Paglat, officially the Municipality of Paglat (
Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Paglat'';
Iranun
The Iranun are an Austronesian ethnic group native to southwestern Mindanao, Philippines. They are ethnically and culturally closely related to the Maranao, and Maguindanaon, all three groups being denoted as speaking Danao languages and giv ...
: ''Inged a Paglat''; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
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 ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,727 people.
History
It was created under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 112'' on July 19, 2001, carved out of the municipality of
General S.K. Pendatun.
The first appointed mayor was Bai Zulaika Pendatun-Langkuno, however, her appointment was recalled by then
ARMM Governor
Nur Misuari
Nur Misuari ( Tausug: ''Nūr Miswāri'', born Nurallaji Pinang Misuari; March 3, 1939) is a Moro Filipino revolutionary and politician, founder and leader of the Moro National Liberation Front.
Early and personal life
Nur Misuari was born on ...
to give way for her cousin Datu Conte Mangelen, son of the then Congressman Datu Luminog Mangelen of
Cotabato Province.
Geography
Barangays
Paglat is politically subdivided into 8
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
*Campo
*Damakling
*Damalusay
*Kakal
*Poblacion/Paglat
*Salam
*Tual
*Upper Idtig
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
References
External links
Paglat Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexMMA Act No. 112: An Act Creating Municipality of Paglas in the Province of Maguindanao
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
br>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur
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