Shariff Saydona Mustapha, officially the Municipality of Shariff Saydona Mustapha (
Maguindanaon
Maguindanao (, Jawi: ), Maguindanaon or Magindanao is an Austronesian language spoken by a majority of the population of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur in the Philippines. It is also spoken by sizable minorities in different par ...
: ''Inged nu Shariff Saydona Mustapha'';
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; ...
: ''Inged a Shariff Saydona Mustapha''; tl, Bayan ng Shariff Saydona Mustapha), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
in the
province
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of
Maguindanao del Sur
Maguindanao del Sur, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Sur ( mdh, Dairat nu Pagabagatan Magindanaw, Jawi:دايرت نو ڤاڬابڬتنن ماڬينداناو ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamor ...
,
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,080 people.
It was created out of 4 barangays from the municipality of
Shariff Aguak
Shariff Aguak, officially the Municipality of Shariff Aguak ( Maguindanaoan: ''Kuta Shariff Aguak''), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,982 peop ...
, 4 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from
Mamasapano, 2 barangays from
Datu Unsay, one barangay from
Datu Piang, and 3 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from
Datu Saudi-Ampatuan
Datu Saudi Ampatuan, officially the Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan (Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Datu Saudi Ampatuan''; Iranun: ''Inged a Datu Saudi Ampatuan''; tl, Bayan ng Datu Saudi Ampatuan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ma ...
by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 225''
(as amended by MMAA Act No. 252), which was subsequently ratified in a
plebiscite
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held on July 30, 2009.
Shariff Saydona Mustapha was an Arab missionary from Mecca and a paternal uncle of Shariff Kabungsuwan of Johore (the first Sultan of Maguindanao). He arrived in Mainland Mindanao in the mid-15th century. He is the ancestor of the Ampatuan, Mangacop, Masukat and Sangki clans of Maguindanao.
Geography
Barangays
Shariff Saydona Mustapha is politically subdivided into 16
barangay
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s.
*Bakat
*Dale-Bong
*Dasawao
*Datu Bakal
*Datu Kilay
*Duguengen
*Ganta
*Inaladan
*Libutan
*Linantangan
*Nabundas
*Pagatin
*Pagatin (''Pagatin I'')
*Pamalian
*Pikeg
*Pusao
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Shariff Saydona Mustapha Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexMMA Act No. 225 : An Act Creating the Municipality of Shariff Saidona Mustapha in the Province of Maguindanao
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>2007 Census Population Figures for MaguindanaoCOMELEC Resolution No. 8169
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Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur