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Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, officially the Municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Datu Blah T. Sinsuat; Iranun: Inged a Datu Blah T. Sinsuat; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Blah T. Sinsuat), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,243 people.

Formerly a part of the town of Upi, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat became another municipality after a plebiscite on September 16, 2006, and pursuant to the Muslim Mindanao Act No. 198 of the ARMM. On October 28, it became a new municipality of the newly created Shariff Kabunsuan province until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008. The orphaned municipality was absorbed by the province of Maguindanao.

This municipality is named after Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao's delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention and Cotabato's Lone District Representative to the 2nd Congress of the Philippines.

Geography

Barangays

Datu Blah T. Sinsuat is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Matuber
  • Pura
  • Penansaran
  • Tubuan
  • Nalkan
  • Tambak
  • Kinimi
  • Resa
  • Sedem
  • Lapaken
  • Meti
  • Sinipak
  • Laguitan

Climate

Climate data for Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao
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) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		30
(87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119
(4.7) 		99
(3.9) 		132
(5.2) 		147
(5.8) 		256
(10.1) 		291
(11.5) 		287
(11.3) 		286
(11.3) 		228
(9.0) 		227
(8.9) 		208
(8.2) 		135
(5.3) 		2,415
(95.2)
Average rainy days 19.2 17.9 20.9 24.6 29.4 29.1 29.7 28.9 27.2 28.5 27.2 22.5 305.1
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

Demographics

Population census of
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 22,656—    
2010 16,533−10.83%
2015 25,024+8.21%
2020 28,243+2.41%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2006
56.90
2009
48.65
2012
66.81
2015
60.95
2018
70.44
2021
48.11

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Gross Domestic Product

The Gross Domestic Product of the Municipality (2022) is 9,729,000,000(PHP).