Talayan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao.

According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 33,129 people in 5,573 households.

Datu Udzag Midtimbang was the first Mayor of the town. Followed by a younger brother Datu Antao, and presently Datu Ali. With these leaders, Talayan now and then remains as a place for everybody.

Many projects now serve the public like concrete roads and lights in every home. A new public market is now being constructed under the leadership of the new Mayor Hadji Datu Ali.

Talayan is politically subdivided into 29 barangays.

Characterized by a more or less even distribution of rainfall throughout the year, the coldest months in the province are December and January. The warm season is from March to June.