Datu Hoffer Ampatuan

Datu Hoffer Ampatuan
Municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan
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Datu Hoffer Ampatuan is located in Philippines
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°51′29″N 124°25′31″E / 6.858003°N 124.425244°E / 6.858003; 124.425244
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceMaguindanao del Sur
District Lone district
FoundedJuly 30, 2009
Barangays11 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorBongbong M. Ampatuan
 • Vice MayorPrince Sufri Norabbie M. Ampatuan
 • RepresentativeMohamad P. Paglas Sr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate12,069 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total193.45 km2 (74.69 sq mi)
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Highest elevation
751 m (2,464 ft)
Lowest elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,660
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
 • Households
4,443
Economy
 • Poverty incidence
51.54
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 97.23 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 79.45 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 90.67 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 1.147 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMaguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9608
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesMaguindanao
Tagalog

Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, officially the Municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Datu Hoffer Ampatuan; Jawi: ايڠد نو داتو حوۏر امڤتوان; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Hoffer Ampatuan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,660 people.[3]

It was created out of 9 barangays from the municipality of Shariff Aguak, and portions of 2 barangays from Datu Unsay, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 220,[5] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on July 30, 2009.

  1. ^ Municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan | (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. ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. xxx; An Act Creating the Municipality of Datu Hoffer in the Province of Maguindanao, Providing Funds therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.