Datu Paglas
Municipality in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines
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Datu Paglas, officially the Municipality of Datu Paglas (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Datu Paglas; Iranun: Inged a Datu Paglas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Paglas), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,682 people.[5]
Datu Paglas | |
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| Municipality of Datu Paglas | |
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| Coordinates: 6°46′01″N 124°51′00″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Maguindanao del Sur |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | November 22, 1973 |
| Named after | Datu Ibrahim Paglas Sr. |
| Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Abubakar P. Paglas |
| • Vice Mayor | Ibrahim P. Paglas IV |
| • Representative | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 24,932 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.10 km2 (51.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 38,446 |
| • Density | 291.04/km2 (753.78/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,588 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.16 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 207.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 303.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 162.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 2.747 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9617 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Maguindanao Tagalog |
History
Datu Paglas was created out of 7 northern barangays of the municipality of Columbio on November 22, 1973, by Presidential Decree No. 340.[6] While Columbio was made part of the province of Sultan Kudarat, Datu Paglas was made part of the province of Maguindanao.[7]
In 2021, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters occupied the market.
Geography
Barangays
Datu Paglas is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.[8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Alip (Poblacion)
- Bonawan
- Bulod
- Damalusay
- Damawato
- Datang
- Elbebe
- Kalumenga (Kalumanga)
- Katil
- Lipao
- Lomoyon
- Madidis
- Makat
- Malala
- Mangadeg
- Manindolo
- Mao
- Napok
- Palao sa Buto
- Poblacion
- Puya
- Salendab
- Sepaka
Climate
| Climate data for Datu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) |
45 (1.8) |
59 (2.3) |
71 (2.8) |
140 (5.5) |
179 (7.0) |
192 (7.6) |
198 (7.8) |
163 (6.4) |
147 (5.8) |
113 (4.4) |
66 (2.6) |
1,437 (56.5) |
| Average rainy days | 12.2 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 22.9 | 16.6 | 252.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[9] | |||||||||||||