General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao

General Salipada K. Pendatun
Municipality

Map of Maguindanao showing the location of General Salipada K. Pendatun
S. K. Pendatun

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 6°47′49″N 124°42′9″E / 6.79694°N 124.70250°E / 6.79694; 124.70250Coordinates: 6°47′49″N 124°42′9″E / 6.79694°N 124.70250°E / 6.79694; 124.70250
Country  Philippines
Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province Maguindanao
Barangays 19
Government[1]
 • Mayor Shajid Khan P. Pendatun
Area
 • Total 189.37 km2 (73.12 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 24,004
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 9618
Dialing code 64
Income class 4th

General Salipada K. Pendatun is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao in the Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 24,004 people in 10,176 households. It is named for General Salipada K. Pendatun (1912 – 1985), who is a forerunner Mindanaoan Legislator and General during the Second World War.

Barangays

General Salipada K. Pendatun is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.[2]

  • Badak
  • Bulod
  • Kaladturan
  • Kulasi
  • Lao-lao
  • Lasangan
  • Lower Idtig
  • Lumabao
  • Makainis
  • Midconding
  • Midpandacan
  • Panosolen
  • Pidtiguian
  • Quipolot
  • Ramcor
  • Sadangin
  • Sumakubay
  • Tonggol
  • Upper Lasangan

History

On April 7, 1991, Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 3 created the Municipality of General S. K. Pendatun out of the municipality of Buluan,[3][4] making it the first local government unit created by the ARMM Regional Assembly.[5] The municipality of Paglat was created out of four of its barangays on September 29, 2001.[6]

Demographics

Population census of
Gen. S. K. Pendatun
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 20,280—    
2000 28,374+7.46%
2007 36,038+3.35%
2010 24,004−13.75%
Source: National Statistics Office[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ↑ National Statistical Coordination Board. "PSGC Interactive: Municipality/City: GEN. S. K. PENDATUN". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Regional Act No. 3; An Act Creating the Municipality of General Salipada K. Pendatun in the Province of Maguindanao, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. ↑ National Statistics Office (2001-04-23). "Census 2000 Final Counts". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  5. ↑ Institute for Autonomy and Governance. "List of MMA Acts" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  6. ↑ National Statistics Office (2008-04-16). "2007 Census of Population: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010". 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

External links

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Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat Paglat
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