South Upi, officially the Municipality of South Upi (
Maguindanaon: ''Pagabagatan Upi'';
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; L ...
: ''Inged a South Upi''; tl, Bayan ng South Upi), 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 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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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,197 people.
South Upi was created through Presidential Decree No. 1580 by then President
Ferdinand Marcos
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on June 11, 1978. It was carved from the municipality of
Upi
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.
It also known as Timanan.
Geography
Barangays
South Upi is politically subdivided into 11
barangay
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s.
* Kuya
* Biarong
* Bongo
* Itaw
* Kigan
* Lamud
* Looy/Santa Fe
* Pandan
* Pilar
* Romangaob (Poblacion)
* San Jose
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
South Upi Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur