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Province

Maguindanao del Norte

Maguindanao del Norte is a province in the Bangsamoro (BARMM) region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 1,124,811 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 12 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A giant golden ear of corn with gilded farmers carrying baskets at its foot, between two golden statues of women beating gongs on pink pedestals, under trees and a blue sky.
The golden corn monument at the town plaza of Upi.Photo: “Nuro Upi 8” by LuzViMindaLife, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    1,124,811

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 58.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 6 provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM) by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 25 of every 100 people in Bangsamoro (BARMM) lived in Maguindanao del Norte in 2024 (24.75%)

  • Inside itSources

    13

    cities and municipalities

    258 barangays

  • LandSources

    2,990.84 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Maguindanao del Norte's land would fill a square about 54.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 376 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 4 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    263,714

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    58.6%

    About 59 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1908700000[4]

People

Maguindanao del Norte had 1,124,811 people in the 2024 census, up 58.7% from 2010.
People at each census
Maguindanao del Norte had the 2nd most people of the 6 provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM) in 2024[1]
  1. 1Lanao del Sur1,368,137
  2. 2Maguindanao del Norte1,124,811
  3. 3Maguindanao del Sur813,243
  4. 4Basilan541,947
  5. 5Tawi-Tawi482,645
  6. 6Special Geographic Area214,703
All 6 provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM)
Of every 100 people in Maguindanao del Norte in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.1%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.2%)
  • About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5147,41572,11975,296
5 - 9135,66368,03167,632
10 - 14112,00856,31455,694
15 - 19100,02449,27850,746
20 - 24110,12653,42256,704
25 - 29121,39359,62961,764
30 - 34100,63151,23449,397
35 - 3974,29337,70136,592
40 - 4459,47330,22829,245
45 - 4947,11323,93823,175
50 - 5436,82518,80918,016
55 - 5927,58713,94913,638
60 - 6421,15810,57110,587
65 - 6913,3216,3636,958
70 - 749,0204,2994,721
75 - 794,3461,8752,471
80 - 842,1508461,304
85 and over1,467510957

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
1,124,811[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
263,714[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Bangsamoro (BARMM), 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
24.75%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
58.6% (659,624 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
559,116 men, 564,897 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20241,124,811[1, 2]4.31% a year263,7144.3
2020as of May 1, 2020943,500[1]2.57% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015836,338[1]3.19% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010708,950[1]———

Cities and municipalities

Maguindanao del Norte is made up of 12 municipalities and Cotabato City, with 258 barangays in all. Cotabato City lies within it but governs itself apart from the province.
Colour byColours the map of Maguindanao del Norte by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CotabatoLanao del SurMaguindanao del SurSpecial Geographic AreaSultan KudaratBarira: 43,301 people, 167 per km², 4.43% a yearBuldon: 45,676 people, 102 per km², 3.43% a yearCotabato City: 383,383 people, 2,178 per km², 4.04% a yearDatu Blah T. Sinsuat: 32,088 people, 146 per km², 3.11% a yearDatu Odin Sinsuat: 152,907 people, 358 per km², 6.68% a yearKabuntalan: 31,863 people, 314 per km², 5.55% a yearMatanog: 41,146 people, 204 per km², 3.23% a yearNorthern Kabuntalan: 30,332 people, 290 per km², 3.50% a yearParang: 123,209 people, 581 per km², 4.41% a yearSultan Kudarat: 124,965 people, 612 per km², 4.23% a yearSultan Mastura: 30,828 people, 491 per km², 4.82% a yearTalitay: 19,750 people, 458 per km², 3.00% a yearUpi: 65,363 people, 123 per km², 2.48% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
BariraMunicipality43,3013.85%4.43% a year259.77 km²
BuldonMunicipality45,6764.06%3.43% a year446.08 km²
Cotabato CityIndependent component city383,38334.08%4.04% a year175.99 km²
Datu Blah T. SinsuatMunicipality32,0882.85%3.11% a year219.35 km²
Datu Odin SinsuatMunicipality152,90713.59%6.68% a year427.49 km²
KabuntalanMunicipality31,8632.83%5.55% a year101.48 km²
MatanogMunicipality41,1463.66%3.23% a year201.58 km²
Northern KabuntalanMunicipality30,3322.7%3.50% a year104.52 km²
ParangMunicipality123,20910.95%4.41% a year212.20 km²
Sultan KudaratMunicipality124,96511.11%4.23% a year204.19 km²
Sultan MasturaMunicipality30,8282.74%4.82% a year62.75 km²
TalitayMunicipality19,7501.76%3.00% a year43.14 km²
UpiMunicipality65,3635.81%2.48% a year532.30 km²

Land & Environment

Maguindanao del Norte covers 2,990.84 km² of land, 376 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,826 m above the sea and it has 183.8 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
2,990.84 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
376 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
7.09222° N, 124.23751° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[25]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
308 m
Highest
1,826 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

183.8 km of coastline[26]

Rivers[26]

  1. Rio Grande de Mindanao38.8 of 142.8 km
  2. Tamontaka River34.5 of 34.7 km
  3. Tubuan River33.7 km
  4. Matuber River27.4 km
  5. Sapalan Creek20.6 km
  6. Libungan River20.3 of 103.3 km
  7. Dimapatoy River19.7 km
  8. Tamontaka River18.5 of 18.6 km

The longest inside it: 25 in all.

Lakes[26]

  1. Lake Bulut0.06 km²

Peaks[26]

  1. Mount Bitavolcano1,055 m
  2. Mount Binacavolcano1,004 m
  3. Mount Mamot984 m
  4. Mount Tobo790 m
  5. Tubo Hill782 m
  6. Mount Corobong720 m

The highest: 20 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[27]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 70 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Cotabato City, the nearest PAGASA station, 8 km away[28]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,414 mm of rain on 165 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Cotabato City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January89 mm1027.7 °C32.6 °C22.8 °C
February95 mm928.0 °C33.1 °C23.0 °C
March117 mm1028.4 °C33.6 °C23.3 °C
April141 mm1028.8 °C34.0 °C23.5 °C
May253 mm1628.3 °C33.4 °C23.2 °C
June313 mm1927.7 °C32.5 °C22.8 °C
July315 mm1927.4 °C32.2 °C22.7 °C
August239 mm1527.6 °C32.3 °C22.8 °C
September252 mm1627.6 °C32.4 °C22.9 °C
October279 mm1627.7 °C32.4 °C22.9 °C
November190 mm1427.9 °C32.9 °C23.0 °C
December133 mm1127.9 °C32.8 °C22.9 °C
The year2,414 mm16527.9 °C32.9 °C23.0 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 45 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Maguindanao del Norte's economy made ₱113.5 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱89,857 for each person. About 40 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱113.5 billion[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱91.0 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
6.3%[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱89,857[22]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
40.3% of people[23]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 40 of every 100 people in Maguindanao del Norte lived below the poverty line in 2023 (40.3%)[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 35.6% and 45.0%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱28,024 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 135government offices
  • 18hospitals and health centres
  • 177schools
  • 55places of worship
  • 9markets
  • 7stations and terminals
  • 7parks
  • 3beaches
  • 2monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Maguindanao del Norte. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[18, 19]

Capital
Datu Odin Sinsuat[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Maguindanao del Norte[9]

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2025, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Datu Tucao Ong Mastura[24]
    Vice governor
    Datu Marshall Ibrahim Sinsuat[24]
Governors and vice governors of Maguindanao del Norte, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Datu Tucao Ong Mastura[24]Datu Marshall Ibrahim Sinsuat[24]

History & Identity

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 11550, approved 27 May 2021, which divided the Province of Maguindanao in two, and by the plebiscite on the division held on 17 September 2022[9, 10]

How it got its name

Maguindanao means people of the flood plain, from maginged and danaw: the Maguindanaon live mainly in the broad valley and delta of the Pulangi River, which floods from time to time.[11, 12]

When Republic Act No. 11550 divided Maguindanao in two, twelve of its towns became Maguindanao del Norte.[9]

Its story

Local traditionBy legend, the Maguindanao were converted to Islam by Shariff Kabunsuan, a Muslim prince who married a local woman said to have been born from a stalk of bamboo. Tradition credits him with founding the Sultanate of Maguindanao, around 1515.[11, 12]

The Spaniards tried to conquer Maguindanao as early as 1596 and were driven back. Under Sultan Kudarat, from 1600 to 1650, the sultanate's rule reached from the Gulf of Davao to Dapitan. Spain seized Polloc in 1851, and in 1861 the sultan recognized Spanish sovereignty.[11]

Maguindanao was part of Cotabato until Presidential Decree No. 341 made it a province on 22 November 1973. Its seat moved from Maganoy to Sultan Kudarat in 1977.[13, 14]

On 21 January 2019 a plebiscite in the core territories, Maguindanao among them, ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Republic Act No. 11550 of 27 May 2021 divided Maguindanao in two, subject to approval in a plebiscite, and named Datu Odin Sinsuat the capital of Maguindanao del Norte.[9, 15]

Abdulraof Macacua took his oath as the new province's first officer-in-charge governor on 5 April 2023. The province marks its founding anniversary on 17 September, the day of the plebiscite.[16, 17]

Timeline

  1. 1596

    A Spanish attempt to conquer Maguindanao is driven back.[11]

  2. 1861

    The Sultan of Maguindanao recognizes Spanish sovereignty.[11]

  3. 22 November 1973

    Presidential Decree No. 341 makes Maguindanao a province.[13]

  4. 11 July 1977

    Presidential Decree No. 1170 moves the provincial seat to Sultan Kudarat.[14]

  5. 21 January 2019

    Maguindanao ratifies the Bangsamoro Organic Law.[15]

  6. 27 May 2021

    Republic Act No. 11550 divides Maguindanao in two.[9]

  7. 17 September 2022

    A plebiscite on the division is held; Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur are created.[10]

  8. 5 April 2023

    Abdulraof Macacua takes his oath as officer-in-charge governor.[16]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. 17 September 2022

    Made by dividing Maguindanao, by RA 11550 (ratified by plebiscite).[29]

Nearby

Maguindanao del Norte shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Maguindanao del Norte beside Bangsamoro (BARMM), and where it stands among the provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM).

Maguindanao del Norte beside Bangsamoro (BARMM)
FigureMaguindanao del NorteBangsamoro (BARMM)Rank among the provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM)
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary1,124,811[1, 2]4,545,4862nd of 6
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary4.31% a year[1, 2]faster3.46% a year2nd of 6
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary376[7]more crowded3143rd of 6
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary2,990.84 km²[7]14,478.08 km²2nd of 6
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.3[1, 2]lower4.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary58.6%[6]higher29.1%not ranked

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  23. 23.Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Table 2a. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Population with Measures of Precision, by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2018, 2021, and 2023 (OpenSTAT table 0041F3DF02A). Published August 15, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  24. 24.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  25. 25.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  26. 26.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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