Buluan

Buluan
بولوان
Municipality of Buluan
Portion of Poblacion
Portion of Poblacion
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Official seal of Buluan
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Buluan highlighted
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Buluan highlighted
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Buluan is located in Philippines
Buluan
Buluan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°42′55″N 124°47′08″E / 6.715406°N 124.785447°E / 6.715406; 124.785447
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceMaguindanao del Sur
District Lone district
FoundedAugust 8, 1947
Barangays7 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorBabydats D. Mangudadatu
 • Vice MayorRhamla M. Kadalim
 • RepresentativeMohamad P. Paglas Sr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate26,695 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total699.50 km2 (270.08 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Highest elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Lowest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total57,406
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Households
8,847
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.85
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 188.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 144.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 212.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 15.66 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9616
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesMaguindanao
Iranun
Tagalog
Websitewww.buluan.gov.ph

Buluan, officially the Municipality of Buluan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Buluan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buluan), is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,406 people.[3]

The town was recognized by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the former Maguindanao province as the new (de jure) provincial capital in 2014,[5] a move seen as the solution to the decades-old issue of Maguindanao's lack of a permanent provincial capitol due to local clan politics.[6] Republic Act No. 11550 officially designated Buluan as the capital of Maguindanao del Sur.

  1. ^ Municipality of Buluan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ Macabalang, Ali G. (19 January 2016). "Construction of new Maguindanao capitol complex launched". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. ^ Unson, John (20 January 2016). "Maguindanao gov't starts construction of new capitol complex". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 August 2016.