Department of Mindanao and Sulu

Department of Mindanao and Sulu
Departamento de Mindanao y Joló
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Provinces administered highlighted in red.
Administrative Agency overview
FormedJuly 23, 1914
DissolvedMay 5, 1920[1]
Superseding Administrative Agency
TypeAgency of the United States to the Philippine Islands
JurisdictionAgusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Zamboanga, Sulu
StatusDefunct
Governor responsible
  • Frank C. Carpenter

The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the United States colonial administration in the Philippine Islands task to administer all Muslim-dominated areas in the territory. It was established on July 23, 1914, pursuant to Act No. 2408, replacing the Moro Province after the latter was divided into the then districts/provinces of Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, Davao, and Sulu.[2] It was later split into provinces/regions organized under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, along with the former provinces of Agusan, and current province of Bukidnon. [3][4]

  1. ^ Act No. 2878. Philippine Legislature. February 5, 1920. Retrieved September 5, 2024. §7. This Act shall take effect ninety days after its approval.
  2. ^ Jose Arnaldo Dris. "Maguindanao". Archived from the original on January 1, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
  3. ^ "Act No. 2408".
  4. ^ "The Moro Lands". Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2019.