Paglat, Maguindanao
| Paglat | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Maguindanao |
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 Paglat
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| Coordinates: 6°42′0″N 124°47′0″E / 6.70000°N 124.78333°ECoordinates: 6°42′0″N 124°47′0″E / 6.70000°N 124.78333°E | |
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
| Province | Maguindanao |
| Established | July 19, 2001 |
| Barangays | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zulaika Pendatun Langkuno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 177.74 km2 (68.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 15,920 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 9618 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| 153823000 | |
| Electorate | 8,386 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | www |
Paglas is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 15,920 people.
It was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 112 on July 19, 2001, carved out of the municipality of General S.K. Pendatun.
The first appointed mayor was Bai Zulaika Pendatun-Langkuno, however, her appointment was recalled by then ARMM Governor Nur Misuari to give way for her cousin Datu Conte Mangelen, son of the then Congressman Datu Luminog Mangelen of Cotabato Province.
Paglat is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.
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