Tugunan
Tugunan | |
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| Municipality of Tugunan | |
 Map of Cotabato with Tugunan highlighted | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro (Special Geographic Area) |
| Province | Cotabato |
| Founded | April 13, 2024 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdullah Pungot Abas (OIC) |
| • Vice Mayor | Suharto Salbo Hashim (OIC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.60 km2 (39.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,651 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
Tugunan, officially the Municipality of Tugunan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Tugunan, Jawi: ; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tugunan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tugunan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tugunan), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. The municipality is part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao despite Cotabato being part of Soccsksargen.
History
By March 2020, these barangays were designated as a Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro region.[1]
Geography
Barangays
Tugunan is politically subdivided into nine barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Balong
- Bualan
- Lagunde
- Macabual
- Macasendeg
- Manaulanan
- Pamalian
- Panicupan
- Tapodoc
Government
Officers-in-charge (OIC) was selected by BARMM Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim to fill positions in the municipal government pending regular elections in 2025. The municipality remains under the jurisdiction of the Special Geographic Area pending the creation of a new province.[2][3] Abdullah Pungot Abas is the OIC mayor of Tugunan since July 9, 2024,[4]
References
- ↑ Fernandez, Edwin (March 21, 2020). "BARMM records 2 Covid-19 deaths, 2 infected". Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ↑ "81% voter turnout on BARMM special geographic area plebiscite". Daily Tribune. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ↑ "BARMM eyes new province for eight newly created towns". Rappler. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ "CM Ebrahim names OIC local officials in new eight SGA towns - BARMM Official Website". Bangsamoro Information Office. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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