Buluan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 51,098 people in 9,501 households. The population is almost exclusively Muslim and is the oldest municipality in the region. Known for its beautiful and productive lake that is shared by another municipality, Lutayan, in the Province of Sultan Kudarat. A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Lutayan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. ... Sultan Kudarat is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. ...

On December 30, 2006, two new municipalities were created out of Buluan namely: Mangudadatu and Pandag, losing 8 barangays to each of the two new towns. is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mangudadatu is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. ... Pandag is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. ...

Barangays

Buluan is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

• Digal
• Lower Siling
• Maslabeng
• Poblacion
• Popol
• Talitay
• Upper Siling

Political History

The Municipality of Buluan had its first appointed and elected Mayor in the person of Hon. Datu Luminog T. Mangelen who later served as Empire Cotabato Congressman, but before him was a President named Bai Bagungan but did not became Mayor. Next to him is his younger brother Hon. Datu Samad T. Mangelen, who served for almost 40 years undefeated although several attempts were made by his political opponents. Datu Samad Mangelen became the longest serving Mayor and his record in terms of length of service until now is unsurpassed. He died on service as Mayor and was succeeded by a nephew, Hon. Datu Powa K. Mangudadatu. The Hon. Mangudadatu served for 3 consecutive terms, undefeated, followed by his son Hon. Datu Esmael G. Mangudadatu who also finished his 3 consecutive terms. At present, the newly elected Mayor is a younger brother of then Mayor Datu Esmael G. Mangudadatu, a former ABC President of this Municipality in the name of Hon. Datu Ibrahim G. Mangudadatu who ran and won unoppossed.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

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