Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, officially the Municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Datu Blah T. Sinsuat'';

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: ''Inged a Datu Blah T. Sinsuat''; ) and commonly known by its proposed name West Upi, is a

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in the

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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 ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,243 people. Formerly a part of the town of

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, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat became another municipality after a

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on July 15, 2006, and pursuant to the ''Muslim Mindanao Act No. 198'' of the ARMM. On October 28, it became a new municipality of the newly created

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province until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008. The orphaned municipality was absorbed by the province of Maguindanao. This municipality is named after Datu Blah T. Sinsuat (1908-1981), Maguindanao's delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention and Cotabato's Lone District Representative to the

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Geography

Barangays

Datu Blah T. Sinsuat is politically subdivided into 13

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Matuber * Pura * Penansaran * Tubuan * Nalkan * Tambak * Kinimi * Resa * Sedem * Lapaken * Meti * Sinipak * Laguitan

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

;Gross Domestic Product The Gross Domestic Product of the Municipality (2022) is 9,729,000,000(PHP).

References

External links

Datu Blah T. Sinsuat Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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