Datu Montawal Pagagawan | |
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Municipality of Datu Montawal | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°06′N124°46′E / 7.1°N 124.77°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Maguindanao del Sur |
District | Lone district |
Founded | July 18, 2000 |
Named for | Datu Macabangen K. Montawal |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ohto C. Montawal |
• Vice Mayor | Vicman K. Montawal |
• Representative | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 23,231 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 461.10 km2 (178.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Highest elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 37,314 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,019 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 67.54 |
• Revenue | ₱ 0.119 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1.372 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 0.1034 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 0.065 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9610 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
Native languages | Maguindanao Ilianen Tagalog |
Datu Montawal, officially the Municipality of Datu Montawal (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Datu Montawal; Iranun: Inged a Datu Montawal; Tagalog : Bayan ng Datu Montawal), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,314 people. [4]
The municipality, then known as Pagagawan, was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 95 on July 18, 2000, carved out of the municipality of Pagalungan. [5] It was renamed to Datu Montawal under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 152 on June 9, 2003. [6] [7]
Republic Act No. 11550 was signed on May 27, 2021. The law stated the creation of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, recognized the name of the municipality as Datu Montawal, no longer as Pagagawan [8] and ceded the municipality to Maguindanao del Sur. The law had won via plebiscite on September 18, 2022. [9]
Datu Montawal is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Datu Montawal, Maguindanao | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 32 (89) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 14 (0.6) | 15 (0.6) | 18 (0.7) | 33 (1.3) | 42 (1.7) | 44 (1.7) | 42 (1.7) | 30 (1.2) | 31 (1.2) | 28 (1.1) | 17 (0.7) | 333 (13.2) |
Average rainy days | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 146.6 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [10] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2000 | 27,010 | — |
2007 | 32,995 | +2.80% |
2010 | 31,265 | −1.94% |
2015 | 34,820 | +2.07% |
2020 | 37,314 | +1.37% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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