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Maguindanao

Administration
Full nameMaguindanao
Settlement typeProvince
CountryPhilippines
RegionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
FoundedNovember 22, 1973
Government
CapitalShariff Aguak
GovernorEsmael Mangudadatu (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
Geography
Total Area2756.8 sq mi (7142.0 km2)
Area rank11th out of 80
Demography
Total Population1273715 (16th out of 80) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (45th out of 80) (0/sq mi)
Divisions
Independent cities1
Component cities0
Municipalities36
Barangays492
including independent cities: 529
Districts1st and 2nd districts of Maguindanao (shared with Cotabato City)
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Spoken languagesMaguindanaoan

Maguindanao

Military Conflict
ConflictBattle of Maguindanao
Date1945
LocationMaguindanao
ResultFilipino Victory
Philippines Philippines * Philippines Commonwealth Army of the Philippines * Philippines Philippine Constabulary * Philippines Recognized Maguindanaoan Guerrilla Units
Japan Empire of Japan * Imperial Japanese Army
56,200 Filipino Troops
5,170 Maguindanaoan Guerrillas
740 Maguindanaoan Civilian Swordmen
27,000 Japanese Troops
260 killed
1,244 wounded
6,000 killed
10,200 wounded
1,000 captured

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Maguindanao (Filipino:'Magindanaw') is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Its capital is Shariff Aguak. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south.

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Blast hits Maguindanao vice mayor's house; 2 hurt - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News--MANILA, Philippines - Two persons were hurt after a grenade was lobbed into the compound of a local official's house in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, -Maguindanao- ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:32:26 GMT+00:00
NBI asks Maguindanao exec to cooperate in probe into nurse's rape - GMANews.TV Tweet this news
GMANews.TV--The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has asked the Vice-Mayor of South Upi, -Maguindanao- to submit himself to forensic testing as part of the probe ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:50:53 GMT+00:00
Witness implicates ex-police officer in Maguindanao massacre - GMANews.TV Tweet this news
GMANews.TV--A farmer testifying as an eyewitness to the gruesome massacre of 57 people in -Maguindanao- last year said Wednesday he saw a ranking provincial police ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:41:53 GMT+00:00
Maguindanao vice mayor tagged in nurse's rape to appear before NBI - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net--A day after Florence was allegedly raped, Dr. Tahir Sulaik, -Maguindanao- health chief, said that scions of influential families in South Upi were among those ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:06:52 GMT+00:00
Maguindanao massacre witness: Andal Jr. led the killings - Philippine Star Tweet this news
Philippine Star---...- Philippines - Former Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. shot to death the people from the Mangudadatu convoy on a hill in Ampatuan town, -Maguindanao-, ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:06:54 GMT+00:00
RP ranking dips in Press Freedom Index - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News--The annual report showed the Philippines lost 34 places following the massacre of 57 people including journalists in -Maguindanao- province last year. ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:50:29 GMT+00:00
Whitewash in Maguindanao gang rape case feared - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News--MANILA, Philippines - A senator warned Friday against a possible whitewash of the -Maguindanao- gang-rape case involving a volunteer-nurse who was gang-raped, ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:54:36 GMT+00:00
NBI ordered to probe Maguindanao rape case - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net---...- on Tuesday directed the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct its own probe into the gang-rape of a 21-year-old volunteer nurse in -Maguindanao-. ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:13:48 GMT+00:00
'Vital' suspect in Maguindanao gang-rape surrenders - GMANews.TV Tweet this news
GMANews.TV--One of the suspects in the gang-rape of a volunteer nurse in -Maguindanao- has surrendered to authorities, a radio report said Tuesday. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:04:27 GMT+00:00
Health official: Gang-raped nurse now in stable condition - GMANews.TV Tweet this news
GMANews.TV--Nearly two weeks after she was found unconscious and naked, a volunteer nurse gang-raped in -Maguindanao- province is now in stable condition and showing ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:38:27 GMT+00:00

Municipality No. of
Barangays
Population
(2007)
Area
(km2)
Pop. density
(per km2)
Ampatuan
11
33,702
Barira
14
27,607
380.0
73
Buldon
15
36,937
357.20
103
Buluan
7
32,310
Datu Abdullah Sangki
10
33,259
Datu Anggal Midtimbang
7
23,713
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat
12
22,656
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan
11
22,471
Datu Odin Sinsuat (Dinaig)
34
103,765
503.20
206
Datu Paglas
23
29,979
Datu Piang
16
18,995
Datu Salibo
17
13,876
Datu Saudi-Ampatuan
9
25,249
Datu Unsay
7
22,622
Gen. S. K. Pendatun
19
36,038
Guindulungan
11
23,777
Kabuntalan (Tumbao)
17
22,363
219.34
102
Mamasapano
14
23,830
Mangudadatu
8
24,300
Matanog
8
36,319
53.39
680
Northern Kabuntalan
11
22,170
Pagagawan
11
32,995
Pagalungan
12
31,052
Paglat
8
23,432
Pandag
8
20,557
Parang
23
102,247
234.59
436
Rajah Buayan
11
24,973
Shariff Aguak (Maganoy)
14
41,725
Shariff Saydona Mustapha
16
20,463
South Upi
11
32,014
Sultan Kudarat (Nuling)
39
121,324
611.51
198
Sultan Mastura
13
25,741
114.36
225
Sultan sa Barongis (Lambayong)
12
25,767
Talayan
15
25,753
Talitay
9
21,964
Upi
23
41,757
896.10
47

Component local government units of Maguindanao

Municipalities: Ampatuan * Barira * Buldon * Buluan * Datu Abdullah Sangki * Datu Anggal Midtimbang * Datu Blah T. Sinsuat * Datu Hoffer Ampatuan * Datu Montawal * Datu Odin Sinsuat * Datu Paglas * Datu Piang * Datu Salibo * Datu Saudi-Ampatuan * Datu Unsay * Gen. S. K. Pendatun * Guindulungan * Kabuntalan * Mamasapano * Mangudadatu * Matanog * Northern Kabuntalan * Pagalungan * Paglat * Pandag * Parang * Rajah Buayan * Shariff Aguak * Shariff Saydona Mustapha * South Upi * Sultan Kudarat * Sultan Mastura * Sultan sa Barongis * Talayan * Talitay * Upi ----
Independent component city: Cotabato City
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Maguindanao by the [http://www.census.gov.ph National Statistics Office])

Provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Basilan * Lanao del Sur * Maguindanao * Sulu * Tawi-Tawi

PH Political Divisions of the Philippines|Capital

CapitalManila * National Capital Region
Autonomous regionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvincesAbra * Agusan del Norte * Agusan del Sur * Aklan * Albay * Antique * Apayao * Aurora * Basilan * Bataan * Batanes * Batangas * Benguet * Biliran * Bohol * Bukidnon * Bulacan * Cagayan * Camarines Norte * Camarines Sur * Camiguin * Capiz * Catanduanes * Cavite * Cebu * Compostela Valley * Cotabato * Davao del Norte * Davao del Sur * Davao Oriental * Eastern Samar * Guimaras * Ifugao * Ilocos Norte * Ilocos Sur * Iloilo * Isabela * Kalinga * La Union * Laguna * Lanao del Norte * Lanao del Sur * Leyte * Maguindanao * Marinduque * Masbate * Misamis Occidental * Misamis Oriental * Mountain Province * Negros Occidental * Negros Oriental * Northern Samar * Nueva Ecija * Nueva Vizcaya * Occidental Mindoro * Oriental Mindoro * Palawan * Pampanga * Pangasinan * Quezon * Quirino * Rizal * Romblon * Samar * Sarangani * Siquijor * Sorsogon * South Cotabato * Southern Leyte * Sultan Kudarat * Sulu * Surigao del Norte * Surigao del Sur * Tarlac * Tawi-Tawi * Zambales * Zamboanga del Norte * Zamboanga del Sur * Zamboanga Sibugay
Other subdivisionsIsland groups * Regions * Cities * Municipalities * Barangays * Legislative districts
Territorial disputesBenham Plateau * North Borneo (Sabah) * Scarborough Shoal * Spratly Islands



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