Guindulungan

Guindulungan
Municipality of Guindulungan
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Municipal Compound
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Official seal of Guindulungan
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Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Guindulungan highlighted
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Guindulungan is located in Philippines
Guindulungan
Guindulungan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°57′57″N 124°20′53″E / 6.96583°N 124.34806°E / 6.96583; 124.34806
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceMaguindanao del Sur
District Lone district
FoundedMarch 31, 2003
Barangays11 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMidpantao M. Midtimbang Jr.
 • Vice MayorDatu Guiadzali M. Midtimbang
 • RepresentativeMohamad P. Paglas Sr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate13,999 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total130.68 km2 (50.46 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Highest elevation
382 m (1,253 ft)
Lowest elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total24,933
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Households
3,868
Economy
 • Poverty incidence
45.22
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 103.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 126.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 102.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 52.99 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMaguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9612
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesMaguindanao
Tagalog

Guindulungan, officially the Municipality of Guindulungan (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Guindulungan; Iranun: Inged a Guindulungan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Guindulungan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,933 people.[3]

It was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 139 on March 31, 2003, carved out of the municipality of Talayan.[5]

The first appointed mayor during its creation as a new municipality was Hadji Datu Antao Midtimbang, Sr., a well known religious leader who also served as mayor of Talayan and as vice governor of Maguindanao Province. The municipality is inhabited by 99% Maguindanaons.

  1. ^ Municipality of Guindulungan | (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. 139; An Act Creating the Municipality of Guindulungan out of the Mother Municipality of Talayan in the Province of Maguindanao, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.