for a very long period of time.

The irregularity of electric power in the municipality does not only hamper the development of the area but also slow down and seriously affect the performance and delivery of some services of the LGU.

Presently, DepEd has the following number schools of different levels addressing the needs for quality education.