Independent component city

Cotabato City

Cotabato City is an independent component city in Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 383,383 in the 2024 census, and it has 37 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

PeopleSources
383,383
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 41.1% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
of the 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte 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 34 of every 100 people in Maguindanao del Norte lived in Cotabato City in 2024 (34.08%)
Inside itSources
37
barangays
LandSources
175.99 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: Cotabato City's land would fill a square about 13.3 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: 2,178 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 22 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
92,013
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
4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
96.1%
About 96 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: 1908703000^[4]Formerly 129804000
ZIP code: 9600^[13]

People

Cotabato City had 383,383 people in the 2024 census, up 41.1% from 2010.

People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Cotabato City had the most people of the 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte in 2024^[1]

1Cotabato City383,383
2Datu Odin Sinsuat152,907
3Sultan Kudarat124,965
4Parang123,209
5Upi65,363
6Buldon45,676
7Barira43,301

All 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 50 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Poblacion25,2937 in 100
Bagua23,4396 in 100
Bagua II22,9666 in 100
Tamontaka19,0255 in 100
Kalanganan18,9605 in 100
Rosary Heights X18,8075 in 100
Poblacion VII16,7734 in 100
Rosary Heights16,7694 in 100
Bagua I15,5824 in 100
Rosary Heights III13,4113 in 100

See all 37 barangays of Cotabato City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[33]People living in households, by age and sex

About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.5%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.7%)
About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.8%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	38,216	20,085	18,131
5 - 9	35,974	18,401	17,573
10 - 14	34,523	17,328	17,195
15 - 19	35,957	17,490	18,467
20 - 24	36,567	17,735	18,832
25 - 29	32,404	15,830	16,574
30 - 34	24,889	12,511	12,378
35 - 39	20,741	10,408	10,333
40 - 44	17,727	8,894	8,833
45 - 49	13,937	7,183	6,754
50 - 54	10,973	5,698	5,275
55 - 59	7,678	4,047	3,631
60 - 64	5,916	2,986	2,930
65 - 69	3,891	1,947	1,944
70 - 74	2,535	1,268	1,267
75 - 79	1,239	550	689
80 years and over	1,372	530	842

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: 383,383^{[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: 92,013^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.2 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Maguindanao del Norte, 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: 34.08%^[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: 96.1% (368,436 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 162,891 men, 161,648 women^[33]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	383,383^{[1, 2]}	4.04% a year	92,013	4.2
2020as of May 1, 2020	325,079^[1]	1.74% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	299,438^[1]	1.86% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	271,786^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	259,153^[30]	6.52% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	163,849^{[30, 31]}	2.38% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	146,779^[30]	2.74% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	127,065^[30]	4.24% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	83,871^[30]	4.56% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	67,097^[30]	1.87% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	61,184^[30]	—	—	—

Barangays

Cotabato City is made up of 37 barangays.

Barangays of Cotabato City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Bagua	23,439	6.11%	3.89% a year	about 0.232 km²	Urban
Bagua I	15,582	4.06%	11.09% a year	about 1.74 km²	Urban
Bagua II	22,966	5.99%	3.37% a year	about 1.81 km²	Urban
Bagua III	6,770	1.77%	−0.82% a year	about 0.109 km²	Urban
Kalanganan	18,960	4.95%	3.59% a year	about 15.91 km²	Urban
Kalanganan I	7,616	1.99%	3.70% a year	about 10.28 km²	Urban
Kalanganan II	7,930	2.07%	4.58% a year	about 19.64 km²	Urban
Poblacion	25,293	6.6%	3.88% a year	about 0.349 km²	Urban
Poblacion I	6,666	1.74%	2.26% a year	about 0.498 km²	Urban
Poblacion II	8,126	2.12%	4.41% a year	about 0.206 km²	Urban
Poblacion III	3,877	1.01%	2.87% a year	about 0.105 km²	Rural
Poblacion IV	7,052	1.84%	0.36% a year	about 0.149 km²	Urban
Poblacion IX	8,432	2.2%	4.34% a year	about 2.76 km²	Urban
Poblacion V	3,235	0.84%	−1.01% a year	about 0.26 km²	Urban
Poblacion VI	5,806	1.51%	2.27% a year	about 0.236 km²	Urban
Poblacion VII	16,773	4.37%	0.70% a year	about 0.302 km²	Urban
Poblacion VIII	10,703	2.79%	4.03% a year	about 3.47 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights	16,769	4.37%	2.53% a year	about 0.679 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights I	6,832	1.78%	11.42% a year	about 0.268 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights II	5,321	1.39%	4.66% a year	about 0.241 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights III	13,411	3.5%	2.44% a year	about 0.49 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights IV	5,428	1.42%	3.90% a year	about 0.333 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights IX	9,477	2.47%	2.75% a year	about 0.878 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights V	6,383	1.66%	1.20% a year	about 0.621 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights VI	10,765	2.81%	8.92% a year	about 0.53 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights VII	11,742	3.06%	3.57% a year	about 0.656 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights VIII	9,830	2.56%	−0.28% a year	about 0.594 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights X	18,807	4.91%	3.04% a year	about 1.24 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights XI	10,454	2.73%	4.76% a year	about 0.715 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights XII	6,420	1.67%	5.72% a year	about 0.163 km²	Urban
Rosary Heights XIII	6,898	1.8%	5.06% a year	about 0.339 km²	Urban
Tamontaka	19,025	4.96%	7.45% a year	about 1.59 km²	Urban
Tamontaka I	8,043	2.1%	12.91% a year	about 2.36 km²	Urban
Tamontaka II	7,482	1.95%	5.52% a year	about 4.00 km²	Urban
Tamontaka III	4,442	1.16%	8.26% a year	about 3.03 km²	Rural
Tamontaka IV	4,847	1.26%	3.44% a year	about 7.08 km²	Rural
Tamontaka V	1,781	0.46%	2.68% a year	about 2.80 km²	Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Cotabato City covers 175.99 km² of land, 2,178 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 206 m above the sea and it has 12.5 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: 175.99 km²^[6]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: 2,178 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 7.22093° N, 124.21247° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[26]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 6 m
Highest: 206 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

12.5 km of coastline^[27]

Rivers^[27]

Tamontaka River18.5 of 18.6 km
Matampay River7.7 of 10.7 km
Tamontaka River6.8 of 34.7 km
Rio Grande de Mindanao4.4 of 142.8 km
Kacar Creek1.0 km

Peaks^[27]

Timako Hill197 m
PC Hill27 m

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^[28]

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.

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, 7 km away^[29]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
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	89 mm	10	27.7 °C	32.6 °C	22.8 °C
February	95 mm	9	28.0 °C	33.1 °C	23.0 °C
March	117 mm	10	28.4 °C	33.6 °C	23.3 °C
April	141 mm	10	28.8 °C	34.0 °C	23.5 °C
May	253 mm	16	28.3 °C	33.4 °C	23.2 °C
June	313 mm	19	27.7 °C	32.5 °C	22.8 °C
July	315 mm	19	27.4 °C	32.2 °C	22.7 °C
August	239 mm	15	27.6 °C	32.3 °C	22.8 °C
September	252 mm	16	27.6 °C	32.4 °C	22.9 °C
October	279 mm	16	27.7 °C	32.4 °C	22.9 °C
November	190 mm	14	27.9 °C	32.9 °C	23.0 °C
December	133 mm	11	27.9 °C	32.8 °C	22.9 °C
The year	2,414 mm	165	27.9 °C	32.9 °C	23.0 °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

About 45 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.

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: 44.8% of people^[16]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: 1st class^[4]

About 45 of every 100 people in Cotabato City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (44.8%)^[16]

The PSA's survey puts it between 38.8% and 50.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱38,572 a person for the year.

Public places

94government offices
13hospitals and health centres
81schools
23places of worship
4markets
5stations and terminals
4parks
1beach
2monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Cotabato” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices79

73 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 37 barangays of Cotabato City

Hospitals and health centres11

5 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 37 barangays of Cotabato City

Markets3

Stations and terminals5

Parks4

Beaches1

Plan International Pilipinas Maguindanao office · Rosary Heights X

Monuments and memorials2

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Cotabato City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[11, 12]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Independent component city: it governs itself apart from the province of Maguindanao del Norte^[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^{[14, 15]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Mohammad Ali Dela Cruz Matabalao^[17]
Vice mayor
Johair Suraik Madag^[17]
2022–2025
Mayor
Mohammad Ali Dela Cruz Matabalao^[18]
Vice mayor
Johari Compania Abu^[18]
2019–2022
Mayor
Frances Cynthia Juanday Guiani Sayadi^[19]
Vice mayor
Graham Nazer Guiani Dumama^[19]
2016–2019
Mayor
Japal Juanday Guiani Jr.^[20]
Vice mayor
Frances Cynthia Juanday Guiani-Sayadi^[20]
2013–2016
Mayor
Japal Juanday Guiani Jr.^[21]
Vice mayor
Abdullah Ahmad Andang^[21]
2010–2013
Mayor
Japal Juanday Guiani Jr.^[22]
Vice mayor
Muslimin Gampong Sema^[22]
2007–2010
Mayor
Muslimin Gampong Sema^[23]
Vice mayor
Japal Juanday Guiani Jr.^[23]
2004–2007
Mayor
Muslimin Sema^[24]
Vice mayor
Japal Guiani Jr.^[24]
2001–2004
Mayor
Muslimin G. Sema^[25]
Vice mayor
Japal J. Guiani Jr.^[25]

Mayors and vice mayors of Cotabato City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Mohammad Ali Dela Cruz Matabalao^[17]	Johair Suraik Madag^[17]
2022–2025	Mohammad Ali Dela Cruz Matabalao^[18]	Johari Compania Abu^[18]
2019–2022	Frances Cynthia Juanday Guiani Sayadi^[19]	Graham Nazer Guiani Dumama^[19]
2016–2019	Japal Juanday Guiani Jr.^[20]	Frances Cynthia Juanday Guiani-Sayadi^[20]
2013–2016	Japal Juanday Guiani Jr.^[21]	Abdullah Ahmad Andang^[21]
2010–2013	Japal Juanday Guiani Jr.^[22]	Muslimin Gampong Sema^[22]
2007–2010	Muslimin Gampong Sema^[23]	Japal Juanday Guiani Jr.^[23]
2004–2007	Muslimin Sema^[24]	Japal Guiani Jr.^[24]
2001–2004	Muslimin G. Sema^[25]	Japal J. Guiani Jr.^[25]

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Cotabato City

Cotabato City is part of this Story, told from its own place.

Film, 0:59
Mindanao
Before it was Mindanao, it had at least three other names
Cesarea Karoli, the Filipina Island, Bindanao: Europeans tried several names before the local one won. Magindanao, Saleeby wrote in 1905, is the place that floods.
Why It's Called That

And from Bangsamoro (BARMM), which Cotabato City is part of:

Film, 1:01
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Bangsamoro: a people defined by a moment
The 2018 Organic Law defines the Bangsamoro by who was native when Spanish colonization began. Behind it: a mosque dated 1380, the sultanates, and place names that mean current, lake and far.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Old photographs of Cotabato City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

In the Archive

Cotabato City's fiesta and days

Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionTown fiesta · Immaculate Conception · Every 8 December · next Tuesday, 8 December 2026

Everything listed for Cotabato City in Now

Official name: City of Cotabato^[4]
Created: Republic Act No. 2364, signed on June 20, 1959, made the municipality of Cotabato into the City of Cotabato.^[9]

How it got its name

The Province of Cotabato's own history page says the name Cotabato comes from the Maguindanao words Kuta Wato, meaning Stone Fort.^[10]

Its story

The province's history page says Islam was brought to the Cotabato region by Shariff Kabunsuan, a Muslim missionary, late in the 15th century.^[10]

The Spanish formed the district of Cotabato in 1860, and in 1861 the Maguindanao Sultan accepted Spanish sovereignty.^[10]

In June 1903 the Philippine Commission set up the Moro Province, whose districts included Cotabato.^[9]

The province of Cotabato took effect on September 1, 1914, and its capital was Cotabato, then a town on the Rio Grande a few kilometres from the sea.^[10]

Cotabato became a chartered city under Republic Act No. 2364 on June 20, 1959.^[9]

The city voted against joining the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in 1989 and 2001, but voted to join the Bangsamoro region in the 2019 plebiscite. It serves as the regional seat.^[9]

Timeline

1860
The Spanish formed the district of Cotabato.^[10]
1861
The Maguindanao Sultan accepted Spanish sovereignty.^[10]
June 1903
The Moro Province was organised with Cotabato as one of its districts.^[9]
September 1, 1914
The original Province of Cotabato began operating, with the town of Cotabato as its capital.^[10]
June 20, 1959
Republic Act No. 2364 chartered Cotabato as a city.^[9]
December 15, 2025
The national government formally turned Cotabato City over to the Bangsamoro region.^[9]

Changes since 1977

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

July to September 2022
Given a new PSGC code.^[32]

Nearby

Cotabato City shares a border with Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Sultan Kudarat and Sultan Mastura.

How it compares

Cotabato City beside Maguindanao del Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte.

Cotabato City beside Maguindanao del Norte
Figure	Cotabato City	Maguindanao del Norte	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte
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 glossary	383,383^{[1, 2]}	1,124,811	1st of 13
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 glossary	4.04% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	4.31% a year	7th of 13
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 glossary	2,178^[6]more crowded	376	1st of 13
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	175.99 km²^[6]	2,990.84 km²	9th of 13
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 glossary	4.2^{[1, 2]}lower	4.3	not 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 glossary	96.1%^[5]higher	58.6%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Datu Odin Sinsuat, the capital of Maguindanao del Norte: 18.8 km southeast
Manila: 892.6 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

Sultan MasturaMaguindanao del Norte9.8 km northeast
Sultan KudaratMaguindanao del Norte11.1 km east
ParangMaguindanao del Norte17.0 km northeast
PahamuddinSpecial Geographic Area17.5 km east
Datu Odin SinsuatMaguindanao del Norte18.8 km southeast
KabuntalanMaguindanao del Norte19.6 km southeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) (OpenSTAT table 0141A6DTHP3). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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