Buluan, Maguindanao

Buluan, Maguindanao
Map of Maguindanao showing the location of Buluan
Coordinates:
Country Philippines
Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province Maguindanao
Districts 2nd District of Maguindanao
Barangays 7
Established August 18, 1947
Government
 • Mayor Datu Ibrahim G. Mangudadatu
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 33,702
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 9616
Area code(s) 64
Website www.buluan.gov.ph

Buluan is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines.

Barangays

Buluan is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.[1]

History

Buluan used to comprise a vast area surrounding Lake Buluan when it was created as one of the municipalities of Cotabato on August 8, 1947 by Executive Order No. 82 of Pres. Manuel Roxas.[2] On August 3, 1951, the municipality of Tacurong was created out of its southwestern portion.[3] In 1961, its southeastern portion was separated to form the municipality of Columbio,[4] six years later its southern portion was made into the municipality of Lutayan.[5] It was made part of the province of Maguindanao on November 22, 1973,[6] at the same time ceding its western coast of Lake Buluan to create the municipality of President Quirino,[7] which was made part of Sultan Kudarat province. Its northern portion was made into the municipality of Gen. S. K. Pendatun on April 7, 1991.[8] Its area was further divided on December 30, 2006, when two more municipalities were created out of its territory namely: Mangudadatu and Pandag, losing 8 barangays to each of the two new towns,[9] effectively losing its Lake Buluan coastline to the former.

Population Census
Census Pop. Rate
1995 20,611
—
2000 29,841 8.26%
2007 32,310 1.10%
1995 and 2000 figures exclude population of
areas now part of Mangudadatu and Pandag.

References

  1. ^ National Statistical Coordination Board. "PSGC Interactive: Municipality/City: BULUAN". http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=153803000&regcode=15&provcode=38. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  2. ^ Commission on Audit. "Executive Summary of the 1999 Annual Audit Report on the Municipality of Buluan". http://www.coa.gov.ph/1999_AAR/Local_Govt/ARMM/Buluan99_es.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  3. ^ National Statistical Coordination Board - Region XII. "Brief Overview of Tacurong City". http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru12/OVERVIEW/tacurong.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  4. ^ Commission on Audit (2004-06-02). "Glimpse of Columbio". http://www.columbio.gov.ph/. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  5. ^ Chan Robles Virtual Law Library (1998-07-19). "Republic Act No. 4868". http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4868.html. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  6. ^ Chan Robles Virtual Law Library (1998-07-19). "Presidential Decree No. 341". http://www.chanrobles.com/presidentialdecrees/presidentialdecreeno341.html. Retrieved 2008-05-18. 
  7. ^ Chan Robles Virtual Law Library (1998-07-19). "Presidential Decree No. 339". http://www.chanrobles.com/presidentialdecrees/presidentialdecreeno339.html. Retrieved 2008-05-18. 
  8. ^ National Statistics Office (2001-04-23). "Census 2000 Final Counts". http://www.census.gov.ph/census2000/p153800.html. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  9. ^ National Statistical Coordination Board (2007-03-26). "2007 Factsheet - Did you know that... ARMM now has six provinces". http://www.nscb.gov.ph/factsheet/pdf07/fs2_07.asp. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
Municipalities
Independent component city
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Maguindanao by the National Statistics Office)