Maguindanao

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Province of Maguindanao
Provincial seal of Maguindanao
Map of the Philippines with Maguindanao highlighted
Region	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Capital	Shariff Aguak
Divisions
- Independent cities	1
- Component cities	0
- Municipalities	33
- Barangays	492 including independent cities: 529
- Congressional     districts	1st and 2nd districts of Maguindanao (shared with Cotabato City)
Population
- Total (2007)	1,273,715 (16th out of 80) including independent cities: 1,532,868 (17th out of 80)
- Density	178.3/km² (45th out of 80) including independent cities: 209.5/km² (42nd out of 80)
Area
- Total	7,142.0 km² (11th out of 80) including independent cities: 7,318.0 km² (10th out of 80)
Founded	November 22, 1973
Spoken languages	Maguindanaoan
Governor	Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan

Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Its capital is Shariff Aguak. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south.

[edit] Geography

Maguindanao is composed of 33 municipalities, which are further subdivided into 279 barangays. Cotabato City is an independent component city of Maguindanao.

The province is divided into two congressional districts. In October 2006, the first congressional district was split off into a new province, Shariff Kabunsuan. However, the ARMM's Act creating the province was nullified by the Supreme Court in July 2008, on the basis that creation of a province is a function of the Philippines legislature. The area reverted to the province of Maguindanao.

[edit] Government

Maguindanao is divided into two congressional districts after the nullification of Shariff Kabunsuan

• 1st district of Maguindanao and Cotabato City
• Rep. Didagen Piang Dilangalen (PMP)
• 2nd district of Maguindanao
• Rep. Simeon Ampatuan Datumanong (LAKAS-CMD)

Maguindanao was divided into two provincial districts^[1] for purposes of electing members to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or the Provincial Board which serves as its legislature. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Maguindanao is composed ten elected members,^[2] five from each of the provincial districts the province is divided into. On the other hand, Cotabato City does not elect any provincial official being an independent component city.^[3]

• District I: Ampatuan, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Datu Piang, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Unsay, Guindulungan, Mamasapano, Shariff Aguak, South Upi, Talayan, Talitay.
• District II: Buluan, Datu Paglas, Gen. S. K. Pendatun, Mangundadatu, Pagagawan, Pagalungan, Paglat, Pandag, Rajah Buayan, Sultan sa Barongis.

Since the appointment of a new set of provincial officials for the reunified province of Maguindanao by the ARMM Governor in January 2009, the provincial government has reverted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan setup (coterminous with the restored 1st and 2nd Congressional districts of Maguindanao) from before Shariff Kabunsuan was created.

[edit] History

Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan of Johore introduced Islam in the area at the end of the 15th century. He subsequently married a local princess and established the Sultanate of Maguindanao. The Cotabato Valley formed the sultanate's heartland but its influence extended from the Zamboanga Peninsula to Sarangani Bay and Davao.

The Spaniards launched expeditions to subdue the area throughout the colonial era but they never gained control of the region until the middle of the 19th century.

During the American period, Cotabato became a district of the Moro Province created in 1903 and a province of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu in 1914.

In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces enter in Maguindanao Province.

Battle of Maguindanao
Part of World War II
Date 1945 Location Maguindanao Result Filipino Victory
Belligerents
Philippines Commonwealth Army of the Philippines Recognized Maguindanaoan Guerrilla Units	Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army
Strength
56,200 Filipino Troops 5,170 Maguindanaoan Guerrillas 740 Maguindanaoan Civilian Swordmen	27,000 Japanese Troops
Casualties and losses
260 killed 1,244 wounded	6,000 killed 10,200 wounded 1,000 captured

In 1945, liberated in Maguindanao from the Allied Philippine Commonwealth troops and Maguindanaoan guerrilla units used the weapons and Maguindanaoan Kampilan, Barong and Kris swords by the attacked from the Japanese Imperial forces defeated beginning the Battle of Maguindanao during the Second World War.

The old province of Cotabato was divided in 1966 into Cotabato and South Cotabato. In 1973, the successor province of Cotabato was split into the provinces of Maguindanao, (North) Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat.

Maguindanao is the only Muslim-majority province of the four created out of the original Cotabato Province. In 1989, the it opted to join the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao but Cotabato City did not, which, ironically, has since served as the provisional capital of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

On October 31, 2006, Maguindanao voters approved the creation of a new province to be composed of 10 towns from the province. Of with more than 500,000 voters registered, 285,372 favored the creation of the province, and 8,802 voted against it. The new province, Shariff Kabunsuan, became the country's 80th province and the 6th in the ARMM. It was composed of the towns of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Upi, Sultan Kudarat, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Sultan Mastura, Parang, Buldon, Matanog and Barira. However, in July 2008, the Supreme Court nullified the province's creation, restoring its municipalities to Maguindanao.

[edit] Musical Heritage

The native Maguindanaon have a fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific type of gong music, found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.

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