Datu Montawal

Datu Montawal
Pagagawan
Municipality
Municipality of Datu Montawal
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Freedom Park
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Official seal of Datu Montawal
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Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Datu Montawal highlighted
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Datu Montawal is located in Philippines
Datu Montawal
Datu Montawal
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°06′N 124°46′E / 7.1°N 124.77°E / 7.1; 124.77
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceMaguindanao del Sur
District Lone district
FoundedJuly 18, 2000
Named forDatu Macabangen K. Montawal
Barangays11 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorOhto C. Montawal
 • Vice MayorVicman K. Montawal
 • RepresentativeMohamad P. Paglas Sr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,231 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
461.10 km2 (178.03 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Lowest elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
37,314
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Households
6,019
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
41.75
% (2021)[3]
 • Revenue₱ 0.119 million (2020), 46.34 million (2012), 49.3 million (2013), 55.36 million (2014), 66.2 million (2015), 222.4 million (2016), 88.59 million (2017), 91.37 million (2018), 0.098 million (2019), 151 million (2021), 188.8 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 1.372 million (2020), 17.92 million (2012), 25.2 million (2013), 36.59 million (2014), 31.67 million (2015), 66.78 million (2016), 123.7 million (2017), 113.8 million (2018), 0.128 million (2019), 148 million (2021), 138.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 0.1034 million (2020), 46.43 million (2012), 48.65 million (2013), 53.05 million (2014), 65.44 million (2015), 220.6 million (2016), 78.88 million (2017), 90.16 million (2018), 88.36 million (2019), 124.4 million (2021), 181.6 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 0.065 million (2020), 0.3615 million (2012), 0.3123 million (2013), 0.2313 million (2014), 0.1749 million (2015), 47.84 million (2016), 84.98 million (2017), 92.06 million (2018), 0.081 million (2019), 49.62 million (2021), 34.32 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMaguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9610
PSGC
153822000
IDD : area code +63 (0)64
Native languagesMaguindanao
Ilianen
Tagalog

Datu Montawal, officially the Municipality of Datu Montawal (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Datu Montawal; Iranun: Inged a Datu Montawal; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Montawal), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,314 people.[4]

The municipality, then known as Pagagawan, was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 95 on July 18, 2000, carved out of the municipality of Pagalungan.[5] It was renamed to Datu Montawal under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 152 on June 9, 2003.[6][7]

Republic Act No. 11550 was signed on May 27, 2021. The law stated the creation of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, recognized the name of the municipality as Datu Montawal, no longer as Pagagawan[8] and ceded the municipality to Maguindanao del Sur. The law had won via plebiscite on September 18, 2022.[9]

  1. ^  Municipality of Datu Montawal | (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. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 95; An Act Creating the Municipality of Pagagawan in the Province of Maguindanao, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 152; An Act Changing the Name of Pagagawan in the Province of Maguindanao to Municipality of Datu Montawal" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Datu Montawal Profile" (PDF). Provincial Government of Maguindanao. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Republic Act No. 11550; AN ACT DIVIDING THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO INTO TWO (2) PROVINCES, NAMELY: MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE AND MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Maguindanao Del Norte, Maguindanao Del Sur officially now provinces". Inquirer.net. September 18, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.