Guindulungan
Municipality in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines
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Guindulungan, officially the Municipality of Guindulungan (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Guindulungan; Iranun: Inged a Guindulungan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Guindulungan), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,933 people.[5]
Guindulungan | |
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| Municipality of Guindulungan | |
Municipal Compound | |
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 Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Guindulungan highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Guindulungan | |
.svg)  Guindulungan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°58′35″N 124°23′10″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Maguindanao del Sur |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | March 31, 2003 |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Midpantao M. Midtimbang Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Datu Guiadzali M. Midtimbang |
| • Representative | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 13,547 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 130.68 km2 (50.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 28,471 |
| • Density | 217.87/km2 (564.28/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,868 |
| Economy | |
| • Poverty incidence | 45.22 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 150 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 114 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 150.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 31.97 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9612 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Maguindanao Tagalog |
It was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 139 on March 31, 2003, carved out of the municipality of Talayan.[6]
The first appointed mayor during its creation as a new municipality was Hadji Datu Antao Midtimbang, Sr., a well known religious leader who also served as mayor of Talayan and as vice governor of Maguindanao Province. The municipality is inhabited by 99% Maguindanaons.
Geography
Barangays
Guindulungan is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Ahan
- Bagan
- Datalpandan
- Kalumamis
- Kateman
- Lambayao
- Macasampen
- barrio Muslim
- Muti
- Sampao
- Tambunan II
Climate
| Climate data for Guindulungan, Maguindanao | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30 (1.2) |
19 (0.7) |
25 (1.0) |
24 (0.9) |
64 (2.5) |
88 (3.5) |
102 (4.0) |
105 (4.1) |
76 (3.0) |
82 (3.2) |
60 (2.4) |
26 (1.0) |
701 (27.5) |
| Average rainy days | 9.8 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 21.6 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 206.9 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[7] | |||||||||||||