Department of Mindanao and Sulu

Department of Mindanao and Sulu
Departamento de Mindanao y Joló
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Provinces administered highlighted in red.
Administrative Agency overview
FormedJuly 23, 1914
Dissolved1920
Superseding agency
TypeAgency of the United States to the Philippine Islands
JurisdictionAgusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Zamboanga, Sulu
StatusDefunct
Governor responsible
  • Frank C. Carpenter

The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the United States colonial administration in the Philippine Islands task to administer all Muslim-dominated areas in the territory. It was established on July 23, 1914, pursuant to Act No. 2408, replacing the Moro Province after the latter was divided into the then districts/provinces of Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, Davao, and Sulu.[1] It was later split into provinces/regions organized under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, along with the former provinces of Agusan, and current province of Bukidnon. [2][3]

  1. ^ Jose Arnaldo Dris. "Maguindanao". Archived from the original on January 1, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
  2. ^ "Act No. 2408".
  3. ^ "The Moro Lands". Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

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