Datu Unsay Explained

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Established Date:July 1, 2003
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Leader Name:Datu Andal S. Ampatuan V
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Leader Name1:Bai Alicia Nicole S. Ampatuan
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Datu Unsay, officially the Municipality of Datu Unsay (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Datu Unsay; Iranun: Inged a Datu Unsay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Unsay), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,890 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

History

Datu Unsay was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 150 on July 1, 2003,[1] [2] carved out of the municipality of Shariff Aguak. The town is named after its former mayor Andal "Datu Unsay" Ampatuan, Jr.

On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 220, the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, respectively, were created from a total of 2 entire barangays and portions of 2 barangays from Datu Unsay, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak.

Geography

Barangays

Datu Unsay is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Climate

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 150; An Act Creating the Municipality of Datu Unsay out of the Mother Municipality of Shariff Aguak, Province of Maguindanao, Authorizing the Appropriation Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes. Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. 27 January 2016.
  2. Web site: 2007 Census of Population: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. 2008-05-19. Philippine Statistics Authority. 2008-04-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080905134026/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/2007/armm.pdf. 2008-09-05.
  3. Web site: Poverty incidence (PI):. Philippine Statistics Authority. December 28, 2020.