Rajah Buayan, officially the Municipality of Rajah Buayan (
Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Rajah Buayan'';
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 Rajah Buayan''; tl, Bayan ng Rajah Buayan), 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
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 27,832 people.
The municipality was created under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 166'' dated October 28, 2002 and was ratified through
plebiscite
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on September 4, 2004.
It was carved out of the town of
Sultan sa Barongis
Sultan sa Barongis, officially the Municipality of Sultan sa Barongis ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Sultan sa Barongis''; Iranun: ''Inged a Sultan sa Barongis''; tl, Bayan ng Sultan sa Barongis), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Magu ...
.
Geography
Barangays
Rajah Buayan is politically subdivided into 11
barangay
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s.
*Baital
*Bakat
*Dapantis
*Gaunan
*Malibpolok
*Mileb
*Panadtaban
*Pidsandawan
*Sampao
*Tabungao
*Zapakan (''Poblacion'')
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Rajah Buayan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur
Populated places on the Rio Grande de Mindanao