Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao
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Shariff Aguak is municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines
. It is the capital municipality of Maguindanao.
On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 220, the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, respectively, were created from a total of 13 barangays from Shariff Aguak, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang
, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Datu Unsay and Mamasapano.
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is the capital municipality of Maguindanao.
On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 220, the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, respectively, were created from a total of 13 barangays from Shariff Aguak, 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 Saudi-Ampatuan, Datu Unsay and Mamasapano.
Barangays
Shariff Aguak is politically subdivided into 14 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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