Maguindanao

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Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Its capital is Shariff Aguak and borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south. To the west lies the Moro Gulf.

Economy

Geography

Political

Maguindanao is subdivided into 28 municipalities and 1 city. While Cotabato City is found within the bounderies of Maguindanao, it is independent of the province. Though it is the regional center of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the city is actually part of the SOCCSKSARGEN region.

City

• Cotabato City

Municipalities

Ampatuan Barira Buldon Buluan Datu Abdullah Sangki Datu Odin Sinsuat (Dinaig) Datu Paglas Datu Piang Datu Saudi-Ampatuan Datu Unsay Gen. S. K. Pendatun Guindulungan Kabuntalan (Tumbao) Mamasapano

Matanog Pagagawan Pagalungan Paglat Parang Rajah Buayan Shariff Aguak (Maganoy) South Upi Sultan Kudarat (Nuling) Sultan Mastura Sultan sa Barongis (Lambayong) Talayan Talitay Upi

Physical

Tourist Attractions

History

Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan of Johore introduced Islam in the area at the end of the 15th century. He subsequently married a local princess and established the Sultanate of Maguindanao. The Cotabato Valley formed the sultanate´s heartland but its influence extended from the Zamboanga Peninsula to Sarangani Bay and Davao.

The Spaniards launched expeditions to subdue the area througout the colonial era but they never gained control of the region until the middle of the 19th century.

During the American period, Cotabato became a district of the Moro Province created in 1903 and a province of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu in 1914.

The old province of Cotabato was subsequently divided first into Cotabato and South Cotabato in 1966 and later, Cotabato into 3 more provinces which were Maguindanao was created in November 22, 1973, along with North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat.

Maguindanao is the only Muslim province of the four created out of the former Cotabato Province. In 1989, the province opted to join the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao but Cotabato City did not, which ironically serves as the capital of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Musical Heritage

Main articles: Music of the Philippines, Kulintang

The native Maguindanaon have a fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific type of gong music, found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.

References

External links

• [Traditional Music of the Southern Philippines] - An online textbook about Southern Pilipino Kulintang Music. Has chapters devoted to kulintang instrumentation, styles and uses by the Maguindanaon and other Southern Pilipino Groups.

 

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