Datu Piang, officially the Municipality of Datu Piang ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Datu Piang'', Jawi:داتوڤياڠ ايڠد نو; ), is a

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in the

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Maguindanao del Sur Maguindanao del Sur, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Sur (, Jawi Alphabet, Jawi:دايرت نو سلاتان مڬیندانو, ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro reg ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,380 people. It is formerly known as Dulawan.

History

Sultanate of Buayan

Buayan was centered in what is now the center of Datu Piang, created by the Rio Grande de Mindanao (or Pulangi) River, 30 km upstream from the Sultanate of Maguindanao. It was a powerful state that rivaled the

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on influence and trade. In the 1860s, the main stronghold of Buayan was transferred to Bacat, within the modern-day municipality of Rajah Buayan.

Modern era

Created as ''Dulawan'' on November 25, 1936, by Executive Order No. 66 of

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, the municipality covered a large area of what is now mostly central

Maguindanao Maguindanao (; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Magindanaw''; Iranun: ''Perobinsia a Magindanao''; ) was a province of the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). From 2014 to 2022, its provincial capital ...

and northern

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. It is among the first municipalities of the old

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. 1035, enacted on June 12, 1954, renamed the town to ''Datu Piang'', after an influential

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leader from the region during the

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. 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

, 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 Shariff Saydona Mustapha, officially the Municipality of Shariff Saydona Mustapha ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Shariff Saydona Mustapha''; Iranun: ''Inged a Shariff Saydona Mustapha''; ), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Ph ...

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 Mamasapano, officially the Municipality of Mamasapano (Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Mamasapano''; Iranun language, Iranun: ''Inged a Mamasapano''; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Provinc ...

and Shariff Aguak. On December 3, 2020, at around 10:45 in the evening, around 100 members of the

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(BIFF) attacked and assaulted three

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detachments in the municipality. The firefight lasted for about an hour and a grenade was thrown at a police car which caught fire and exploded. There were no reported civilian and military casualties. On December 11, the

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filed complaints for multiple frustrated murder and destructive arson against more than a hundred BIFF leaders and members responsible for the attack.

Geography

Barangays

Datu Piang is politically subdivided into 16

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Alonganan * Ambadao * Balanakan * Balong * Buayan (Rajah Buayan Mopak) * Dado * Damabalas * Duaminanga * Kalipapa (Mopak) * Kanguan * Liong * Magaslong * Masigay * Montay * Poblacion (Dulawan) * Reina Regente

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

Notes

References

External links

Datu Piang Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Local Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur Populated places on the Rio Grande de Mindanao Political divisions established by Philippine executive order