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Banisilan, officially the Municipality of Banisilan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Banisilan, Jawi: ايڠايد نو بنيسيلن; Iranun: Inged a Banisilan, ايڠايد ا بنيسيلن; ; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,995 people.

Key facts

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yes
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Philippines
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Country
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Philippines
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Province
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District
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Founded
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February 8, 1982
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para
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(see Barangays)
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Mayor
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Jesus F. Alisasis

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Banisilan
Located in
Cotabato
Population
48013
Area
577.22
Elevation
394
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Shares border with
Wao
Households
10646
Dialing code
64
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language used
Tagalog
postal code
9416
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
inception
1982-02-08
poverty incidence
41.65
electorate
29033
total assets
374432054.16
total expenditure
217539430.88
total liabilities
157901229.31
fiscal/tax revenue
253957113.66
Commons category
Banisilan
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Possible isolation due to future establishment of Bangsamoro
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • References
  • External links

Banisilan, officially the Municipality of Banisilan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Banisilan, Jawi: ايڠايد نو بنيسيلن; Iranun: Inged a Banisilan, ايڠايد ا بنيسيلن; ; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,995 people.

==History== Banisilan accidentally acquired its name from a type of fresh water shell called the Banisil which were then abundant in the area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Banisilan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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