Ampatuan, Maguindanao
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| Ampatuan, Maguindanao | |
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| Coordinates: | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Maguindanao |
| Districts | Lone district of Maguindanao |
| Barangays | 11 |
| Established | June 21, 1959 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Datu Zacaria S. Sangki |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 33,702 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 9609 |
| Area code(s) | 64 |
| Website: www.ampatuan.gov.ph | |
Ampatuan is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines.
[edit] Barangays
Ampatuan is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[1]
- Dicalongan (Pob.)
- Kakal
- Kamasi
- Kapinpilan
- Kauran
- Malatimon
- Matagabong
- Saniag
- Tomicor
- Tubak
- Salman
[edit] History
Ampatuan was created out of 23 barrios of Datu Piang on June 21, 1959 by Republic Act No. 2509.[2] On November 22, 1973, the municipality of Esperanza was carved out of its territory[3] 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.[4] It further lost territory, when its electorate ratified on January 3, 2004, the separation of ten of its barangays to form the municipality of Datu Abdullah Sangki.[5]
