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Datu Saudi Ampatuan, officially the Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Datu Saudi Ampatuan; Iranun: Inged a Datu Saudi Ampatuan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Saudi Ampatuan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,060 people. [3]
Ampatuan was created out of 23 barrios of Datu Piang on 21 June 1959 by Republic Act No. 2509. [5] On 22 November 1973, the municipality of Esperanza was carved out of its territory [6] and was made part of the province of Sultan Kudarat, while Ampatuan itself was made part of Maguindanao, when the old Cotabato province was divided into three provinces on the same date. [7]
Datu Unsay was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 150 on July 1, 2003, [5] [6] carved out of the municipality of Shariff Aguak. The town is named after its former mayor Andal "Datu Unsay" Ampatuan, Jr.
Maguindanao del Sur's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Datu Piang, Datu Salibo, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Unsay, Guindulungan, Mamasapano, Sheriff Aguak, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, South Upi and Talayan. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.
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 13 barangays of the 26 Shariff Aguak, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan ...
Mangudadatu was challenging Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and member of one of Mindanao's leading Muslim political clans, [6] in the forthcoming Maguindanao gubernatorial election, [7] part of the national elections in 2010. Those killed included Mangudadatu's wife, his two ...
According to Mayor Dimaukom, who has used his favorite color pink as his campaign color, says that love is meant to cover various kinds of love including love to Allah and the community. The move to have the mosque painted is also an effort to boost Datu Saudi Ampatuan's local tourism industry having painted or built pink buildings in other ...
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