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Maguindanao del Sur

Maguindanao del Sur is a province in the Bangsamoro (BARMM) region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 813,243 in the 2024 census, and it has 24 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A town of red and grey roofs seen from the air along the bank of a wide brown river, with a long bridge across it, wooded banks and flat wetland stretching to the horizon.
Datu Piang and its bridge over the Mindanao River, from the air.Photo: “Datu Piang Town Aerial View 2024” by Francis 188, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene.

  • PeopleSources

    813,243

    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 60.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    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 18 of every 100 people in Bangsamoro (BARMM) lived in Maguindanao del Sur in 2024 (17.89%)

  • Inside itSources

    24

    cities and municipalities

    287 barangays

  • LandSources

    2,876.24 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 Sur's land would fill a square about 53.6 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: 283 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 3 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

    173,219

    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

    4.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    31.1%

    About 31 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
1908800000[4]

People

Maguindanao del Sur had 813,243 people in the 2024 census, up 60.2% from 2010.
People at each census
Maguindanao del Sur had the 3rd 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 Sur in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 40 of every 100 are children under 15 (39.6%)
  • About 58 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.4%)
  • About 2 of every 100 are 65 or older (2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5108,99053,26355,727
5 - 9117,02157,92159,100
10 - 1495,81748,09747,720
15 - 1977,39238,62038,772
20 - 2475,58636,83338,753
25 - 2972,89235,85137,041
30 - 3470,02735,22134,806
35 - 3951,79325,77626,017
40 - 4442,33721,32021,017
45 - 4932,00616,24415,762
50 - 5425,21813,36411,854
55 - 5915,8378,3637,474
60 - 6411,7046,0785,626
65 - 697,1473,5303,617
70 - 744,9712,4302,541
75 - 792,1739991,174
80 - 841,167532635
85 and over926363563

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
813,243[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
173,219[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.7 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
17.89%[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
31.1% (253,034 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
404,805 men, 408,199 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024813,243[1, 2]2.84% a year173,2194.7
2020as of May 1, 2020723,758[1]2.72% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015637,033[1]4.42% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010507,554[1]———

Cities and municipalities

Maguindanao del Sur is made up of 24 municipalities, with 287 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Maguindanao del Sur by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CotabatoMaguindanao del NorteSpecial Geographic AreaSultan KudaratAmpatuan: 31,560 people, 82 per km², 2.10% a yearBuluan: 60,931 people, 1,128 per km², 1.44% a yearDatu Abdullah Sangki: 35,274 people, 315 per km², 3.86% a yearDatu Anggal Midtimbang: 35,243 people, 632 per km², 5.47% a yearDatu Hoffer Ampatuan: 27,678 people, 375 per km², 0.90% a yearDatu Paglas: 38,446 people, 336 per km², 3.22% a yearDatu Piang: 31,063 people, 596 per km², 2.19% a yearDatu Salibo: 21,295 people, 485 per km², 3.04% a yearDatu Saudi Ampatuan: 33,374 people, 560 per km², 1.74% a yearDatu Unsay: 17,186 people, 238 per km², 7.14% a yearGen. S.K. Pendatun: 33,710 people, 118 per km², 1.82% a yearGuindulungan: 28,471 people, 225 per km², 3.23% a yearMamasapano: 32,831 people, 699 per km², 4.06% a yearMangudadatu: 28,511 people, 261 per km², 2.05% a yearPagagawan: 42,181 people, 271 per km², 2.98% a yearPagalungan: 49,326 people, 260 per km², 1.54% a yearPaglat: 21,317 people, 572 per km², 3.16% a yearPandag: 29,244 people, 666 per km², 2.52% a yearRajah Buayan: 31,329 people, 475 per km², 2.88% a yearShariff Aguak: 37,437 people, 969 per km², 2.35% a yearShariff Saydona Mustapha: 29,707 people, 508 per km², 4.14% a yearSouth Upi: 50,018 people, 111 per km², 3.58% a yearSultan Sa Barongis: 27,929 people, 237 per km², 3.22% a yearTalayan: 39,182 people, 309 per km², 3.35% 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 Sur. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Ampatuan31,5603.88%2.10% a year383.15 km²
Buluan60,9317.49%1.44% a year54.03 km²
Datu Abdullah Sangki35,2744.34%3.86% a year111.99 km²
Datu Anggal Midtimbang35,2434.33%5.47% a year55.78 km²
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan27,6783.4%0.90% a year73.79 km²
Datu Paglas38,4464.73%3.22% a year114.42 km²
Datu Piang31,0633.82%2.19% a year52.14 km²
Datu Salibo21,2952.62%3.04% a year43.94 km²
Datu Saudi Ampatuan33,3744.1%1.74% a year59.61 km²
Datu Unsay17,1862.11%7.14% a year72.27 km²
Gen. S.K. Pendatun33,7104.15%1.82% a year286.72 km²
Guindulungan28,4713.5%3.23% a year126.56 km²
Mamasapano32,8314.04%4.06% a year47.00 km²
Mangudadatu28,5113.51%2.05% a year109.35 km²
Pagagawan42,1815.19%2.98% a year155.51 km²
Pagalungan49,3266.07%1.54% a year189.78 km²
Paglat21,3172.62%3.16% a year37.30 km²
Pandag29,2443.6%2.52% a year43.89 km²
Rajah Buayan31,3293.85%2.88% a year65.98 km²
Shariff Aguak37,4374.6%2.35% a year38.63 km²
Shariff Saydona Mustapha29,7073.65%4.14% a year58.46 km²
South Upi50,0186.15%3.58% a year451.41 km²
Sultan Sa Barongis27,9293.43%3.22% a year117.62 km²
Talayan39,1824.82%3.35% a year126.91 km²

Land & Environment

Maguindanao del Sur covers 2,876.24 km² of land, 283 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,244 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
2,876.24 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
283 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
6.86133° N, 124.37283° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[23]
Lowest
1 m
Average
177 m
Highest
1,244 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[24]

  1. Kabulnan River103.7 of 182.7 km
  2. Rio Grande de Mindanao44.6 of 142.8 km
  3. Ahan River30.5 km
  4. Alip River27.0 of 53.1 km
  5. Buluan River24.2 km
  6. Allah River19.3 of 129.0 km
  7. Tran River18.5 of 112.1 km
  8. Ahan River17.9 km

The longest inside it: 26 in all.

Lakes[24]

  1. Lake Buluan73.7 km²

Peaks[24]

  1. Mount Blikvolcano1,198 m
  2. Mount Talayan780 m
  3. Mount Montod680 m
  4. Marawir Peak673 m
  5. Mount Dilafungan610 m
  6. Mount Kalipapa580 m

The highest: 10 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[25]

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 79 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, 38 km away[26]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 Sur's economy made ₱55.1 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱68,028 for each person. About 43 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
₱55.1 billion[18]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱43.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
8.6%[19]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱68,028[20]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
43.3% of people[21]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 43 of every 100 people in Maguindanao del Sur lived below the poverty line in 2023 (43.3%)[21]

The PSA's survey puts it between 37.9% and 48.7%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱27,919 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 45government offices
  • 10hospitals and health centres
  • 103schools
  • 7places of worship
  • 9markets
  • 3stations and terminals
  • 1park
  • 1monument or memorial

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 Sur. 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.[16, 17]

Capital
Buluan[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 Sur[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
    Ali Musa Midtimbang[22]
    Vice governor
    Hisham Salendab Nando[22]
Governors and vice governors of Maguindanao del Sur, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ali Musa Midtimbang[22]Hisham Salendab Nando[22]

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, the province's own history explains, comes from maginged and danaw: people of the flooded plains. 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, 24 of its towns became Maguindanao del Sur.[9, 11]

Its story

Local traditionTraders from the Malay states came in the early 1400s. Islam is believed to have arrived in 1460 with Sharif Awliya, and tradition credits Sharif Mohammed Kabungsuwan, a Muslim from Johore, with founding the Sultanate of Maguindanao around 1515.[11]

The Spaniards tried to conquer Maguindanao as early as 1596 and were driven back. Sultan Kudarat, between 1600 and 1650, extended the sultanate's rule from the Gulf of Davao to Dapitan. Spain seized Polloc in 1851, and in 1861 the sultan recognized Spanish sovereignty, though Datu Utto kept up resistance on the upper Pulangi.[11]

Presidential Decree No. 341 made Maguindanao a province of its own on 22 November 1973, with its seat at Maganoy, now Shariff Aguak. The seat moved to Sultan Kudarat in 1977, back to Shariff Aguak after the 1980 elections, and to Buluan under a provincial ordinance of 2014.[11, 13, 14]

In the plebiscite of 21 January 2019 the Bangsamoro Organic Law was ratified for its core territories, Maguindanao among them. Republic Act No. 11550, approved on 27 May 2021, divided Maguindanao in two, subject to a plebiscite, and named Buluan the capital of Maguindanao del Sur.[9, 15]

With the division ratified, Bai Mariam Mangudadatu, the elected governor of Maguindanao, became governor of Maguindanao del Sur.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1596

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

  2. 1851

    Spanish forces attack and take Polloc.[11]

  3. 1861

    The Sultan of Maguindanao recognizes Spanish sovereignty.[11]

  4. 22 November 1973

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

  5. 11 July 1977

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

  6. 2014

    A provincial ordinance moves the seat of government to Buluan.[11]

  7. 27 May 2021

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

  8. 17 September 2022

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

Changes since 1977

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

  1. July to September 2022

    Made by dividing an older place.[27]

Nearby

Maguindanao del Sur shares a border with Cotabato, Maguindanao del Norte, Special Geographic Area and Sultan Kudarat.

How it compares

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

Maguindanao del Sur beside Bangsamoro (BARMM)
FigureMaguindanao del SurBangsamoro (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 glossary813,243[1, 2]4,545,4863rd 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 glossary2.84% a year[1, 2]slower3.46% a year4th 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 glossary283[7]less crowded3145th 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 glossary2,876.24 km²[7]14,478.08 km²3rd 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 glossary4.7[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 glossary31.1%[6]higher29.1%not ranked

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