Upi | |
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Municipality of Upi | |
![]() Municipal Hall of Upi | |
![]() Map of Maguindanao with Upi highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°01′44″N124°09′54″E / 7.0289°N 124.165°E Coordinates: 7°01′44″N124°09′54″E / 7.0289°N 124.165°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Maguindanao |
District | 1st district |
Founded | June 10, 1955 |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ma. Rona Cristina P. Flores |
• Vice Mayor | Wilfredo T. Ibañez |
• Representative | Sittie Shahara "Dimple" I. Mastura (PDPLBN) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 38,108 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 742.95 km2 (286.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,002 m (3,287 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 59,004 |
• Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,596 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 50.95% (2018) [4] |
• Revenue | ₱322,301,000.00 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱371,540,000.00 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱290,537,000.00 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱15,231,000.00 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9602 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
Native languages | Maguindanao Tiruray Tagalog |
Website | www |
Upi, officially the Municipality of Upi (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Upi; Iranun: Inged a Upi; Tagalog : Bayan ng Upi), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,004 people. [3]
The municipality was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.
The name Upi probably derives from the term ufi. Ufi is a Teduray name for a certain tree (piper betel) that grew abundantly in the place in the early years. The bark of the ufi is used with betel nuts for chewing or mama in Teduray. The Teduray are the native inhabitants of present-day Upi.
The beginning of Upi as a district geographical and political entity largely began from the early part of 1901 to 1910, when American forces set foot in the then Province of Cotabato.
An American Army Officer, Captain Irving Bryant Edwards, was assigned in Awang. Edwards showed great interest in bringing the government closer to the people by establishing schools in the far-flung areas. He reached the fertile valley of Upi and founded the Upi Agricultural School on August 19, 1919. From a USAFFE soldier, Capt. Irving Bryant Edwards turned educator.
Upi was formerly a barrio of Dinaig. It was separated from Dinaig by virtue of Republic Act No. 1248, which was approved on June 10, 1955. [5] On December 16 of the same year, President Elpidio Quirino signed Executive Order No. 142, creating 42 barrios of Upi. [6]
The first municipal mayor, vice mayor and councilors of Upi were appointed by the president of the Philippines. Maria Badoy was appointed as the first municipal mayor. In 1956, residents of the town were encouraged to participate in the political affairs of the local government, and there took place the first election wherein Mayor Ignacio Tenorio Labina, a Teduray leader, was the first elected mayor of Upi and held his office for four years.
In 2006, Upi lost about 147 square kilometres (57 sq mi) when the coastal barangays Kinimi, Laguitan, Lapaken, Matuber, Meti, Nalkan, Penansaran, Sedem, Sinipak, Resa, Tambak and Tubuan were separated from the municipality to create the new municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat. [7]
Upi is a mountainous town situated in the south-western coastal portion of Maguindanao province.
Upi is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.
Climate data for Upi, Maguindanao | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) |
Average low °C (°F) | 18 (64) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) |
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) [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 27,616 | — |
1970 | 35,727 | +2.61% |
1975 | 39,010 | +1.78% |
1980 | 31,010 | −4.48% |
1990 | 45,957 | +4.01% |
1995 | 46,440 | +0.20% |
2000 | 51,141 | +2.09% |
2007 | 41,757 | −2.76% |
2010 | 45,444 | +3.13% |
2015 | 53,583 | +3.19% |
2020 | 59,004 | +1.91% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] |
The current mayor of Upi is Ramon A. Piang Sr., a former principal of Notre Dame of Upi, a local high school managed by the Archdiocesan Notre Dame Schools of Cotabato.
List of former mayors:
Meguyaya, a Teduray term for thanksgiving for the bountiful harvest, is an annual festival celebrated every December. The festivities incorporate street dancing competition depicting the tri-people culture of the Teduray, Maguindanaon and Settlers. Other activities include the Cultural Nights, Local Government Unit Night, Ginoong Meguyaya male pageant, trade fair and Maisan Na. This is an activity in which a long stretch of grillers are placed by the roadside where everyone enjoys roasting corns, a symbol of togetherness and feasting.[ citation needed ]
Maguindanao was a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Since 2014 the provincial capital is Buluan but the legislative branch of the provincial government, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, convenes in the old provincial capitol in the town of Sultan Kudarat. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, Sultan Kudarat to the south, and the Illana Bay to the west.
Cotabato City, officially known as the City of Cotabato, is a 3rd class independent component city in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 325,079 people, making it as the most populated city under the independent component city status.
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