Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao

Northern Kabuntalan
Municipality
Northern Kabuntalan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 7°8′0″N 124°28′0″E / 7.13333°N 124.46667°E / 7.13333; 124.46667Coordinates: 7°8′0″N 124°28′0″E / 7.13333°N 124.46667°E / 7.13333; 124.46667
Country  Philippines
Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province Maguindanao
Barangays 11
Government[1]
  Mayor Muslimin G. Baliwan
Area
  Total 106.77 km2 (41.22 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 14,251
  Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 9606
Dialing code +63(0)64
Income class 6th

Northern Kabuntalan is a 6th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 14,251 people in 3,281 households.

It was created out of 11 barangays of Kabuntalan, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205,[2] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on December 30, 2006. The town was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.

Barangays

Northern Kabuntalan is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

  • Balong
  • Damatog
  • Gayonga
  • Guiawa
  • Indatuan
  • Kapimpilan
  • Libungan
  • Montay
  • Paulino Labio
  • Sabaken
  • Tumaguinting

Demographics

Population census of
Northern Kabuntalan
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 22,170    
2010 14,251−14.86%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

References

  1. "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205; An Act Creating the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan 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.
  3. "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010". 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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