Datu Unsay, Maguindanao

Datu Unsay
Municipality
Municipality of Datu Unsay

Map of Maguindanao with Datu Unsay highlighted
Datu Unsay
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°55′15″N 124°27′12″E / 6.92083°N 124.45333°E / 6.92083; 124.45333Coordinates: 6°55′15″N 124°27′12″E / 6.92083°N 124.45333°E / 6.92083; 124.45333
Country  Philippines
Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province Maguindanao
District 2nd District
Barangays 8 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Reshal S. Ampatuan
 • Electorate 5,827 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 95.39 km2 (36.83 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 11,813
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 9608
PSGC 153827000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)64
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 37,936,885.60 (2016)
Native languages Maguindanao language
Tagalog
Website www.datuunsayampatuan.gov.ph

Datu Unsay, officially the Municipality of Datu Unsay, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,813 people.[3]

History

Datu Unsay was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 150 on July 1, 2003,[4][5] carved out of the municipality of Shariff Aguak.

On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 220, the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, respectively, were created from a total of 2 entire barangays and portions of 2 barangays from Datu Unsay, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak.

Barangays

Datu Unsay is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.

  • Bulayan
  • Iganagampong
  • Macalag
  • Maitumaig
  • Malangog
  • Meta
  • Panangeti
  • Tuntungan

Demographics

Population census of Datu Unsay
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 40,522—    
2010 12,490−34.84%
2015 11,813−1.06%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Maguindanao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 150; An Act Creating the Municipality of Datu Unsay out of the Mother Municipality of Shariff Aguak, Province of Maguindanao, Authorizing the Appropriation Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Philippine Statistics Authority (2008-04-16). "2007 Census of Population: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  6. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. ↑ "Province of Maguindanao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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