Mamasapano is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines

Philippines

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. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 23,830 people (not counting the population of barangays only partially included).

Barangays

Mamasapano is politically subdivided into 13 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

s, and a portion of one barangay.

Bagumbong Dabenayan Daladap Dasikil Liab Libutan (portion only, excluding Libutan East) Lusay

Mamasapano Manongkaling Pidsandawan Pimbalakan Sapakan Tuka Tukanalipao

Brief history

This municipality before was only a mere barangay of the town of Shariff Aguak. However, by virtue of Republic Acts No. 6646/7160 and Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 54 dated April 27, 1997 issued on December 2, 1998, COMELEC Resolution No. 3051/3052 and Plebiscite conducted on October 31, 1998, the Municipality of Mamasapano then became the 11th municipality in the 2nd District of Maguindanao. The newly created municipality has eighteen (18) barangays taken from its mother Municipality of Shariff Aguak.

On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252), the municipality of Shariff Saydona Mustapha was created from 4 barangays and a portion of one barangay (Libutan East) from Mamasapano, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang

Datu Piang

Piang popularly known as Datu Piang was a Maguindanao leader, often referred to as the Grand Old Man of Cotabato....

, Datu Unsay, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan and Shariff Aguak.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information