Sultan Mastura, officially the Municipality of Sultan Mastura (
Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Sultan Mastura'';
Iranun
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: ''Inged a Sultan Mastura''; ) and commonly known by its alternative name Subpangen, is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Maguindanao del Norte
Maguindanao del Norte, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Norte (, Jawi: دَاِيْرَتْ نُوْ اُوْتَرَ مَڬِنْدَنَوْ; , ڤروبنسيا ا ڤڠوترن مڬیندانو ), is a province in the Philippines l ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,331 people.
It was created by virtue of the ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 89'', carved from the municipality of
Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat, officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat (; Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sultan Kudarat'', Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: دايرت نو سولتان كودرت; ; Ilocano language, Ilocano: ''Probinsia ti Sultan Ku ...
.
The law was submitted on September 13, 1999, and lapsed into law on November 13, 1999. It was ratified by the people of Sultan Mastura through
plebiscite
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on March 15, 2003. Its corporate existence started on April 28, 2003.
It 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 municipal ...
from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.
Geography
Barangays
Sultan Mastura is politically subdivided into 13
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
*Balut
*Boliok
*Bungabong
*Dagurongan
*Kirkir
*Macabico (''Macabiso'')
*Namuken
*Simuay/Seashore
*Solon
*Tambo
*Tapayan
*Tariken
*Tuka
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
There is a proposal to build an international airport in Sultan Mastura.
The Gross Domestic Product of the Municipality (2022) is 7,955,700,000(PHP).
References
External links
Official Website of Sultan Mastura MunicipalitySultan Mastura Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexMMA Act No. 89 : An Act Creating the Municipality of Sultan Mastura in the Province of Maguindanao*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte