Sultan Naga Dimaporo Explained

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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Philippines
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Other Name:Karomatan
Subdivision Type3:District
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 10, 1953
Parts Type:Barangays
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Leader Name:Motalib M. Dimaporo
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Leader Name1:Ulwan M. Dimaporo
Leader Name2:Sittie Aminah Q. Dimaporo
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Sultan Naga Dimaporo, officially the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo (Maranao: Inged a Sultan Naga Dimaporo; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sultan Naga Dimaporo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sultan Naga Dimaporo), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,904 people. It was formerly known as Karomatan.

History

Executive Order No. 588, s. 1953 (Signed on April 30, 1953) created the Karomatan from the following:
(note that Lanao was split 1959)

The barrio/baranggay of Karomatan was then made the Poblacion of this municipality

On November 5, 1992, former mayor Hadji Mohammad "Naga" Dimaporo was in Quiapo, Manila with his wife Sunang and four companions prior to his planned travel to Pakistan when he was assassinated near a mosque by four gunmen.[1] [2] Zamboanga del Sur police officer Jam Mitumadum Enca was arrested two weeks later upon the order of President Fidel V. Ramos for his alleged involvement in the killing,[2] [3] but was later acquitted by a court after two months in prison.[4]

Geography

Sultan Naga Dimaporo is located at the south-western part of the province of Lanao del Norte. It is bordered on the southeast by the municipality of Picong in Lanao del Sur, and on the west by the municipalities of Tukuran and Aurora, both in Zamboanga del Sur. To the south is the tip of Illana Bay, part of the Celebes Sea.

Barangays

Sultan Naga Dimaporo is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

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Demographics

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ignacio. Bert. Muslim solon's brother gunned down in Quiapo. August 23, 2023. Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp.. November 6, 1992. 7.
  2. News: Villanueva. Marichu A.. FVR orders manhunt for Dimaporo killer. August 23, 2023. Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp.. November 22, 1992. 11.
  3. News: Burgos. Roberto. PNP officer tagged in Dimaporo killing. August 23, 2023. Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp.. November 23, 1992. 3.
  4. News: AFP. Pagadian police chief gunned down. August 23, 2023. Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.. February 7, 2001. A7.