Buluan, officially the Municipality of Buluan (
Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Buluan''; tl, Bayan ng Buluan), is a 4th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and capital of 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 Bangsamoro ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,406 people.
The town was recognized by the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
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of the former
Maguindanao
Maguindanao (, Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Prubinsya nu Magindanaw''; Iranun language, Iranun'': Perobinsia a Magindanao''; tl, Lalawigan ng Maguindanao) was a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the ...
province as the new (
de jure
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) provincial capital in 2014,
a move seen as the solution to the decades-old issue of Maguindanao's lack of a permanent provincial capitol due to local clan politics.
Republic Act No. 11550 officially designated Buluan as the capital of Maguindanao del Sur.
History
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Buluan used to comprise a vast area surrounding
Lake Buluan
Lake Buluan is a lake located in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. With an estimated surface area of , it is the third largest lake in Mindanao, after Lake Lanao and Lake Mainit. It has an average elevation of .
The lake is sandwiched be ...
when it was created as one of the municipalities of
Cotabato
Cotabato or North Cotabato ( hil, Aminhan Cotabato; ceb, Amihanang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pangutaran Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤڠوترن كوتاواتو; fil, Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in ...
on August 8, 1947, by Executive Order No. 82 of
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Acronyms
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.
Manuel Roxas
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. On August 3, 1951, the municipality of
Tacurong
Tacurong, officially the City of Tacurong ( hil, Dakbanwa sang Tacurong; fil, Lungsod ng Tacurong; Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Takurung'', Jawi: كوتا نو تاكوروڠ), is a 4th class component city in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Phil ...
was created out of its south-western portion. In 1961, its south-eastern portion was separated to form the municipality of
Columbio
Columbio, is a 1st class municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,527 people.
History
The municipality of Columbio was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on ...
, six years later its southern portion was made into the municipality of
Lutayan. It was made part of the
province
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of
Maguindanao
Maguindanao (, Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Prubinsya nu Magindanaw''; Iranun language, Iranun'': Perobinsia a Magindanao''; tl, Lalawigan ng Maguindanao) was a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the ...
on November 22, 1973, at the same time ceding its western coast of Lake Buluan to create the municipality of
President Quirino, which was made part of
Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat, officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat ( hil, Kapuoran sang Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sultan Kudarat'', Jawi: دايرت نو سلطان كودرت; ceb, Lalawigan sa Sultan Kudarat; tl, Lalawigan ng Sul ...
province. Its northern portion was made into the municipality of
Gen. S. K. Pendatun on April 7, 1991. Its area was further divided on December 30, 2006, when two more municipalities were created out of its territory namely:
Mangudadatu and
Pandag, losing 8 barangays (south and north, respectively) to each of the two new towns.
In 2014, the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
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of
Maguindanao
Maguindanao (, Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Prubinsya nu Magindanaw''; Iranun language, Iranun'': Perobinsia a Magindanao''; tl, Lalawigan ng Maguindanao) was a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the ...
passed a resolution naming Buluan the new capital of Maguindanao.
Pending the completion of the new capitol complex, the provincial governor
Esmael Mangudadatu
Esmael "Toto" Gaguil Mangudadatu (; born August 15, 1968) is a Filipino politician who previously served as the representative of Maguindanao's 2nd district from 2019 to 2022. He also served as the governor of Maguindanao from 2010 to 2019. I ...
(a Buluan native) will continue to hold office in the town's Rajah Buayan Silongan Peace Center — originally designated as a mere satellite office of the provincial government when Mangudadatu took office in 2010,
but since the official designation of Buluan as provincial capital in 2014 has served as the provisional capitol building. However, the legislative branch of provincial government, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Maguindanao, continues to hold sessions in the refurbished buildings of the old provincial capitol in Simuay,
Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat, officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat ( hil, Kapuoran sang Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sultan Kudarat'', Jawi: دايرت نو سلطان كودرت; ceb, Lalawigan sa Sultan Kudarat; tl, Lalawigan ng Sul ...
, by virtue of Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 78 dated May 3, 2011.
The old provincial capitol complex, built next to the
previous governor's properties in
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 ...
, was converted for public use.
Geography
Barangays
Buluan is politically subdivided into 7
barangay
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s.
* Digal
* Lower Siling
* Maslabeng
* Poblacion
* Popol
* Talitay
* Upper Siling
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Buluan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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