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Datu Piang, officially the Municipality of Datu Piang (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Datu Piang, Jawi:داتوڤياڠ ايڠد نو; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Piang), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,380 people. [3] It is formerly known as Dulawan.
Maguindanao del Sur is composed of 24 municipalities and 2 legislative districts. It has a total area of 4,973.48 square meters (53,534.1 sq ft). Being landlocked, it is bounded by Maguindanao del Norte to the west, Cotabato to the north and east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south
It is carved from the municipality of Dulawan (now Datu Piang). Lambayong was changed to its current name on June 21, 1959. [6] In 2004, 11 barangays of Sultan sa Barongis were transferred to the newly created municipality of Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao, reducing the number of barangays from 23 to 12. [7]
It was created out of 4 barangays from the municipality of Shariff Aguak, 4 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Mamasapano, 2 barangays from Datu Unsay, one barangay from Datu Piang, and 3 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Datu Saudi-Ampatuan by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 225 [5] (as amended by ...
Eventually, in January 1899, Datu Piang betrayed Uto and established his headquarters on the old Buayan capital, now renamed Dulawan, as well as capturing Bacat, another capital of Buayan. From there, Piang overthrew the Spanish garrison in Cotabato and Tamontaka and granted himself the title of 'Sultan of Mindanao'.
The Midsayap–Marbel Road, also known as Makar–Dulawan–Midsayap–Marbel Road is a 101-kilometer (63 mi), two-to-four lane highway that connects the provinces of North Cotabato, [1] Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, [2] and South Cotabato. [3] It is classified as a national secondary highway for Mindanao.
Datu Piang in 1904. Piang Tan (Maguindanaon pronunciation: [daːtʊ pɪjaːŋ]; 1846–1933) a Maguindanaon-Chinese ruler, popularly known as Datu Piang, is often referred to as the Grand Old Man of Cotabato. [1] He was one of the most powerful rulers in Maguindanao from the end of Spanish rule to the arrival of American forces in late 1899.
Datu Piang, fourth from the left, with American officers circa 1899. Upon its separation from the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Cotabato comprised the municipalities of Cotabato (the provincial capital), Dulawan, and Midsayap, and the following municipal districts: [4] Gobierno de Mindanao: The 5 Districts created by Royal Decree of July 30 ...