Maguindanao
Maguindanao (; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Magindanaw; Iranun: Perobinsia a Magindanao; ) was a province of the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). From 2014 to 2023, its provincial capital was Buluan, but the legislative branch of government, the Maguindanao Provincial Board, convened at the old provincial capitol in Sultan Kudarat. It bordered Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, Sultan Kudarat to the south, and Illana Bay to the west.
Key facts
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- 4,871.6
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- Maguindanao
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- مَڬِنْدَنَوْ
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- Maguindanao
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- the Philippines
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- Province of the Philippines
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- Cotabato (historical province)Cotabato
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- Maguindanao del Norte
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- Maguindanao del Sur
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- Flag of Maguindanao (province).svg
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- Seal of Maguindanao (province).svg
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Maguindanao Sultanate
- Spanish attacks
- American rule
- World War II
- Third Philippine Republic onwards
- Reinstitution as a province
- Shariff Kabunsuan creation and nullification
- 2009 election violence
- Mamasapano clash
- 2016 El Niño
- Abolition and division
- Geography
- Administrative divisions
- Demographics
- Religion
- Government
- Provincial capital
- Economy
- Musical heritage
- References
- External links
Maguindanao (; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Magindanaw; Iranun: Perobinsia a Magindanao; ) was a province of the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). From 2014 to 2023, its provincial capital was Buluan, but the legislative branch of government, the Maguindanao Provincial Board, convened at the old provincial capitol in Sultan Kudarat. It bordered Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, Sultan Kudarat to the south, and Illana Bay to the west.
It is now used collectively to refer to the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte, with which it was replaced with since January 9, 2023 after a division of the province was approved in a plebiscite on September 18, 2022 .