Northern Kabuntalan, officially the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan (

Maguindanaon Maguindanao (, Jawi: ), Maguindanaon or Magindanao is an Austronesian language spoken by a majority of the population of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur in the Philippines. It is also spoken by sizable minorities in different par ...

: ''Ingud nu Northern Kabuntalan'';

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 Northern Kabuntalan''; tl, Bayan ng Northern Kabuntalan), is a 5th class

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in the

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of Maguindanao del Norte,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,277 people. During the second regular session of the first legislative assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the regional legislature created Northern Kabuntalan out of 11

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Kabuntalan Kabuntalan, officially the Municipality of Kabuntalan ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Kabuntalan''; Iranun: ''Inged a Kabuntalan''; tl, Bayan ng Kabuntalan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According ...

, by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 206'', which was subsequently ratified in a

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held on December 30, 2006. 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 ...

until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008. The ARMM law creating the municipality provides that its administrative center shall be established in

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Tumaguinting.

Geography

Barangays

Northern Kabuntalan is politically subdivided into 11

s. *Balong *Damatog (Poblacion) *Gayonga *Guiawa *Indatuan *Kapimpilan *Libungan *Montay *Paulino Labio *Sabaken *Tumaguinting

Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Northern Kabuntalan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index

MMA Act No. 205 : An Act Creating the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan in the Province of Maguindanao

Newly created provinces, municipalities, barangays, converted city
Accessed on March 9, 2006. *

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{{Shariff Kabunsuan Municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte Populated places on the Rio Grande de Mindanao Populated places in Maguindanao del Norte