Datu Paglas

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.^[3]

Datu Paglas
Municipality
Municipality of Datu Paglas
Flag Seal
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Datu Paglas highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Datu Paglas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°46′01″N 124°51′00″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Maguindanao del Sur
District	Lone district
Founded	November 22, 1973
Named after	Datu Ibrahim Paglas Sr.
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Abubakar P. Paglas
• Vice Mayor	Ibrahim P. Paglas IV
• Representative	Mohamad P. Paglas Sr.
• Municipal Council	Members Mossaiddi-in P. Dimapalao Maaruf M. Nando Anuar M. Pompong Samir N. Alim Armando S. Tocao Eskak B. Makungay Lukman T. Bukol Saidali O. Akmad
• Electorate	24,932 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	132.10 km2 (51.00 sq mi)
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Highest elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Lowest elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	33,682
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
• Households	5,588
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	38.16 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 207.6 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 303.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 162.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 2.747 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9617
PSGC	1903805000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Maguindanao Tagalog

History

Datu Paglas was created out of 7 northern barangays of the municipality of Columbio on November 22, 1973, by Presidential Decree No. 340.^[5] While Columbio was made part of the province of Sultan Kudarat, Datu Paglas was made part of the province of Maguindanao.^[6]

In 2021, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters occupied the market.

Geography

Barangays

Datu Paglas is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.^[7] 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
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)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Datu Paglas

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	+3.42%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Datu Paglas

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 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[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Notable people

• Lav Diaz, filmmaker^[21]