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Datu Piang, Maguindanao

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Country
  
Philippines

Barangays
  
16

ZIP code
  
9607

Elevation
  
7 m

Province
  
Maguindanao

Founded
  
November 25, 1936

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Area
  
303 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 12:40 PM

Datu Piang, Maguindanao

Region
  
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

Weather
  
32°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 54% Humidity


Datu Piang (formerly Dulawan) is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 25,600 people.

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Map of Datu Piang, Maguindanao, Philippines

Barangays

Datu Piang is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.

  • Alonganan
  • Ambadao
  • Balanakan
  • Balong
  • Buayan
  • Dado
  • Damabalas
  • Duaminanga
  • Kalipapa
  • Kanguan
  • Liong
  • Magaslong
  • Masigay
  • Montay
  • Poblacion (Dulawan)
  • Reina Regente
  • History

    Created as Dulawan on November 25, 1936 by Executive Order No. 66 of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon, the municipality covered a large area of what is now mostly central Maguindanao and northern Sultan Kudarat. It is among the first municipalities of the old Cotabato province. Republic Act No. 1035, enacted on June 12, 1954 renamed the town to Datu Piang, after an influential Muslim leader from the region during the American colonial period.

    In 1959, a large southern territory was made into the municipality of Ampatuan. Four years later the municipality of Maganoy was carved out its territory, which later on became the capital of Maguindanao, of which it was made part of on November 22, 1973. Its remaining south-western barangays were merged with other barangays of Dinaig to form the municipality of Talayan in 1976. Its area was reduced again on July 1, 2003, when 14 of its south-eastern barangays were separated to form the municipality of Datu Saudi-Ampatuan.

    On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 222 (as amended by MMAA 253), the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Salibo, respectively, were created from a total of 5 entire barangays and portions of 10 barangays from Datu Piang, in addition to other barangays from Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Datu Unsay, Mamasapano and Shariff Nopak.

    References

    Datu Piang, Maguindanao Wikipedia