Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao

Sultan Mastura
Municipality
Location in Maguindanao
Sultan Mastura Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 07°17′N 124°18′E / 7.283°N 124.300°E / 7.283; 124.300Coordinates: 07°17′N 124°18′E / 7.283°N 124.300°E / 7.283; 124.300
Country	Philippines
Region	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province	Maguindanao
Founded	April 28, 2003
Barangays	13
Government^[1]
• Mayor	Rauf Mastura
Area
• Total	242.07 km² (93.46 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	21,712
• Density	90/km² (230/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	9605
Dialing code	64
Income class	5th
Website	www.sultanmastura.com

Sultan Mastura is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 21,712 people in 4,859 households.

It was created by virtue of the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 89, carved from the municipality of Sultan Kudarat.^[2] The law was submitted on September 13, 1999 and lapsed into law on November 13, 1999. It was ratified by the people of Sultan Mastura through plebiscite on March 15, 2003. Its corporate existence started on April 28, 2003.

It was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.

Barangays

Sultan Mastura is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

Balut
Boliok
Bungabong
Dagurongan
Kirkir
Macabico (Macabiso)
Namuken
Simuay/Seashore
Solon
Tambo
Tapayan
Tariken
Tuka

Demographics

Population census of Sultan Mastura
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	25,741	—
2010	21,712	−6.01%
Source: National Statistics Office^[3]

References

↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
↑ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 89; An Act Creating the Municipality of Sultan Mastura in the Province of Maguindanao, Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
↑ "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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Sultan Kudarat

Sultan Mastura

Sultan Kudarat

Province of Maguindanao

Shariff Aguak (capital)

Municipalities	Ampatuan Barira Buldon Buluan Datu Abdullah Sangki Datu Anggal Midtimbang Datu Blah T. Sinsuat Datu Hoffer Ampatuan Datu Montawal Datu Odin Sinsuat Datu Paglas Datu Piang Datu Salibo Datu Saudi-Ampatuan Datu Unsay General Salipada K. Pendatun Guindulungan Kabuntalan Mamasapano Mangudadatu Matanog Northern Kabuntalan Pagalungan Paglat Pandag Parang Rajah Buayan Shariff Aguak Shariff Saydona Mustapha South Upi Sultan Kudarat Sultan Mastura Sultan sa Barongis Sultan Sumagka Talayan Upi

Independent component city	Cotabato (Only geographically located within but administratively independent from the province. Grouped under the 1st District of Maguindanao but statistically grouped under (North) Cotabato province by the National Statistics Office)

Component local government units of Shariff Kabunsuan (Former province)

Municipalities	Barira Buldon Datu Blah T. Sinsuat Datu Odin Sinsuat Kabuntalan Matanog Northern Kabuntalan Parang Sultan Kudarat Sultan Mastura Upi

Independent component city	Cotabato (Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Maguindanao by the National Statistics Office)

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