Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao

Shariff Aguak, officially the Municipality of Shariff Aguak (Maguindanaoan: Kuta Shariff Aguak), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 31,692 people.[3]

Shariff Aguak
Municipality
Municipality of Shariff Aguak
The Maguindanao old provincial capitol. Now home of the one of the infantry brigades of the Philippine Army.
Map of Maguindanao with Shariff Aguak highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Shariff Aguak
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°51′53″N 124°26′30″E
Country Philippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
District2nd District
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMarop B. Ampatuan
 • Vice MayorAkmad B. Ampatuan
 • CongressmanEsmael "Toto" Gaguil Mangudadatu
 • Electorate16,248 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total392.70 km2 (151.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total31,692
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Households
4,812
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence60.21% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)113,079,077.87 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9608
PSGC
153808000
IDD : area code +63 (0)64
Climate typetropical climate
Native languagesMaguindanao
Tagalog
Websitewww.maganoy.gov.ph

It is formerly known as Maganoy.

Despite only being the de jure (by law) seat of Maguindanao's provincial government from 1973 to 1977, the town—being home to several previous governors—has served as the de facto (by practice) capital during the governorships of Sandiale Sambolawan (1980–1986), Andal Ampatuan, Sr. (2001–2008) and Sajid Ampatuan (2008–2009). SP Resolution No. 78 dated May 3, 2011 allowed the transfer of the legislative branch of the provincial government to the municipality of Sultan Kudarat. Historically, Sultan Kudarat has been the de jure executive and legislative capital of the province from 1977 until 2014 when the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Maguindanao approved a resolution formally recognizing Buluan as the new executive provincial capital. However, incumbent governor Bai Mariam Mangudadatu moved the provincial capitol again in Shariff Aguak.

Barangays

Shariff Aguak is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

  • Bagong
  • Bialong
  • Kuloy
  • Labu-labu
  • Lapok (Lepok)
  • Malingao
  • Poblacion
  • Poblacion I
  • Poblacion II
  • Satan
  • Tapikan
  • Timbangan
  • Tina

Climate
Climate data for Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 31
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30
(1.2)		 19
(0.7)		 25
(1.0)		 24
(0.9)		 64
(2.5)		 88
(3.5)		 102
(4.0)		 105
(4.1)		 76
(3.0)		 82
(3.2)		 60
(2.4)		 26
(1.0)		 701
(27.5)
Average rainy days 9.8 8.5 11.3 11.9 21.6 23.9 24.1 24.5 20.9 21.8 16.8 11.8 206.9
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics
Population census of Shariff Aguak
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 33,846—    
1975 46,257+6.47%
1980 45,845−0.18%
1990 52,475+1.36%
1995 53,110+0.23%
2000 49,531−1.48%
2007 70,340+4.96%
2010 34,376−22.94%
2015 31,692−1.54%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

History

The town's name was changed from Maganoy to Shariff Aguak by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 45 in 1996.[9]

On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 220, the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, respectively, were created from a total of 13 barangays of the 26 Shariff Aguak, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Datu Unsay and Mamasapano.[10][11]

Shariff Aguak (then Maganoy) was Maguindanao's provincial capital from its creation in 1973 to 1977. In 1977, President Ferdinand Marcos moved the province's seat of government to the municipality of Sultan Kudarat by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1170. Batas Pambansa Blg. 211, enacted in 1982, aimed to formally restore the status of Maganoy as Maguindanao's seat of provincial government[12] but the plebiscite scheduled for December 18, 1982[13] was never administered,[14] thereby making the law not legally binding. However, the town has served as the de facto capital during the tenure of previous governors who hails from the town. By law (de jure), Sultan Kudarat was historically recognized as the capital of Maguindanao from 1977 until 2014 when the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Maguindanao approved a resolution formally recognizing Buluan as the new provincial capital.[15]

Pending the completion of the new provincial capitol complex at Buluan, the executive branch of provincial government holds offices in that town's Rajah Buayan Silongan Peace Center. On the other hand the legislative branch of provincial government, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Maguindanao, continues to hold sessions in the rehabilitated buildings of the old provincial capitol in Barangay Simuay Crossing in the town of Sultan Kudarat.[16] The Ampatuan-built former provincial capitol complex in Shariff Aguak, initially planned to be converted for public school use,[17] is set to become the new regional headquarters of ARMM's Bureau of Fire Protection but eventually became an infantry brigade of the Philippine Army.[18]

List of Mayors
  1. Datu Akilan Ampatuan
  2. Datu Pinagayaw Ampatuan
  3. Datu Zainudin Ampatuan
  4. Datu Rustom Upam Ampatuan
  5. Datu Andal Salibo Ampatuan Sr.(1998-2001)
  6. Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan (2001-2005)
  7. Datu Anwar Uy Ampatuan (2005-2009)
  8. Datu Monir Ampatuan Asim Jr. (2009-2010)
  9. Bai Zahara Upam Ampatuan (2010-2015)
  10. Datu Marop Baganian Ampatuan (2015–present)

See also
  • List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Maguindanao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. "Province of Maguindanao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 45; An Act changing the Name of the Municipality of Maganoy in the Province of Maguindanao into Municipality of Shariff Aguak" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  10. COMELEC Resolution No. 8169 Archived 2011-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  11. COMELEC Plebiscite Results for 3 new Maguindanao municipalities Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Batas Pambansa Blg. 211 - An Act returning the seat of government of the Province of Maguindanao from the Municipality of Sultan Kudarat to the Municipality of Maganoy, repealing for the purpose Presidential Decree numbered eleven hundred and seventy". The Corpus Juris. 25 March 1982. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  13. "Proclamation No. 2245, s. 1982 - Declaring December 18, 1982 as the Plebiscite Day for the ratification of the proposal to return the seat of government of the Province of Maguindanao from the Municipality of Sultan Kudarat to the Municipality of Maganoy". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Malacañang, Manila, Philippines. 26 November 1982. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  14. Unson, John (12 June 2014). "Law changing Maguindanao's capitol pushed". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  15. Macabalang, Ali G. (19 January 2016). "Construction of new Maguindanao capitol complex launched". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  16. Arguillas, Carolyn O. (15 June 2012). "Maguindanao inaugurates legislative hall; Sultan Kudarat is back as provincial seat". MindaNews. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  17. Fernandez, Edwin (8 June 2014). "Maguindanao provincial building to be converted into school". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  18. "Old Maguindanao capitol in Shariff Aguak town up for conversion to BFP-ARMM headquarters". Radyo Natin. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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