Northern Kabuntalan, Shariff Kabunsuan
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Northern Kabuntalan is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao
, Philippines
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It was created out of 11 barangays of Kabuntalan
, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205, 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.
Maguindanao
Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Its capital is Shariff Aguak. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south....
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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It was created out of 11 barangays of Kabuntalan
Kabuntalan, Maguindanao
Kabuntalan is a 5th class municipality of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 23,137 people in 4,223 households....
, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on December 30, 2006. The town was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan was a province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that existed from 2006 to 2008. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Philippine Supreme Court in 2008.-History:...
until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.
Political divisions
| Barangay | Population (2000) |
|---|---|
| Balong | 871 |
| Damatog | 817 |
| Gayonga | 981 |
| Guiawa | 1,361 |
| Indatuan | 721 |
| Kapimpilan | 627 |
| Libungan | 462 |
| Montay | 838 |
| Paulino Labio | 1,492 |
| Sabaken | 401 |
| Tumaguinting | 1,102 |