Barira, officially the Municipality of Barira (
Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Barira'';
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; Lanao d ...
: ''Inged a Barira''; tl, Bayan ng Barira), is a 4th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Maguindanao del Norte
Maguindanao del Norte, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Norte ( mdh, Dairat nu Pangutaran Magindanaw, Jawi: دايرت نو ڤڠوترن ماڬينداناو; ilp, Perobinsia a Pangutaran Magindanao, ڤروبنسيا ا ڤڠوترن ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,143 people.
Barira was established on August 29, 1977, through Presidential Decree No. 1188
signed by then President
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...
from the municipality of
Buldon
Buldon, officially the Municipality of Buldon ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Buldon''; Iranun: ''Inged a Buldon''; tl, Bayan ng Buldon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...
.
The town was part of the province of
Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan was a short-lived province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) that existed from 2006 to 2008. Its designated seat of government was Datu Odin Sinsuat. Initially comprising ten municipalit ...
from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.
Geography
Barangays
Barira is politically subdivided into 14
barangay
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s.
* Barira (
Poblacion
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)
* Bualan
* Gadung
* Korosoyan
* Lamin
* Liong
* Lipa
* Lipawan
* Marang
* Nabalawag
* Panggao
* Rominimbang
* Togaig
* Minabay
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Barira Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte
Populated places in Maguindanao del Norte
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