REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Shariff Kabunsuan Founded: Population: 2000 census— () Density— per km² () Area: km² () Governor: (2004-2007)
 Shariff Kabunsuan is the newest province of the Philippines, having been carved out of the ten towns comprising the first district of the province of Maguindanao. It would become the country’s 80th province and the sixth in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. It is the first province to not be made by Congress, as it was made through invoking the powers of Republic Act No. 6734, the law creating the ARMM. A region (Filipino: Rehiyon) is an administrative subdivision in the Philippines. ...
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. ...
A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino or Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ...
A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino or Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ...
A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ...
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. ...
The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. ...
Maguindanaon is the name of the language spoken by majority of the population of Maguindanao province. ...
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Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ...
Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ...
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. ...
Philippine Congress Session Hall The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ...
Republic Acts are laws in the Philippines, created by the Congress and signed by the president. ...
Voters in Maguindanao’s 29 municipalities have approved the creation of the province. Of Maguindanao’s more than 500,000 registered voters, 285,372 favored the creation of Shariff Kabunsuan. Only 8,802 voted against it.
Political Divisions
Shariff Kabunsuan is composed of 10 municipalities: A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ...
Origin The province is named after an Arab-Malay Islamic preacher who introduced Islam in Central Mindanao in the 14th century. For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ...
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