Central Mindanao was a region of the Philippines, located in central Mindanao, and was officially designated as Region XII. Map of the Philippines showing the regions and their provinces (click for larger version). ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Luzon and Visayas being the other two. ...

Prior to the creation of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, these provinces comprised the region: The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM; Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Muslim Mindanao) of the Philippines is composed of five provinces and one city namely: Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and the Marawi City. ...

• Lanao del Norte
• Lanao del Sur
• Maguindanao
• North Cotabato
• Sultan Kudarat

With the creation of ARMM, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao were removed from the region, leaving Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat as constituent provinces. Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. ... Lanao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ... Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ... Cotabato, formerly North Cotabato, is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. ... This article is about a province. ...

With the addition of South Cotabato and Sarangani, the region was renamed as SOCCSKSARGEN and Central Mindanao as a political entity ceased to exist, although the "Central Mindanao" name lives on as a description to the provinces populated by Muslim Filipinos. South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. ... Sarangani is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. ... SoCCSKSarGen is a region of the Philippines, located in central Mindanao, and is officially designated as Region XII. The name is an acronym that stands for the regions four provinces and one of its cities: South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City. ... Filipino Muslims form the largest non-Christian group in the country, comprising 5 percent of the total Philippine population as of 2005. ...