Sultan Dumalondong, officially the Municipality of Sultan Dumalondong (
Maranao
The Maranao people (Maranao: mәranaw Filipino: ''Maranaw''), also spelled Meranao, Maranaw, and Mëranaw, is the term used by the Philippine government to refer to the southern indigenous people who are the "people of the lake", a predomi ...
: ''Inged a Sultan Dumalondong''; tl, Bayan ng Sultan Dumalondong), is a 6th class
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
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Lanao del Sur
Lanao del Sur ( tl, Timog Lanao; Maranao language, Maranao and ilp, Pagabagatan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous Re ...
,
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 12,500 people.
It was created under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 36'' in 1995. It took 3 barangays and 6 sitios from
Butig
Butig, officially the Municipality of Butig (Maranao: ''Dalm a Butig''), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,768 people.
This ancient and royal town ...
, 1 barangay and 9 sitios in
Lumbatan, 9 barangays and 8 sitios in
Lumbayanague.
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Geography
Barangays
Sultan Dumalondong is politically subdivided into 7 barangay
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s.
*Bacayawan
*Dinganun Guilopa (''Dingunun'')
*Lumbac
*Malalis
*Pagalongan
*Tagoranao
*Sumalindao
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Sultan Dumalondong Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
Local Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Lanao del Sur
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