Shariff Aguak

Shariff Aguak, officially the Municipality of Shariff Aguak (Maguindanaoan: Kuta Shariff Aguak), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 33,982.^[3]

Shariff Aguak Maganoy
Municipality
Municipality of Shariff Aguak
Public Terminal at Poblacion
Flag Seal
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Shariff Aguak highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Shariff Aguak Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°51′53″N 124°26′30″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Maguindanao del Sur
District	Lone district
Founded	September 11, 1963
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Akmad B. Ampatuan
• Vice Mayor	Marop B. Ampatuan
• Representative	Mohamad P. Paglas Sr.
• Municipal Council	Members Mohamad Akmad B. Ampatuan Jr. Ameir Akmad S. Aguak Moharif B. Ampatuan Watari S. Baganian Ritchie B. Ampatuan Alibai S. Ampatuan Daud B. Upam Rasul U. Ampatuan
• Electorate	19,810 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	392.70 km2 (151.62 sq mi)
Elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Highest elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	33,982
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Households	5,347
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	37.65 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 163.8 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 142.7 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 152.9 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 64.96 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9608
PSGC	153808000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Maguindanao Tagalog
Website	www.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).

History

Shariff Aguak was founded as Maganoy in September 11, 1963, when President Diosdado Macapagal signed Executive Order No. 47 stipulating the creation of the municipality within the old province of Cotabato.^[5] It was created from the southern 28 barangays of Datu Piang.

The town's name was changed from Maganoy to Shariff Aguak by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 45 in 1996.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

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^[9] but the plebiscite scheduled for December 18, 1982^[10] was never administered,^[11] 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.^[12] In 2019 incumbent Governor Bai Mariam Mangudadatu expressed plans to move the provincial capitol back to Shariff Aguak.^[13]

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.^[14] The Ampatuan-built former provincial capitol complex in Shariff Aguak, initially planned to be converted for public school use,^[15] 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.^[16]

Geography

Barangays

Shariff Aguak is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• 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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[17]

Demographics

Population census of Shariff Aguak

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 49,531 −1.48% 2007 70,340 +4.96% 2010 34,376 −22.94% 2015 31,692 −1.54% 2020 33,982 +1.38%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Shariff Aguak

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 73.70 2003 49.18 2006 54.20 2009 56.94 2012 74.49 2015 60.21 2018 62.85 2021 37.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Government

List of former chief executives

1. Datu Akilan Ampatuan
2. Datu Pinagayaw Ampatuan
3. Datu Zainudin Ampatuan
4. Datu Rustom Upam Ampatuan
5. Datu Andal Salibo Ampatuan Sr.(1988–1998)
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 (2015–2021)
11. Akmad Ampatuan (2022–present)

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.  Municipality of Shariff Aguak | (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.
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4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 47 CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAGANOY IN THE PROVINCE OF COTABATO". Retrieved August 26, 2021.
6. "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 January 27, 2016.
7. COMELEC Resolution No. 8169 Archived September 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
8. COMELEC Plebiscite Results for 3 new Maguindanao municipalities Archived September 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
9. "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. March 25, 1982. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
10. "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. November 26, 1982. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
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15. Fernandez, Edwin (June 8, 2014). "Maguindanao provincial building to be converted into school". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
16. "Old Maguindanao capitol in Shariff Aguak town up for conversion to BFP-ARMM headquarters". Radyo Natin. September 29, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
17. "Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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20. 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. National Statistics Office.
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23. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
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25. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
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27. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
28. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
29. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Shariff Aguak Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• MMA Act No. 45 : An Act changing the Name of the Municipality of Maganoy in the Province of Maguindanao into Municipality of Shariff Aguak
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System