| Shariff Kabunsuan | |||||||||
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| Province of the Philippines | |||||||||
| 2006–2008 | |||||||||
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 Location of the Short-lived Province of Shariff Kabunsuan. | |||||||||
| Capital | Datu Odin Sinsuat | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 07°01′N 124°19′E / 7.017°N 124.317°E | ||||||||
• 2007 | 4,028.57 km2 (1,555.44 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 2007 | 562,886 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• June 30, 2007 – July 17, 2008 | Datu Tucao O. Mastura (de facto) | ||||||||
• Oct 8, 2007 – July 17, 2008 | Ibrahim P. Ibay (acting) | ||||||||
| Officers-in-Charge | |||||||||
• Nov 16, 2006 – May 14, 2007 | Bimbo Q. Sinsuat | ||||||||
• May 14, 2007 – October 8, 2007 | Noraya S. Pasandalan | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 28 October 2006 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 17 July 2008 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Maguindanao del Norte | ||||||||
Shariff Kabunsuan was a short-lived province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) that existed from 2006 to 2008. Its designated seat of government was Datu Odin Sinsuat.[1] Initially comprising ten municipalities carved out of Maguindanao, Shariff Kabunsuan was created by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201; this law was nullified by the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2008, thus disestablishing the province.