Guindulungan, officially the Municipality of Guindulungan (
Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Guindulungan'';
Iranun
The Iranun are a Moro ethnic group native to Mindanao, Philippines (in Maguindanao del Norte: Barira, Buldon, Parang, Matanog, Sultan Mastura, and Sultan Kudarat; North Cotabato: Alamada, Banisilan, Carmen, Libungan, and Pigcawayan; L ...
: ''Inged a Guindulungan''; tl, Bayan ng Guindulungan), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Maguindanao del Sur,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,933 people.
It was created under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 139'' on March 31, 2003, carved out of the municipality of
Talayan.
The first appointed mayor during its creation as a new municipality was Hadji Datu Antao Midtimbang, Sr., a well known religious leader who also served as mayor of
Talayan and as vice governor of Maguindanao Province. The municipality is inhabited by 99% Maguindanaons.
Geography
Barangays
Guindulungan is politically subdivided into 11
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
*Ahan
*Bagan
*Datalpandan
*Kalumamis
*Kateman
*Lambayao
*Macasampen
*barrio Muslim
*Muti
*Sampao
*Tambunan II
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Guindulungan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexMMA Act No. 139 : An Act Creating the Municipality of Guindulungan in the Province of Maguindanao*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code2000 Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur