Datu Unsay | |
---|---|
Municipality of Datu Unsay | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 6°55′15″N 124°27′12″E / 6.92083°N 124.45333°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Maguindanao del Sur |
District | Lone district |
Founded | July 1, 2003 |
Barangays | 8 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Datu Andal S. Ampatuan V |
• Vice Mayor | Bai Alicia Nicole S. Ampatuan |
• Representative | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 9,195 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 95.39 km2 (36.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
Highest elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 12,890 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,251 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 67.60 |
• Revenue | ₱ 82.42 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 342.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 89.79 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 6.984 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 9608 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
Native languages | Maguindanao Tagalog |
Website |
www |
Datu Unsay, officially the Municipality of Datu Unsay ( Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Datu Unsay; Iranun: Inged a Datu Unsay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Unsay), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,890 people. [3]
Datu Unsay was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 150 on July 1, 2003, [5] [6] carved out of the municipality of Shariff Aguak. The town is named after its former mayor Andal "Datu Unsay" Ampatuan, Jr.
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 2 entire barangays and portions of 2 barangays from Datu Unsay, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak.
Datu Unsay is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) [7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
2007 | 40,522 | — |
2010 | 12,490 | −34.84% |
2015 | 11,813 | −1.06% |
2020 | 12,890 | +1.73% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
{{
cite encyclopedia}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)