Datu Saudi Ampatuan | |
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| Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan | |
 Municipal Complex of Datu Saudi Ampatuan | |
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| Coordinates:6°55′35″N124°24′54″E / 6.926258°N 124.415014°E /6.926258; 124.415014 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Maguindanao del Sur |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | July 1, 2003 |
| Named after | Saudi Uy Ampatuan |
| Barangays | 8 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Edris A. Sindatok |
| • Vice Mayor | Bassir D. Utto |
| • Representative | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 20,573 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.16 km2 (23.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 33,374 |
| • Density | 554.8/km2 (1,437/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,970 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 44.24 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 142 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 157.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 140.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 36.87 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9607 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Maguindanao Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Datu Saudi Ampatuan, officially theMunicipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan (Maguindanaon:Ingud nu Datu Saudi Ampatuan;Iranun:Inged a Datu Saudi Ampatuan;Tagalog:Bayan ng Datu Saudi Ampatuan), is amunicipality in theprovince ofMaguindanao del Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,060 people.[5]
The municipality was named in honor of the former mayor ofDatu Piang,Maguindanao del Sur, Datu Saudi Uy Ampatuan who died due to a bomb explosion on December 24, 2002, at Datu Piang Avenue of the said municipality.[6]
Datu Saudi Ampatuan was created underMuslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 151 on July 1, 2003,[7][8] carved out of the municipality ofDatu Piang.
On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 222 (as amended by MMAA 253), the municipalities ofShariff Saydona Mustapha andDatu Salibo, respectively, were created from a total of 5 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Datu Saudi Ampatuan, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang,Datu Unsay,Mamasapano, andShariff Aguak.
Datu Saudi Ampatuan mayor Samsudin Dimaukom, publicly accused byPhilippine PresidentRodrigo Duterte of involvement in theillegal drug trade, was killed on October 28, 2016, along with nine others, byPhilippine police at a highway checkpoint in what police describe as an anti-drug operation.[9][10]
Datu Saudi Ampatuan is politically subdivided into 8barangays.[11] Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| Climate data for Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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)[12] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 45,126 | — |
| 2010 | 20,330 | −25.19% |
| 2015 | 26,427 | +5.12% |
| 2020 | 31,060 | +3.46% |
| 2024 | 33,374 | +1.74% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17] | ||
Poverty Incidence of Datu Saudi Ampatuan
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2006 53.20 2009 43.40 2012 82.96 2015 59.83 2018 62.30 2021 44.24 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] |
The Municipality has 1 Secondary School, theDimaukom National High School formerly known asDatu Saudi Uy Ampatuan National High School with the school ID 318315. In school year 2015 - 2016 the number of students reached 444. It has 11 Regular Permanent Teachers and 6 Volunteer Teachers.
