Press Release
Creation of Three Municipalities and Thirteen Barangays
in the 3rd Quarter of 2009
(PR-200911-PP2, Posted 27 November 2009)
During the third quarter of 2009, three municipalities were created in the province of Maguindanao in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) while 13 barangays were created in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao, ARMM.
The three newly-created municipalities and 13 newly-created barangays are as follows:
|
PSGC |
Newly-Created Municipality/Barangay |
Unit Type |
Province |
1 |
153835000 |
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan |
New Municipality |
Maguindanao |
2 |
153836000 |
Datu Salibo |
New Municipality |
Maguindanao |
3 |
153837000 |
Shariff Saydona Mustapha |
New Municipality |
Maguindanao |
4 |
153624095 |
Upper Pugaan |
New Barangay |
Lanao del Sur |
5 |
153811034 |
Moro Point |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
6 |
153830013 |
Pura |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
7 |
153836001 |
Alonganan |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
8 |
153836003 |
Balanakan |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
9 |
153836004 |
Buayan |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
10 |
153836006 |
Dado |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
11 |
153836007 |
Damabalas |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
12 |
153836008 |
Duaminanga |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
13 |
153836009 |
Kalipapa |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
14 |
153836010 |
Liong |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
15 |
153836011 |
Magaslong |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
16 |
153836012 |
Masigay |
New Barangay |
Maguindanao |
These updates were done based on the following developments:
With these changes, the number of regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays as of September 30, 2009 are as follows:
|
September 30, 2009 |
June 30, 2008 |
Regions |
17 |
17 |
Provinces |
80 |
81 |
Cities |
120 |
120 |
Municipalities |
1,514 |
1,511 |
Barangays |
42,021 |
42,008 |
ROMULO A. VIROLA
Secretary General
Contact Persons:
Ms. Severa B. de Costo / Mr. Fernando Gino B. Regalado
Tel: (632) 890-3135 or (632) 897-1773
E-mail : sb.decosto@nscb.gov.ph / fgb.regalado@nscb.gov.ph
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