Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, officially the Municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan (

Maguindanaon Maguindanaon (, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ), or Magindanawn is an Austronesian language spoken by Maguindanao people, Maguindanaon people who form majority of the population of eponymous provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur in t ...

: ''Inged nu Datu Hoffer Ampatuan''; Jawi: ايڠد نو داتو حوۏر امڤتوان; ), is a

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in the

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Maguindanao del Sur Maguindanao del Sur, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Sur (, Jawi Alphabet, Jawi:دايرت نو سلاتان مڬیندانو, ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro reg ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,660 people. It was created out of 9 barangays from the municipality of Shariff Aguak, and portions of 2 barangays from

Datu Unsay Datu Unsay, officially the Municipality of Datu Unsay ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Datu Unsay''; Iranun: ''Inged a Datu Unsay''; ), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popula ...

, by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 220'', which was subsequently ratified in a

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held on July 30, 2009.

Geography

Barangays

Datu Hoffer Ampatuan is politically subdivided into 11

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. *Kubentong *Labu-labu I *Labu-labu II *Limpongo *Macalag *Sayap *Taib *Talibadok *Tuayan *Tuayan I *Tuntungan

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

References

External links

Datu Hoffer Ampatuan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexMMA Act No. 220 : An Act Creating the Municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan in the Province of Maguindanao
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