General Salipada K. Pendatun | |
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Municipality | |
Map of Maguindanao showing the location of General Salipada K. Pendatun |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 6°47′49″N 124°42′9″E / 6.79694°N 124.70250°ECoordinates: 6°47′49″N 124°42′9″E / 6.79694°N 124.70250°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
Province | Maguindanao |
Barangays | 19 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Shajid Khan P. Pendatun |
Area | |
• Total | 189.37 km2 (73.12 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 28,103 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 9618 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
Income class | 4th municipal income class |
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Electorate | 12,772 voters as of 2016 |
Website | www |
General Salipada K. Pendatun is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao in the Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 28,103 people. It is named for General Salipada K. Pendatun (1912 – 1985), who is a forerunner Mindanaoan Legislator and General during the Second World War.
General Salipada K. Pendatun is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.
On April 7, 1991, Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 3 created the Municipality of General S. K. Pendatun out of the municipality of Buluan, making it the first local government unit created by the ARMM Regional Assembly. The municipality of Paglat was created out of four of its barangays on September 29, 2001.