Shariff Saydona Mustapha, officially the Municipality of Shariff Saydona Mustapha ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Shariff Saydona Mustapha'';

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: ''Inged a Shariff Saydona Mustapha''; ), is a

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in the

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of Maguindanao del Sur,

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. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 25,080. It was created out of 4 barangays from the municipality of Shariff Aguak, 4 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Mamasapano, 2 barangays from Datu Unsay, one barangay from Datu Piang, and 3 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Datu Saudi-Ampatuan by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 225'' (as amended by MMAA Act No. 252), which was subsequently ratified in a

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held on July 30, 2009. Shariff Saydona Mustapha was an Arab missionary from Mecca and a paternal uncle of Shariff Kabungsuwan of Johore (the first Sultan of Maguindanao). He arrived in Mainland Mindanao in the mid-15th century. He is the ancestor of the Ampatuan, Mangacop, Masukat and Sangki clans of Maguindanao.

Geography

Barangays

Shariff Saydona Mustapha is politically subdivided into 16

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. *Bakat *Dale-Bong *Dasawao *Datu Bakal *Datu Kilay *Duguengen *Ganta *Inaladan *Libutan *Linantangan *Nabundas *Pagatin *Pagatin (''Pagatin I'') *Pamalian *Pikeg *Pusao

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

References

External links

Shariff Saydona Mustapha Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexMMA Act No. 225 : An Act Creating the Municipality of Shariff Saidona Mustapha in the Province of Maguindanao
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>2007 Census Population Figures for MaguindanaoCOMELEC Resolution No. 8169
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