Datu Paglas
Municipality in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines
Datu Paglas, officially the Municipality of Datu Paglas (Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Datu Paglas; Iranun: Inged a Datu Paglas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Paglas), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,682 people.
01History
Datu Paglas was created out of 7 northern barangays of the municipality of Columbio on November 22, 1973, by Presidential Decree No. 340. While Columbio was made part of the province of Sultan Kudarat, Datu Paglas was made part of the province of Maguindanao.
In 2021, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters occupied the market.
02Geography
Barangays
Datu Paglas is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Alip (Poblacion)
- Bonawan
- Bulod
- Damalusay
- Damawato
- Datang
- Elbebe
- Kalumenga (Kalumanga)
- Katil
- Lipao
- Lomoyon
- Madidis
- Makat
- Malala
- Mangadeg
- Manindolo
- Mao
- Napok
- Palao sa Buto
- Poblacion
- Puya
- Salendab
- Sepaka
Climate
| Climate data for Datu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) |
45 (1.8) |
59 (2.3) |
71 (2.8) |
140 (5.5) |
179 (7.0) |
192 (7.6) |
198 (7.8) |
163 (6.4) |
147 (5.8) |
113 (4.4) |
66 (2.6) |
1,437 (56.5) |
| Average rainy days | 12.2 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 22.9 | 16.6 | 252.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | |||||||||||||
03Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6,816 | , |
| 1980 | 8,262 | +3.92% |
| 1990 | 13,970 | +5.39% |
| 1995 | 15,522 | +1.99% |
| 2000 | 20,014 | +5.60% |
| 2007 | 29,979 | +5.73% |
| 2010 | 20,290 | −13.24% |
| 2015 | 28,387 | +6.60% |
| 2020 | 33,682 | +3.67% |
| 2024 | 38,446 | +3.23% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
04Economy
Poverty Incidence of Datu Paglas
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2000 61.05 2003 46.76 2006 47.20 2009 48.37 2012 76.37 2015 52.71 2018 65.06 2021 38.16 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Sources and credits
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