Datu Piang, Maguindanao
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| Datu Piang, Maguindanao | |||
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| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | ||
| Province | Maguindanao | ||
| Districts | Lone district of Maguindanao | ||
| Barangays | 20 | ||
| Established | November 25, 1936 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Hadji Samer K. Uy | ||
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 49,971 | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 9607 | ||
| Area code(s) | 64 | ||
| Website: www.datupiang.gov.ph | |||
Datu Piang (formerly Dulawan) is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines.
[edit] Barangays
Datu Piang is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.[1]
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[edit] History
Created as Dulawan on November 25, 1936 by Executive Order No. 66[2] of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon, the municipality covered a large area of what is now mostly western Maguindanao and northern Sultan Kudarat. It is among the first municipalities of the old Cotabato province. Republic Act No. 1035, enacted on June 12, 1954 renamed the town to Datu Piang,[3] after an influential Muslim leader from the region during the American colonial period.[4]
In 1959, a large southern territory was made into the municipality of Ampatuan. Four years later the municipality of Maganoy was carved out its territory, which later on became the capital of Maguindanao, of which it was made part of on November 22, 1973.[5] Its remaining southwestern barangays were merged with other barangays of Dinaig to form the municipality of Talayan in 1976.[6] Its area was reduced again on July 1, 2003, when 14 of its southeastern barangays were separated to form the municipality of Datu Saudi-Ampatuan.[7]
