Rajah Buayan, officially the Municipality of Rajah Buayan (

Maguindanaon Maguindanaon (, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ), or Magindanawn is an Austronesian language spoken by Maguindanao people, Maguindanaon people who form majority of the population of eponymous provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur in t ...

: ''Ingud nu Rajah Buayan'';

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 Rajah Buayan''; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,832 people.

History

Sultanate of Buayan

Rajah Buayan, previously known as Sapakan, rose to prominence as the capital of Buayan during

Datu Uto Datu Uto (reigned: 1875–1902), also known as Sultan Anwarud-din Utto or Sultan Utto Anwaruddin, alternatively spelled as Datu Utto, was the 18th Sultan of Buayan, one of the major sultanates of Mindanao. As a military leader he distinguished h ...

's reign in 1875. It also served as the seat of power for the Sultanates of Tinungkup and Bacat in 1899, which were governed by

Datu Ali Datu Ali (died 1905) was the Rajahmuda of Tinungkup (alternatively spelled as Tinukop) within the Sultanate of Buayan before succeeding his cousin, Datu Uto, as Rajah of Buayan formally from Uto's death in 1902 until his death in 1905. He was ...

and

Datu Piang Piang Tan (; 1846–1933) a Maguindanaon- Chinese ruler, popularly known as Datu Piang, is often referred to as the ''Grand Old Man of Cotabato.'' He was one of the most powerful rulers in Maguindanao from the end of Spanish rule to th ...

respectively.

Modern era

The municipality was created under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 166'' dated October 28, 2002, and was ratified through

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on September 4, 2004. It was carved out of the town of Sultan sa Barongis.

Geography

Barangays

Rajah Buayan is politically subdivided into 11

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s. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s while some have

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. *Baital *Bakat *Dapantis *Gaunan *Malibpolok *Mileb *Panadtaban *Pidsandawan *Sampao *Tabungao *Zapakan (''Poblacion'')

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

References

External links

Rajah Buayan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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{{Authority control Municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur Populated places on the Rio Grande de Mindanao