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Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
Named For: | Saudi Uy Ampatuan | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Established Title: | Founded | ||
Established Date: | July 1, 2003 | ||
Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
Parts Style: | para | ||
P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
Leader Name: | Edris A. Sindatok | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Leader Name1: | Bassir D. Utto | ||
Leader Name2: | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. | ||
Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
Leader Title4: | Electorate | ||
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Elevation Max M: | 571 | ||
Elevation Min M: | 4 | ||
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Timezone: | PST | ||
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Datu Saudi Ampatuan, officially the Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Datu Saudi Ampatuan; Iranun: Inged a Datu Saudi Ampatuan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Saudi Ampatuan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,060 people.
The municipality was named in honor of the former mayor of Datu Piang, Maguindanao, Datu Saudi Uy Ampatuan who died due to a bomb explosion on December 24, 2002, at Datu Piang Avenue of the said municipality.[1]
Datu Saudi Ampatuan was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 151 on July 1, 2003,[2] [3] carved out of the municipality of Datu Piang.
On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 222 (as amended by MMAA 253), the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Salibo, respectively, were created from a total of 5 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Datu Saudi Ampatuan, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Unsay, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak.
Datu Saudi Ampatuan mayor Samsudin Dimaukom, publicly accused by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of involvement in the illegal drug trade, was killed on October 28, 2016, along with nine others, by Philippine police at a highway checkpoint in what police describe as an anti-drug operation.[4] [5]
Datu Saudi Ampatuan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.[6] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Poverty Incidence of
The Municipality has 1 Secondary School, the Dimaukom National High School formerly known as Datu Saudi Uy Ampatuan National High School with the school ID 318315. In school year 2015 - 2016 the number of students reached 444. It has 11 Regular Permanent Teachers and 6 Volunteer Teachers.