Northern Kabuntalan, officially the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan (
Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Northern Kabuntalan'';
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 Northern Kabuntalan''; tl, Bayan ng Northern Kabuntalan), is a 5th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Maguindanao del Norte
Maguindanao del Norte, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Norte ( mdh, Dairat nu Pangutaran Magindanaw, Jawi: دايرت نو ڤڠوترن ماڬينداناو; ilp, Perobinsia a Pangutaran Magindanao, ڤروبنسيا ا ڤڠوترن ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,277 people.
During the second regular session of the first legislative assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the regional legislature created Northern Kabuntalan out of 11
barangays
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of
Kabuntalan, by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 206'',
which was subsequently ratified in a
plebiscite
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held on December 30, 2006. The town was part of the province of
Shariff Kabunsuan until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.
The ARMM law creating the municipality provides that its administrative center shall be established in
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 ...
Tumaguinting.
Geography
Barangays
Northern Kabuntalan 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.
*Balong
*Damatog (Poblacion)
*Gayonga
*Guiawa
*Indatuan
*Kapimpilan
*Libungan
*Montay
*Paulino Labio
*Sabaken
*Tumaguinting
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Northern Kabuntalan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexMMA Act No. 205 : An Act Creating the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan in the Province of MaguindanaoNewly created provinces, municipalities, barangays, converted cityAccessed on March 9, 2006.
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Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Shariff Kabunsuan
Municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte
Populated places on the Rio Grande de Mindanao
Populated places in Maguindanao del Norte