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Maguindanao province

Maguindanao
Province
Province of Maguindanao
Flag of Maguindanao
Flag
Official seal of Maguindanao
Seal
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°08′N 124°18′E / 7.13°N 124.3°E / 7.13; 124.3Coordinates: 7°08′N 124°18′E / 7.13°N 124.3°E / 7.13; 124.3
Country Philippines
Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Founded November 22, 1973
Capital Buluan (executive)
Sultan Kudarat (legislative)
Government
 • Type Sangguniang Panlalawigan
 • Governor Esmael Mangudadatu (Liberal Party)
 • Vice Governor Lester Sinsuat (Liberal Party)
Area
 • Total 4,871.60 km2 (1,880.94 sq mi)
Area rank 22nd out of 81
  (excluding Cotabato City)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 1,173,933
 • Rank 23rd out of 81
 • Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Density rank 39th out of 81
  (excluding Cotabato City)
Divisions
 • Independent cities
 • Component cities 0
 • Municipalities
 • Barangays
 • Districts 1st and 2nd districts of Maguindanao (shared with Cotabato City)
Time zone PHT (UTC+8)
IDD:area code +63 (0)64
ISO 3166 code PH-MAG
Spoken languages
Website www.maguindanao.gov.ph

Maguindanao (Maguindanaoan: Dalapa sa Maguindanao; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Maguindanao; Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Maguindanao; Chavacano: Provincia de Maguindanao; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Maguindanao) is a province in the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Since 2014 the provincial capital is Buluan but the legislative branch of the provincial government, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, convenes in the old provincial capitol in the town of Sultan Kudarat. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, Sultan Kudarat to the south, and the Illana Bay to the west.

Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan of Johore introduced Islam in the area at the end of the 15th century. He subsequently married a local princess from the Maranao Tribe of Malabang and Maguindanao Province, and established the Sultanate of Maguindanao. The Cotabato Valley formed the sultanate's heartland but its influence extended from the Zamboanga Peninsula to Sarangani Bay and Davao.


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