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Municipality

Datu Unsay

Datu Unsay is a municipality in Maguindanao del Sur, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 17,186 in the 2024 census, and it has 8 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Datu Unsay by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Datu Hoffer AmpatuanDatu Saudi AmpatuanGuindulunganShariff AguakShariff Saydona MustaphaBulayan: 767 people, 95 per km², 2.53% a yearIganagampong: 3,300 people, 657 per km², 5.51% a yearMacalag: 770 people, 188 per km², 2.95% a yearMaitumaig: 2,943 people, 479 per km², 5.28% a yearMalangog: 1,956 people, 551 per km², 7.35% a yearMeta: 5,662 people, 815 per km², 13.08% a yearPanangeti: 1,051 people, 51 per km², 2.25% a yearTuntungan: 737 people, 153 per km², 1.28% a year

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

    17,186

    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 37.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    24th

    of the 24 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur 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 2 of every 100 people in Maguindanao del Sur lived in Datu Unsay in 2024 (2.11%)

  • Inside itSources

    8

    barangays

  • LandSources

    72.27 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: Datu Unsay's land would fill a square about 8.5 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: 238 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 2 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

    3,091

    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

    5.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    32.9%

    About 33 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
1908810000[4]Formerly 153827000
ZIP code
9627[12]

People

Datu Unsay had 17,186 people in the 2024 census, up 37.6% from 2010.
People at each census since 2000

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.

Datu Unsay had the fewest people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 18Mangudadatu28,511
  2. 19Guindulungan28,471
  3. 20Sultan Sa Barongis27,929
  4. 21Datu Hoffer Ampatuan27,678
  5. 22Paglat21,317
  6. 23Datu Salibo21,295
  7. 24Datu Unsay17,186
All 24 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur
Its 8 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Meta5,66233 in 100
  2. Iganagampong3,30019 in 100
  3. Maitumaig2,94317 in 100
  4. Malangog1,95611 in 100
  5. Panangeti1,0516 in 100
  6. Macalag7704 in 100
  7. Bulayan7674 in 100
  8. Tuntungan7374 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[30]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 41 of every 100 are children under 15 (40.5%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.5%)
  • About 1 of every 100 are 65 or older (1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,883937946
5 - 91,665844821
10 - 141,670848822
15 - 191,389731658
20 - 241,119611508
25 - 29915442473
30 - 34868394474
35 - 39971447524
40 - 44932497435
45 - 49614313301
50 - 54366226140
55 - 59237131106
60 - 641287652
65 - 69663927
70 - 74311417
75 - 7919109
80 years and over17143

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
17,186[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
3,091[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Maguindanao del Sur, 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
2.11%[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
32.9% (5,662 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
6,574 men, 6,316 women[30]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202417,186[1, 2]7.14% a year3,0915.6
2020as of May 1, 202012,890[1]1.85% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201511,813[1]−1.05% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201012,490[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then40,522[28]18.78% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders11,625[27]———

Barangays

Datu Unsay is made up of 8 barangays.
Barangays of Datu Unsay. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bulayan7674.46%2.53% a yearabout 8.05 km²Rural
Iganagampong3,30019.2%5.51% a yearabout 5.02 km²Rural
Macalag7704.48%2.95% a yearabout 4.10 km²Rural
Maitumaig2,94317.12%5.28% a yearabout 6.14 km²Rural
Malangog1,95611.38%7.35% a yearabout 3.55 km²Rural
Meta5,66232.95%13.08% a yearabout 6.95 km²Urban
Panangeti1,0516.12%2.25% a yearabout 20.62 km²Rural
Tuntungan7374.29%1.28% a yearabout 4.82 km²Rural

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

Datu Unsay covers 72.27 km² of land, 238 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 709 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
72.27 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
238 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.90405° N, 124.42992° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[23]
Lowest
10 m
Average
220 m
Highest
709 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. Ahan River4.8 of 17.9 km

Peaks[24]

  1. Mount Alas570 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[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.

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, 37 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

About 41 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty 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
41.1% of people[15]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
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 41 of every 100 people in Datu Unsay lived below the poverty line in 2021 (41.1%)[15]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 28.5% and 53.7%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 1school
  • 1market

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Datu Unsay. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal 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.[10, 11]

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[13, 14]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2004, 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

    Mayor
    Datu Andal Santiago Ampatuan V[16]
    Vice mayor
    Bai Alicia Nicole Santiago Ampatuan[16]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Datu Andal Santiago Ampatuan V[17]
    Vice mayor
    Bai Alicia Nicole Santiago Ampatuan[17]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Fuentes Taop Dukay[18]
    Vice mayor
    Wanay Salibo Dukay[18]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Reshal Santiago Ampatuan[19]
    Vice mayor
    Janine Julhaiya Ampatuan Mamalapat[19]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Reshal Santiago Ampatuan[20]
    Vice mayor
    Janine Julhaila Ampatuan Mamalapat[20]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Reshal Santiago Ampatuan[21]
    Vice mayor
    Alim Abdul Satol[21]

  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Datu Andal Ampatuan Jr.[22]
    Vice mayor
    Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan[22]
Mayors and vice mayors of Datu Unsay, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Datu Andal Santiago Ampatuan V[16]Bai Alicia Nicole Santiago Ampatuan[16]
2022–2025Datu Andal Santiago Ampatuan V[17]Bai Alicia Nicole Santiago Ampatuan[17]
2019–2022Fuentes Taop Dukay[18]Wanay Salibo Dukay[18]
2016–2019Reshal Santiago Ampatuan[19]Janine Julhaiya Ampatuan Mamalapat[19]
2013–2016Reshal Santiago Ampatuan[20]Janine Julhaila Ampatuan Mamalapat[20]
2010–2013Reshal Santiago Ampatuan[21]Alim Abdul Satol[21]
2004–2007Datu Andal Ampatuan Jr.[22]Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan[22]

History & Identity

Created
Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 150 made ten barangays of Shariff Aguak into the Municipality of Datu Unsay; the Regional Legislative Assembly passed it on 14 May 2003 and the Regional Governor approved it on 9 June 2003, and it provided that the creation would be effective after a plebiscite majority ratified it.[9]

Its story

Pamalian, Pikeg, Malangog, Maitumaig, Iganagampong, Meta, Pananget, Bulayan, Tuntungan and Macalag, all of which belonged to Shariff Aguak, were the barangays from which the municipality was formed.[9]

The Act put the seat of the municipal government in Barangay Meta.[9]

The Act gave the new municipality a land area of 9,539 hectares, more or less.[9]

Timeline

  1. 14 May 2003

    The Regional Legislative Assembly passed Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 150.[9]

  2. 9 June 2003

    The Regional Governor approved the Act creating Datu Unsay.[9]

Changes since 1977

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

  1. July to December 2003

    Created, by MMA Act 150.[29]

Nearby

Datu Unsay shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Datu Unsay beside Maguindanao del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur.

Datu Unsay beside Maguindanao del Sur
FigureDatu UnsayMaguindanao del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur
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 glossary17,186[1, 2]813,24324th of 24
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 glossary7.14% a year[1, 2]faster2.84% a year1st of 24
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 glossary238[6]less crowded28319th of 24
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 glossary72.27 km²[6]2,876.24 km²13th of 24
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 glossary5.6[1, 2]higher4.7not 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 glossary32.9%[5]higher31.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Buluan, the capital of Maguindanao del Sur
46.4 km southeast
Manila
934.4 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]

  1. Shariff AguakMaguindanao del Sur3.5 km east
  2. Datu Hoffer AmpatuanMaguindanao del Sur6.1 km south
  3. Datu Saudi AmpatuanMaguindanao del Sur6.9 km north
  4. GuindulunganMaguindanao del Sur8.1 km northwest
  5. MamasapanoMaguindanao del Sur10.7 km east
  6. Datu SaliboMaguindanao del Sur11.6 km northeast

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  27. 27.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  28. 28.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  29. 29.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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