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Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao

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Country
  
Philippines

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Dialing code
  
+63 (0)64

Local time
  
Saturday 12:40 PM

Barangays
  
8

ZIP code
  
9607

Area
  
60.16 km²

Province
  
Maguindanao

Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Maguindanao

Region
  
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

Weather
  
31°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 59% Humidity

Datu Saudi-Ampatuan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,427 people.

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Map of Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines

History

Datu Saudi-Ampatuan was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 151 on July 1, 2003, carved out of the municipality of Datu Piang.

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 a portion of one barangay from Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Unsay, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak.

Datu Saudi-Ampatuan mayor Samsudin Dimaukom, publicly accused by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of involvement in the illegal drug trade, was killed on October 28, 2016, along with nine others, by Philippine police at a highway checkpoint in what police describe as an anti-drug operation.

Barangays

Datu Saudi-Ampatuan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.

Education

The Municipality has 1 Secondary School, the Dimaukom National High School formerly known as Datu Saudi Uy Ampatuan National High School with the school ID 318315. In school year 2015 - 2016 the number of students reached 444. It has 11 Regular Permanent Teachers and 6 Volunteer Teachers.

References

Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Maguindanao Wikipedia


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