Sultan Mastura

Sultan Mastura
سلطان مستورة
Municipality of Sultan Mastura
Municipal Hall of Sultan Mastura
Municipal Hall of Sultan Mastura
Official seal of Sultan Mastura
Map of Maguindanao del Norte with Sultan Mastura highlighted
Map of Maguindanao del Norte with Sultan Mastura highlighted
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Sultan Mastura is located in Philippines
Sultan Mastura
Sultan Mastura
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°17′00″N 124°18′00″E / 7.2833°N 124.3°E / 7.2833; 124.3
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceMaguindanao del Norte
District Lone district
FoundedApril 28, 2003
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorZulficar Ali H. Panda
 • Vice MayorAndy Z. Amir
 • RepresentativeSittie Shahara "Dimple" I. Mastura
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate17,080 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total242.07 km2 (93.46 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total25,331
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Households
4,445
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
35.30
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 115.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 272.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 92.68 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 148.1 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMaguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9605
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesMaguindanao
Iranun
Tagalog

Sultan Mastura, officially the Municipality of Sultan Mastura (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Sultan Mastura; Iranun: Inged a Sultan Mastura; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sultan Mastura), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,331 people.[3]

It was created by virtue of the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 89, carved from the municipality of Sultan Kudarat.[5] The law was submitted on September 13, 1999, and lapsed into law on November 13, 1999. It was ratified by the people of Sultan Mastura through plebiscite on March 15, 2003. Its corporate existence started on April 28, 2003.

It was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.

  1. ^ Municipality of Sultan Mastura | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 89; An Act Creating the Municipality of Sultan Mastura in the Province of Maguindanao, Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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