Shariff Kabunsuan
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| Province of Shariff Kabunsuan | |
 Provincial seal of Shariff Kabunsuan |
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 Map of the Philippines with Shariff Kabunsuan highlighted |
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| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
| Capital | Datu Odin Sinsuat |
| Divisions | |
| - Highly urbanized cities | 0 |
| - Component cities | 0 |
| - Municipalities | 11 |
| - Barangays | 209 |
| - Congressional districts | 1 |
| Population | |
| - Total (2007) | 365,848 |
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| Founded | October 28, 2006 |
| Spoken languages | Iranon, Maguindanaon |
| Governor | Datu Bimbo Sinsuat |
Shariff Kabunsuan is one of the provinces of the Philippines comprising the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 provided for the creation of the new Province of Shariff Kabunsuan comprising the municipalities of Barira, Buldon, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Matanog, Parang, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura, and Upi, all of the first legislative district of the mother province of Maguindanao. Cotabato City, which is independently governed and does not vote for provincial officials, belongs to neither Maguindanao nor Shariff Kabunsuan. However, for the purposes of congressional representation the said city is grouped with Shariff Kabunsuan, as per Section 5 of MMA Act No. 201.
Shariff Kabunsuan is the country’s 80th province and the sixth in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. It is the first province not made by Congress, as it was made through invoking the powers of Republic Act No. 9054 or the Expanded ARMM law.
On October 29, 2006, the creation of the new province of Shariff Kabunsuan was ratified by the affirmative majority (285,372) votes cast in a plebiscite. Only 8,802 voted for its rejection.
On December 30, 2006, the creation of the new municipality of Northern Kabuntalan was ratified by the affirmative majority votes cast in a plebiscite.
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[edit] Political divisions
Shariff Kabunsuan is composed of 11 municipalities in two Sanggunian districts:
[edit] First District
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| Barira |
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| Parang |
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| Sultan Mastura |
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| Sultan Kudarat (Nuling) |
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[edit] Second District
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| Datu Blah T. Sinsuat |
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| Datu Odin Sinsuat (Dinaig) |
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| Kabuntalan (Tumbao) |
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| Northern Kabuntalan |
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| Upi |
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[edit] History
The province is named after Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan, an Arab-Malay Islamic preacher who introduced Islam to central Mindanao in the 16th century.
[edit] References
- COMELEC Resolution No. 7727, Plebiscite to ratify the creation of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan
- ABS-CBN News - Maguindanao votes to create new province
- ‘Mr shut up’ Dilangalen is back in the race
- Inquirer.net, Sultan Kudarat town aims for nat’l recognition
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